Vocab
Relating to an emperor,
empress, or empire
Imperial
To step down from or leave a job
resign
What invention led to the
world’s first books?
Woodblock printing
Shihuangdi was surrounded
by what in his tomb?
Thousands of clay soldiers to
guard him
The Chinese word ming
means
BRightness
A person who tries to turn
other metals into gold
alchemist
A type of fine potterY
porcelain
In the Han Dynasty,
foreigners were eager to buy
Chinese ____?
silk
What did Emperor Wudi
order an official to travel to
the wilderness to find?
People willing to help China
defend its northern border
In 1912, the last emperor
stepped down and China
became
A republic
A short braid of hair worn at the back of the neck
queue
What is one of Kublai Khan’s greatest achievements?
Creating a postal system
What was invented in China
a 1000 years before it would
appear in Europe?
paper
Wu Zhao was China’s
Only female emperor
What group turned against
the Chinese and claimed
much of northern China?
JurcheN
In Chinese culture, to kneel and touch your forehead to the ground 9 times as a sign of respect.
kowtow
Where was Marco Polo from?
Italy
The Great Wall was
constructed to?
To keep out the Xiongnu
Emperor Hui Zong was most
interested in?
The arts, such as painting,
calligraphy and poetry
During the Song dynasty, who
were the most honored and
respected people in China
scholars
Baked or hardened brownish-red clay
terracotta
Chinggis Khan was the leader
of the _________ who
attacked northern China
Mongols
The Tang Dynasty was known
for 3 things. What are they?
1.Extensive trading
2.Invention of gunpowder/fireworks
3.paper money
Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming
dynasty built a new
residence called
The Forbidden City
Zheng He is famous for?
He built a fleet of ships to
explore the world