Vocabulary
Poetry
A literary form
What did China use to hire government officials?
Exams
What did Genghis Khan unite?
The Mongol Tribes
Who did the Ming overthrow?
The Mongols
Which dynasty reunified China?
The Sui Dynasty
Porcelain
High-quality, white ceramic material
What is the exam style based on?
Confucian teachings
Who conquered china and started the yuan dynasty?
Kublai Khan
What did Zheng He hold?
Large voyages of exploration
After how much time did they reunify China?
After centuries of division
Steppes
Vast, treeless plains
What did they hire officials based on?
Knowledge
Who visited China?
Marco Polo
What flourished?
Art and literature
Who began ambitious projects?
Emperor Yangai
Regime
A form of government or system
What did the civil service and government create?
Skilled and loyal bereaucracy
Trade
When did the Ming overthrow?
1368
What did the Tang Dynasty build?
A strong, stable government
Neo-Confucianism
A philosophical blend of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism
What did the chinese service and government reduce?
Corruption and favoritism
Who overthrew the Mongols?
Ming
What is their main accomplishment?
Creating the Great Wall of China
What did the Song Dynasty improve?
Life through cultural and economic growth