Dynastic Milestones
This Tang capital was a cosmopolitan city and the end of the Silk Road.
What is Chang'an?
This was the original name of Genghis Khan.
Who is Temüjin?
This belief system focuses on following the "Dao," or the flow of nature, to live peacefully.
What is Daoism?
This navigation tool spread from China to the Muslim world and then to Europe.
What is the magnetic compass?
This grandson of Genghis Khan defeated the Song Dynasty and created the Yuan Dynasty.
Who is Kublai Khan?
He was the founder of the Tang Dynasty.
Who is Tang Gaozu?
This title means "Ruler of the universe."
What is Khan?
This belief system's goal is to give up worldly desires to seek enlightenment and enter nirvana.
What is Buddhism?
This fine, delicate ceramic was a primary trade item famous worldwide.
What is porcelain?
The Yuan Dynasty placed this specific group of Han Chinese at the bottom of its Four-Class System.
What are the Southern Han?
Tang Taizong revived this system of government, which stayed until the 1900s.
What is the bureaucracy?
Genghis Khan promoted people in his military based on this, not on family status.
What is ability?
Rulers following this moral system were expected to lead by moral example, not by force.
What is Confucianism?
The "Three Perfections" included painting, calligraphy, and this literary art.
What is poetry?
He became the leader of the rebellion that overthrew the Mongols and named himself the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Who is Hongwu (or Zhu Yuan Zhang)?
This fast-ripening crop from Vietnam allowed farmers to harvest 2-3 times more rice in the Song Dynasty.
What is rice (or fast-ripening rice)?
Before invading an enemy, Genghis Khan would often attempt this first.
What is negotiation?
This philosophical system began during the Song Dynasty and was heavily influenced by both Buddhism and Daoism.
What is Neo-Confucianism?
Chinese junks (ships) were advanced because they featured these sections that could be sealed off if damaged.
What are watertight sections?
After Hongwu's death, this Ming Emperor moved the capital city to Beijing.
Who is Emperor Yongle?
In the Song Dynasty, power shifted from noble families to this highly-ranked group.
Who are scholars?
He was the grandson of Genghis Khan who ruled the Golden Horde in Russia for over 100 years.
Who is Batu Khan?
In 845 CE, this foreign religion was attacked, leading to the destruction of over 4,600 monasteries and 40,000 temples.
What is Buddhism?
The invention of block printing was followed by this related invention, which further lowered the cost of books.
What is movable type?
The Ming Dynasty under Yongle forced foreign countries to recognize China's power by demanding this.
What is tribute?