China
What is a census?(50 pts) What did China use the census to do? (50 pts)
A count of the number of people in (China). •The census helped officials identify the people who owed taxes.
Who was Marco Polo?
A European traveler who lived in China.
Which Dynasty reunified China?
Sui Dynasty
Around how long did the Sui Dynasty last?
40 years
What is the Silk Road?
Massive ancient network of Asian trade routes
Temujin was the name of _______________?
Genghis Khan
Who was Empress Wu?
First and only woman to rule China alone
Who was the First Emperor of the Sui Dynasty?
Emperor Wendi
What year did China reunify Han Dynasty?
581 AD
Where did Genghis Khan become ruler of the Mongols?
The Gobi desert
What religion brought peace to China through times of suffering during the fall of the Han Dynasty?
Buddhism
Who was Zheng He?
Chinese Muslim Admiral who took voyages across Southeast Asia, Africa, and India
Which two dynasties rebuilt the Great Wall of China? (150 pts each)
Sui and Ming (150 pts each)
What year did Zhu Yuanzhang become emperor of the Ming Dynasty?
1368 AD
What was used to defending the frontier and to stop northern invasions
The Great Wall of China
____ were based on Confucian principles and helped establish a new class in China's society
Civil service examinations
(100 extra points if you can tell me what the civil service examinations were)
Since the days of Marco Polo, the ____ were the first Europeans to make contact with the Chinese.
Portuguese
How did Emperor Wendi become Emperor? (150 pts)
Who was he before emperor? (150 pts)
Winning battle after battle
A general
Which century did the capital of China move to Beijing?
1400s AD
Name and pronounce correctly the highest mountain range in the world
Himalayan Mountains
What year did Empress Wu begin to rule China?
(If you get the decade correct, you get 300 PTS if you get the year wrong, even if another team gets the answer right)
624 AD
Who was one of the most popular poets during the Tang Dynasty?
Li Bo
What was the name of the Dynasty during the Mongols?
Yuan Dynasty
Not a dates question! But what is a plateau? (250 PTS)
And
Name Asia's plateau we discussed (100PTS) and what in feeds (150PTS)
Flat mountain, elevated land that is flat
Plateau of Tibet
Asia's main rivers
Name 5 geographical locations we discussed in the region of East Asia/China (100PTS each)
Yangtze River, Yellow River, Himalayan Mountains, Plateau of Tibet, Sea of Japan, Korean Peninsula, Gobi Desert