Geography
The ocean to the east of China, past Japan.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
The first female empress of China who ruled with an iron fist.
What was Empress Wu?
Government officials were elected like this in the Tang Dynasty.
What was civil service exams?
A long, tall, manmade border to protect China.
The grandson of Genghis Khan, who conquered much of China.
What was Kublai Khan?
A canal connecting the two major rivers of China.
What is the Grand Canal?
People who died building the Great Wall Of China had this happen to them.
What was built into the wall?
These people were known for their leader and tolerance of religion.
What was the Mongols?
An underground material used for heating.
What is coal?
People in China were the first to make and use this money that we still have today.
What is paper money?
The two major rivers in China.
What is the Huang He River and Chang Jiang River?
Who was truly at the top of the social hierarchy?
What is the shogun?
This dynasty had a explosion of art and poetry.
What was the Tang Dynasty?
A hard, durable metal used for farming, cooking, and weapons.
What is steel?
The Mongols failed to reach Japan twice because of this occurrence.
What are typhoons/divine wind?
The first capital of China, which flourished in the 600s.
What was Changan?
Who was the first emperor of China?
What was Wendi?
In the Ming Dynasty, most wore clothes made of this material.
What is cotton?
The Chinese used this method to print books faster.
What is wood block printing/movable type?
What is champa rice?
List three natural barriers of China.
Which dynasty had the most territory?
What is the Tang Dynasty?
A religion involving helping others and being an active member of society.
What is Neo-Confucianism?
This weapon was known as the first gun and shot flames.
What was the fire lance?
This European traveler even has a game named after him.
What was Marco Polo?