China Chapter Study Guide
Period of Disunion
The Forbidden City
Sui Dynasty
Censors
The Grand Canal
Isolationism
Tang Dynasty
Yang Jian
Taizong
Buddhism
Xuanzong
Dadu
Empress Wu
Song Dynasty
Age of Buddhism
Dragon backbone pump
Chang’an
Porcelain
Woodblock printing
Gunpowder
Moveable type
Magnetic compass
Paper money
Confucianism
Ren
Li
Neo-Confucianism
Neo
Bureaucracy
Civil service
Scholar-official
The Mongols
Genghis Khan
Kublai Khan
Yaun Dynasty
Marco Polo
Shu Yuanzhang
Ming Dynasty
Which dynasty ended the Period of Disunion?
During which dynasty did construction on the Grand Canal begin?
Which dynasty began when a former Sui official overthrew the old government and is viewed as the golden age of Chinese civilization?
In what country did Buddhism originate?
Buddhism influenced Chinese culture in what three areas?
How did the Age of Buddhism come to an end? What happened during this “campaign”?
What has Chinese civilization always been based on?
List what farmers in the north grew.
List what farmers in the south grew.
Name two new irrigation techniques.
__________ and ____________ combined, made China richer than ever before.
List Chinese exports.
List Chinese imports.
Name the two basic principles of Confucianism.
Confucius believed order was maintained when _____________________________.
Which dynasty officially suppressed Confucian ideas and teachings?
Which dynasty made Confucianism the official state philosophy?
Confucianism was overshadowed by Buddhism during what?
After which dynasty did Neo-Confucianism the official government teachings?
How did one join the bureaucracy?
What did the civil service exams test?
List the benefits of becoming a scholar-official.
The civil service exam system helped to ensure ___________________.
What was a major factor in the stability of the Song government?
Which dynasty is also called the Mongol Ascendancy?
What was the result of the Mongols attempt at invading Japan?
Which dynasty was known for improving their ships and sailing, and incredible building projects?
Which dynasty instituted isolationism?