Name:______________________
Mr. Grady
World History I
China: Unit Guide
Guiding Questions
 What factors allowed China to endure as a continuous civilization for centuries?
 How did the concept of the “Middle Kingdom” shape China’s development
 How did Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, and Buddhism shape China’s cultural development?
 Did the Mongols destroy China’s civilization or foster its growth?
Diversity of China’s Geography
Ancient Chinese Dynasties (be
aware of the names and order)
Xia
Shang
Zhou
Qin
Han
Middle kingdom
Mandate of Heaven
Dynastic Cycle
Right To Rebellion
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Sui Dynasty
Sui Wendi
Sui Yangdi & his
accomplishments
Fall of Sui Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
Tang Tai Zhong
Wu Zhou & her accomplishments
Buddhism
Civil Service Exam
Gentry Class
Scholar Officials
Role of women
Foot binding
Confucius beliefs about women
Fall of Tang Dynasty
Cultural and edu. achievement
Landscape Painting
Poetry (Li Bo & Du Fu)
Inventions
Rise of Buddhism
Song Dynasty
Where and why the Song moved
their capital
Song Dynasty & the Jurchen
Mongols
Genghis Khan
Khanates
Khanate of the Great Khan
Kublai Khan
Yuan Dynasty
Marco Polo
Overthrow of Mongols
Yuanzhang
Ming Hongwu
Yongle
Treasure Ship Voyages
Admiral Zhenghe
Achievements of voyages
Reasons voyages ended