Dynasties & Leaders
Which leader unified China by building the Grand Canal and creating standardized money?
Who was Yang Jian/Wendi?
Confucianism is a __________, not a __________.
What is a philosophy, not a religion?
Farmers during the Song Dynasty began growing a new type of __________ that ripened quickly.
What is rice?
The Silk Road is best known as a route for __________.
What is trade?
Yang Jian (Wendi) unified China by creating standardized money, building the __________, and establishing a strong central government.
What is the Grand Canal?
For centuries, powerful __________ ruled China.
What are dynasties?
Confucianism teaches respect for __________.
Who are elders?
Farmers grew cash crops such as __________ and __________ for city dwellers.
What are sugar and cotton?
Name two major goods exported from China.
What are silk, cotton, and tea?
The encouragement of Buddhism during the Sui Dynasty helped it __________.
What is spread throughout China?
Which dynasty saw China’s population grow rapidly as people moved from farms to cities?
What is the Song Dynasty?
Confucianism teaches that __________ must be respected as long as they are fair to the people.
Who are government leaders?
Name two farming advances besides rice that helped the Song Dynasty thrive.
What are metal plow tools and irrigation?
Name two products imported into China through trade.
What are wine, woven goods, and glassware?
During the Song Dynasty, advances in farming led to a rapid __________ in cities.
What is population growth?
The growing wealth of landowners and hardship for peasants led to what major event during the Han Dynasty?
What is rebellion?
What is Neo-Confucianism?
What is a blend of Buddhism and Daoism into Confucianism?
The invention of the __________ allowed sailors to navigate more effectively at sea.
What is the compass?
The Silk Road helped spread knowledge and ideas. What is this cultural blending called?
What is cultural diffusion?
What was one effect of life becoming harder for peasants while landowners grew wealthier?
What is rebellion?
Over time, the landowners grew wealthier, and life became harder for which group of people?
Who were the peasants?
Buddhism spread in China during the Sui Dynasty because it offered __________ and was __________.
What is relief through enlightenment, encouraged, and spread throughout the country?
Printing press, paper money, and glazed porcelain are all examples of __________.
What are inventions?
The use of the Silk Road sometimes spread negative things too. Name one.
What is disease?
Match each with trade (T) or inventions (I):
printing press
imports of wine
exports of silk
compass
glazed porcelain
printing press (I)
imports of wine (T)
exports of silk (T)
compass (I)
glazed porcelain (I)