Vocab Terms
Rule by officials of proven merit
Meritocracy
the idea that Heaven had chosen a particular dynasty to rule
Mandate of Heaven
What 2 areas of China's economy prospered during Imperial China?
Agriculture, Trade/Commerce, and Urbanization
An explosive powdery material made from salt, sulfur and charcoal?
Gunpowder
What country does St. Patrick's day originate from?
Ireland
A test given to qualify candidates for positions in the government
Civil Service Exam
What 3 forms of governments were used during the Song, Tang, and Mongol Dynasty?
Bureaucracy/Aristocracy, Meritocracy, and government of foreigners
Name a characteristic of the new agriculture
Fast growing rice, cotton, sugar, water buffalo, terrace hillside, etc
Uses earth's magnetic pull to show direction
Compass
What day is St. Patrick's day?
March 17th
A ruling class of noble families
Aristocracy
Why did the Mongols have a government made of foreigners?
They did not have enough Mongols to rule
Name a result from the growth of trade and commerce
Highest standard of living, big cities, growth of merchant class
Made from flattened and dried mulberry and hemp plant fibers
Paper
True or False- St. Patrick was born in Ireland
False
A highly complex body of workers with many levels of authority
Bureaucracy
Why was the civil service exam discriminatory at first?
Only the rich could afford it
Name a reason for the growth of urbanization
People came to trade, wealthy people came for social life
With this technology, the first book was printed in 868 ce
The printing woodblock and movable type
Where was the first St. Patrick's day parade held?
New York City
Belonging or related to an emperor
Imperial
Name 3 of the five Neo-Confucianism relationship of respects
ruler and subject, father and son, older sibling and younger sibling, husband and wife, and friend and friend
During what empires was the golden age of China?
The Song and Tang Dynasty
Helped China manage their growing wealth, easier to use, and people became richer.
In what major US city do they dye green for St. Patrick's Day?
Chicago