Innovations
This invention helped Chinese sailors navigate more accurately.
What is the magnetic compass?
The Civil Service Exam was based on the teachings of this Chinese philosopher.
Who was Confucius?
This Confucian belief reinforced the idea that women’s primary duty was to serve their family and uphold moral order.
What is filial piety?
____ are the treeless plains in central Asia that the Mongols are from.
What is Steppe?
This system of trade, which flourished under Mongol and Chinese rule, connected Europe and Asia.
What is the Silk Road?
This explosive invention was first created during the Tang and Song dynasties.
What is gunpowder?
This exam, based on Confucian teachings, allowed individuals to gain government positions and increased social mobility.
What is the Civil Service Exam?
This process, practiced among upper-class women during the Song Dynasty, was meant to symbolize beauty and status.
What is footbinding?
______was the founder of the Mongol Empire, his name meant _____.
Who is Genghis Khan/Chinggis Khan?
What is Universal Peace?
This philosophy heavily influenced the bureaucratic system in China, emphasizing duty, hierarchy, and moral governance.
What is Confucianism?
This invention allowed for the mass production of books and greatly spread knowledge.
What is printing?
This principle, allows individuals to earn government positions through ability rather than birthright.
What is merrit?
This important guide for women’s behavior was written during the Tang Dynasty.
What is Analects for Women?
_________ was the founder of the _______ Dynasty.
Who is Kublai Kahn?
What is the Yuan Dynasty?
While many view the Mongols as barbaric, others argue that they helped unify Eurasia through these policies.
What are religious tolerance, law codes, and trade protection?
This innovation allowed merchants and traders to carry lightweight currency instead of heavy coins.
What is paper money?
The Chinese viewed this social class, which profited off of trade rather than production, as inferior.
Who were merchants?
This only female emperor of China ruled during the Tang Dynasty and expanded China’s influence.
Who was Wu Zetian?
This period of Mongol rule brought peace and stability to Eurasia, allowing trade to flourish.
What is Pax Mongolica?
This Italian merchant and traveler served in Kublai Khan’s court and wrote about his experiences in China.
Who was Marco Polo?
This type of fine ceramic became a prized Chinese export.
What is porcelain?
The highest social class during the Tang and Song dynasties was known by this term.
What is the Gentry?
_______ was the author of the Precepts for Women, which was a Han Dynasty text that helped inspire later writing about women in China.
Who is Ban Zhao?
This exam, based on Confucian teachings, allowed individuals to gain government positions and increased social mobility.
What is the Civil Service Exam?
The expansion of trade and agriculture during the Tang Dynasty led to the growth of this capital city, one of the largest in the world at the time.
What is Chang’an?