Vocab
General Wendi managed to do this to north and south China and establish the Sui dyansty
reunify
Genghis Khan
The goal of Buddhism is to achieve this
Nirvana
These dynasties were renowned for their innovations and inventions
Song and Tang
Country that Buddhism started in
India
What is one example of discrimination Chinese people faced in the Yuan Dynasty
had to share knives among multiple families, lowest social class, high taxes, etc
China isolated itself for this reason
It felt that it was the best country and was traumatized by the Mongols
The Mongols roamed, raided, and fought across the vast what of northwest China
steppes
This Chinese invention revolutionized warfare
gunpowder
Ancient Chinese philosophy/religion that emphasized duty to family and the state
Confucianism
Chinese people were treated in this way during the Yuan Dynasty
they were discriminated against
This was smuggled into China by the British and led to two wars
Opium
China's policy of this meant that they rejecting foreign contact and influences
isolationism
China is very well known for this fabric innovation
silk
Religion that many Chinese people gravitated towards after the fall of the Han Dynasty
Buddhism
The leader of the Yuan Dynasty in China
Kublai Khan
One possible negative effect of isolation is...
behind on technology, target for attack, etc
The cycle of rebirth in Buddhism refers to
Reincarnation
Dishes made of this material were first made in China
Porcelain
The Mongol attitude towards different religions
tolerance
How big was the Mongol Empire at it's height
it spanned across Asia and into Europe
Why was the Qing Dynasty the last Dynasty?
China had been severely weakened by wars and the people organized revolutionary forces to overturn the system