Art and Literature
This type of handwriting was considered an art form in China.
What is calligraphy?
This dynasty reunited China after the fall of the Han.
What is the Sui Dynasty?
The Mongols lived in groups called this.
What is a tribe?
This is a military leader who controls territory.
What is a warlord?
This count of the population helped organize the Ming government.
What is a census?
Name one famous Tang Dynasty poet.
Who is Li Bo or Du Fu?
She was the only woman in Chinese history to rule on her own.
Who is Empress Wu?
The Mongols lived on these wide grassy plains.
What are the steppes?
A system for producing and distributing goods and services.
What is an economy?
The Chinese explorer who led seven voyages to show China’s power.
Who is Zheng He?
This type of book became popular during the Ming Dynasty.
What is a novel?
This dynasty ruled China after the Tang Dynasty.
What is the Song Dynasty?
This leader united the Mongol tribes.
Who is Genghis Khan?
A change meant to improve something, especially in government.
What is a reform?
These European sailors were the first to reach China by sea.
Who are the Portuguese?
This city was the cultural center of China during the Tang and Song Dynasties.
What is Chang’an?
Name one major achievement of the Sui Dynasty.
What is the Grand Canal?
Genghis Khan used this strategy to scare enemies into surrendering.
What is terror?
A religious community where monks or nuns live.
What is a monastery?
This is what the Chinese called people who didn’t follow their customs.
What are barbarians?
These two colors of porcelain became famous during the Ming Dynasty.
What is blue-and-white porcelain?
This dynasty followed the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty.
What is the Ming Dynasty?
Being disloyal to your country or ruler is called this.
What is treason?
A strong, delicate ceramic often called “china” today.
What is porcelain?
This trade route connected China to Europe and Asia.
What is the Silk Road?