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The Political Development of Imperial China
China Develops a New Economy
Chinese Discoveries and Inventions
China's Contact with the Outside World
China's Different Dynasties
100
Historians divide Chinese history into periods ruled by __________, or ruling families.
What are dynasties
100
A huge production of what fed the growth of the Chinese economy?
What is rice
100
What kind of boat sped up water travel?
What is a paddlewheel boat
100
What is an observatory?
What is a building designed for observing the stars and planets
100
What dynasty ruled from 221-206 B.C.E.?
What is the Qin dynasty
200
What is a military leader operating outside the control of the government?
What is a warlord
200
What is a farm tool used to break up and even out plowed ground?
What is a harrow
200
What is porcelain?
What is a hard white pottery; it is also called china
200

What was to the capital of China?

What is Chang'an

200
What was the golden age for a united China?
What is the Han Dynasty
300
What led to the end of the Tang dynasty in 907?
What is peasant rebellions and battles between generals
300
By the year 1207, how many people lived in Southern China?
What is about 65 million
300
Name 2 weapons that the Chinese developed during the Song and Mongol periods.
What is gunpowder and the catapult
300
Why was it that travel along the Silk Road became unsafe?
What is fighting in Central Asia
300
How many dynasties were in the North during a period of chaos and division?
What is 5 dynasties
400
What was the name of the neo-Confucian scholar that selected and commented on classic Chinese writings
Who was Zhu Xi
400
What is one effect that the increase in trade and commerce had on China?
What is the growth of the merchant class, business activity brought increased prosperity, and many commercial centers grew into big cities
400
When did the Chinese develop mechanical clocks?
What is the late 1200s
400
What does the word "maritime" mean?
What is relating to the sea
400
How many different dynasties were there during the period of 220-581 C.E.?
What is 6 dynasties
500
Confucians considered who to be the lowest class in society?
What are merchants
500
How fast can a barge travel in one day?
What is 45 miles per day
500
When someone died of an infection, the Chinese burned a chemical that gave off a poisonous smoke. Why did they do this?
They believed that the smoke would destroy whatever was causing the disease
500
Buddhist Monks and Nuns did not have to do what?
What is pay taxes
500
When did the Ming Dynasty end?
When is 1644 C.E.