China Vocabulary
1. Write the definition, or a biography for each word (put it in your own words)
2. Copy and paste a simple picture that reminds you of or defines the word.
3. Highlight THE WORD using the key and the correct highlighter color
Geography
Religion
Achievements
Politics
Economy
Society/Social Structure/Culture
Word
Period of Disunion
Description
The time of disorder that followed the collapse of the Han
Dynasty
Buddhism
Major religion; started in India in 500 BC by Siddhartha
Gautama also known as the BUDDHA. His purpose was to
stop suffering.
Daoism/Taoism
Philosophy/religion based on the belief in the Tao, or the Way
(natural forces). The philosophy and verses of Lao-Tzu
originally developed it.
Dragon Backbone Pump
Grand Canal
Chang’an (city)
Empress Wu
Porcelain
An agricultural invention that helped one person to do
the work of many. Dug water and put it in the
irrigation system.
Picture/Symbol
Woodblock printing
Silk
Paper money
Gunpowder
Li Bo
bureaucracy
civil service
scholar official
Ghengis Khan
Moveable Type
Mongols
Kublai Khan
Zheng He
Isolationism
Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism
Forbidden City
Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
Sui Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Song Dynasty