Chapter 7 Test Review Words to Know : agriculture Chang’an compass credit dragon backbone pump fireworks Grand Canal gunpowder irrigation Li Qingzhao movable type paper money porcelain woodblock printing conquest empire Forbidden City Genghis Khan Great Wall isolationism kamikaze Kublai Khan Marco Polo Mongol Ascendancy Mongols trade Zheng He Zhu Yuanzhang Main Ideas: Chinese Dynasties ­ Who ruled when? Period of Disunion Empress Wu Teachings of Buddhism Importance of the Grand Canal Impact of Inventions Teachings of Confucius / Confucianism Government ­ Song Dynasty Effects of Isolation Critical Thinking: Identify the changes made during the Ming Dynasty. What effect did they have on China’s society? How did isolationism affect China?