Geography
This country is north of the Huang He River in China.
What is Mongolia?
This religion was brought by India and became hugely popular in China.
What is Buddhism?
This could shoot fire up to 60 feet away.
What is a flamethrower?
These dynasties were part of China's Golden Age.
What are the Song and Tang dynasties?
A road used to transport goods across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
What is the Silk Road?
These mountain ranges, with the tallest overland mountain in the world, acted as a barrier to Europe.
What are the Himalayas?
The idea that a child must respect their elders and parents above all else.
What is filial piety?
This innovation helped spread Buddhism through mass-produced texts.
What is woodblock printing?
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
This was the first known trade for Chinese silk on the Silk Road.
What are horses?
These two rivers were pivotal (important) to China's development.
What are the Huang He and the Chang Jiang rivers?
Created by Han Feizi, this religion focuses on order and harsh punishments.
What is Legalism?
The Mongols gave people these during the Yuan dynasty to travel safely through the empire.
What is a passport?
A meritocracy.
What is the rule by officials chosen for their merit?
This type of place was criticized by Emperor Wu for changing Chinese values as well as hoarding money for public baths, schools, and lodging for travelers.
What are Buddhist monasteries?
This geographic feature benefitted medieval China by providing natural trade routes.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This religion's goal is for everyone to be one with nature.
What is Daoism?
Invented in the 10th century, this method led to the development of vaccines.
What is disease inoculation?
This caused the Han dynasty to fall apart in 220 CE.
What were corrupt relatives and servants?
A reason for increased trade & commerce in China.
What are:
- The creation of paper money.
- Improved water transportation & navigation.
- More demand for luxury goods.
The compass allowed the Chinese to do this at sea.
What is trade?
This is one of the Five Relationships in Confucianism. (DOUBLE if you can name all 5!)
What are ruler to subject,
parent to child,
husband to wife,
older to younger brother,
& friend to friend?
One of these items helped change agriculture in China, leading to increased trade and commerce?
What are the plough, harrow, and chain pump?
The Yuan dynasty did this to discriminate against the Chinese.
What are:
- Restrict government positions.
- Put at the bottom of society.
- Increase taxes.
- Lost legal cases more frequently.
A result of urbanization in China.
What are:
- Vibrant centers of art, culture, and activity.
- Public works projects providing employment.
- More art (especially during the Song period).