China Misc.
Achievements and Inventions
Belief Systems
Yuan Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
100
She lived during the Tang dynasty and was the only woman to rule China.
Who is Empress Wu?
100
This invention revolutionized navigation by using the Earth's magnetic field to show direction.
What is the compass?
100

A belief system teaches that people should live simply and in harmony with nature

What is the Daoism?

100
His original name was Temujin which he later changed to this after uniting the tribes in Northern China.
What is Genghis Khan?
100
This amazing palace complex contained 9,000 rooms.
What is the Forbidden City?
200
This was a time of chaos and unrest that followed the collapse of the Han dynasty.
What was the Period of Disunion?
200
This fragile material was used to create beautiful vases.
What is porcelain?
200

The main purpose is to achieve nirvana and end suffering.

What is Buddhism?

200
Much of what our knowledge about the Yuan dynasty comes from the journals of this Italian merchant.
Who is Marco Polo?
200
He was the greatest mariner of the Ming Dynasty and led fleets comprised of over 60 ships.
Who is Zheng He?
300
A Tang emperor burned texts, took land, and destroyed temples, in an effort to eliminate this.
What was Buddhism?
300
China's population grew to nearly 100 million due to this advantageous situation created by advances in irrigation and agriculture.
What is a food surplus?
300

influence the Chinese government during the Tang and Song Dynasties

What is Confucianism?

300
He declared himself emperor of China in 1279, beginning the Yuan dynasty.
Who is Kublai Khan?
300
A former monk, he led a successful rebellion against the Yuan and became the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Who is Zhu Yuanzhang?
400

The dynasty that began the practice of Scholar-Officials.

What was the Sui Dynasty?

400

Huge amounts of trade goods were carried on this which linked many major cities in North and South China.

What is the Grand Canal?

400

To create a peaceful and orderly society through moral behavior, respect for elders, and proper relationships.

What is a Confucianism?

400
This unwise campaign in 1274 lasted until 1281 and greatly weakened the Mongol Military.
What was the invasion of Japan?
400
China lost control of some parts of their empire to the advancing Western world, partially due to this policy in which a nation intentionally cuts off contact with other countries.
What is isolationism?
500

This term is used to describe and unelected body of government officials.

What is bureaucracy

500
Perhaps China's greatest female poet, she tried to capture a single moment in time in her poems.
Who is Li Qingzhao?
500

A practice that offered comfort and hope during times of chaos or the warring period.

What is Buddhism?

500

Two non-Chinese dynasties to control China.

Who were the Manchurian (Ming) and Mongols (Yuan) ?

500
Ming Emperors used this strategy to become more powerful than their Song and Tang predecessors.
What is abolishing the offices of many government officials.
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