Dynasties
What is a Dynasty?
What is A Ruling Family
This body of water made trade and travel very challenging for the people of China
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This 3rd century invention made sea voyage much safer for sailers and expanded trade opportunities for Imperial China
What is the Compass?
The Force
What is the Dao?
An aristocrat is
What is a noble or wealthy landowner?
This was the famed Ruler of the Yuan Dynasty
Who was Kublai Khan?
This Wall bordered Mongolia in order to prevent from foreign invasions
What is The Great Wall of China?
This helpful invention for boats and travel has changed very little over time. But it can be seen all around the World. Including places like; Panama and Egypt
What are Canal Locks?
One must free themselves of all desires in order to reach
What is Nirvana?
A government based on people qualifications
What is a Meritocracy?
This ancient philosophy explains that the Emperor and their family is in charge, because they are meant to be in charge
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Mt. Everest resides in these Mountain ranges
What are the Himilayas?
This invention is responsible for the ability for society to create books and newspapers in order to distribute information
What is Printing?
Buddhism made its way to China through this trade route and by this group of people
What is the Silk Road and who are Monks?
Khublai Khan was known for having this style of government
What is Favoritism and Nepotism?
This Chinese Dynasty was known as being the Golden Age of Imperial China
What was the Tang Dynasty?
This trade route connected China to India, Eurasia and Europe by paassing through multiple mountain ranges and deserts
What is the Silk Road?
This invention was responsible for the increased research into warfare and would be responsible for the eventual creations of cannons, rocket technology and Nuclear weapons
What is Gunpowder?
Civil Service Examinations were based off of the teachings of this Chinese philosopher and impacted several Chinese Dynasties
Who is Confucius?
A highly organized body of workers with many levels of authority
What is a Bureaucracy?
List all 6 Unified Chinese Dynasties discussed in this class
Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming
Name both deserts located in China
What are the Gobi Desert and Takilmakan Desert?
This invention is responsible for future advancements in medicine and would lead to the creation of modern day vaccines
What is inoculation?
Name the 3 main religions of China
What are Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism?
Name 1 advantage and 1 Disadvantage of the Civil Service Exams
Advantage: More qualified people in power, not just ran by the wealthy or favored, gives everyone a chance, More educated people in power
Disadvantage: Not fair for all people to take, wealthy people can afford books and tutors, Does not focus on math, science or engineering