Vocabulary
What term describes a system of government officials based on merit and knowledge?
What is a meritocracy?
The primary form of government in China at this time.
What is an imperial government?
The Tang Dynasty was known for ____________
Cultural exchanges, expanding Silk Road, inventions, economic growth, and welcoming foreign visitors.
The Mongol leader that established the Yuan dynasty.
Who is Kublai Khan?
Admiral Zheng undertook this KIND of expedition during the Ming dynasty.
What are maritime expeditions?
It is the term for a ruler of a dynasty.
What is an emperor?
This dynasty is known for using civil service exams to select officials.
What is the Tang, Song or Ming dynasty?
This foreign religion reached its height of influence during the Tang dynasty, very influencial.
What is Buddhism?
Even though the Yuan conquered The Silk Road it actually became ____ .
Safer
The Ming dynasty viewed foreign nations, smaller countries like this. The countries gave them offerings and China offered protection.
What is as tributaries?
A word that refers to a wealthy class of landowners in imperial China.
What is aristocracy?
This foreign dynasty ruled China and abolished civil service exams.
What is the Yuan dynasty?
This was a group that attacked the borders in the Tang dynasty.
Who are the Uighurs?
This Italian explorer traveled extensively in China during the Yuan dynasty.
Who is Marco Polo?
This Ming emperor is known for sending Zheng He on exploratory voyages.
Who is Emperor Chengzu?
The name of the examinations used to select government officials in China.
What are civil service examinations?
This class of people primarily filled government positions during the early Tang dynasty.
Answer: What is the aristocracy?
This trade route expanded under the Tang dynasty.
What is the Silk Road?
These are the social classes established by the Mongols during their rule.
What are Mongols, foreigners, northern Chinese, and southern Chinese?
The Ming dynasty’s wanted to isolate China from others because…
it wanted to protect China from foreign influence.
The term that describes the belief that a ruling dynasty is chosen by Heaven.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
This was a major reason for the fall of the Yuan dynasty.
Chinese resentment, Mongols fighting each other, Ming overthrowing, Too much foreign interference
These luxury items were imported from foreign cultures by the Tang dynasty.
What are spices, spinach, mustard, wine, grapes, cotton, horses, and ivory?
This is a reason why Chinese locals resented foreigners.
They did not pay taxes and had more privileges
This is the most significant change that occurred in the Ming policies after Zheng He's expeditions ended.
What is the closing of China’s doors to foreign influence?