Vocabulary
This is an artistic form of writing
Calligraphy
vast desert in northern China?
Gobi Desert
Genghis Khan was the ruler of what dynasty?
The Yuan Dynasty
This invention allowed the Mongols to use terror more easily
Gunpowder
This religion gave the Chinese an escape from suffering
Buddhism
Flat, dry grassland
Steppe
large man-made structure to the north of China built to protect agricultural China from northern nomadic invasions
The Great Wall
What dynasty began the building of the Grand Canal?
The Sui Dynasty
This invention allowed currency to change and be more helpful
Printing
The test given to boys to earn a position in the Chinese government.
The Civil Service Exam
A community of monks or nuns who withdrew from conventional society to focus on religious practice, meditation, and scripture study
Monastery
These are the names of the two major rivers in China
The Yellow River and the Yangtze River
This explorer from Europe visited China during the Yuan Dynasty.
Marco Polo
This invention was perfected to make navigation easier.
Magnetic compass
The Tang Dynasties government positions should be given based on abilities, skills, and achievements rather than their family background or social status. What is this system called?
Meritocracy
A man-made waterway that connected the two great lakes in China
The Grand Canal
This is the mountain range that separates China from India & Nepal
The Himalayas
List the 5 Dynasties that we learned about in the order that they ruled.
Sui, T, S, Y, M
This invention relieved printers from carving out whole pages of text on one wooden block and increased the efficiency and flexibility of the printing process.
Moveable type
Li Bai and Du Fu greatly contributed to this art form, enriching it for the Chinese people.
poetry
*Bonus points: what kind of poetry did Li Bai write? Du Fu?
a count of the number of people in a country
Census
What Geographical advantage did Changan have as the capital city of the Tang dynasty?
It was located near the Yellow River.
or
It was located on a low plain that was protected by mountains.
Because of advanced shipbuilding, China had the largest fleet in the world during what dynasty?
The Ming Dynasty
Fine clay baked at very high temperatures that became valued around the world and were turned into vases and other decorative and functional objects.
Porcelain
Empress Wu