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He began the Mongol invasion of
China.
Who is Genghis Khan?
She successfully ruled during the
Tang dynasty. Careful, she can
be cruel!
Who is Empress Wu?
Following in his grandpa’s
footsteps, he united the Mongol
Empire in China.
Who is Kublai Khan?
He overthrew the Mongols and
became the first ruler of the Ming
dynasty.
Who is Zhu Yuanzhang?
He was the first ruler of a dynasty
lasting only 38 years.
Who is Yang Jian?
Ruled by Mongols.
What is the Yuan dynasty?
Marco Polo, Zheng He, and the
Forbidden City.
What is the Ming dynasty?
It brought an end to the Period of
Disunion.
What is the Sui dynasty?
Fast-ripening rice, paper money, and
large buildings.
What is the Song dynasty?
A golden age of Chinese civilization.
Achievements such as the dragonbackbone pump, porcelain, and
gunpowder.
What is the Tang dynasty?
Built to transport rice and other
foods from the south to the cities
and armies in the north.
What is the Grand Canal?
Used for high explosives in
warfare against enemies.
What is gunpowder?
Built to protect the country from the
northern tribes.
What is the Great
Wall of China?
It included almost 1,000 buildings, all of
which were off-limits to the common
people.
What is The Forbidden City?
Paper, woodblock printing, and
moveable type all contributed
most to this outcome.
What is the spread of learning?
It was the capital of the Tang
dynasty and the largest city in the
world at the time.
What is Chang’an?
Elite members of the government and
members of the meritocracy.
Who are scholar-officials?
Trade and other contact with outside
countries stopped under which
dynasty.
What is the Ming dynasty?
Concern for others and following
appropriate customs and beliefs
are its two most basic principles.
What is Confucianism?
As a result, China fell behind other
countries in technological
achievements and military power.
What is isolationism?
This country north of China is
located nearest the Huang He river.
What is Mongolia?
This word means “growth of cities”.
What is urbanization?
If you were a member of the lower
classes, you would have had the best
chance of becoming a civil servant
during which dynasty.
What is the Song dynasty?
These were the two most important
Chinese exports at the time of the
Tang and Song dynasties.
What are silk and porcelain?
The Mongols did this to control their
Chinese subjects.
What is placed heavy taxes on
the Chinese?