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G7 medieval China
BMMS 7history China
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wood block printing | a process that used wooden blocks to produce books |
| porcelain | a hard white ceramic often called "china" |
| tea | a popular drink first used in China as medicine |
| movable type | a small block of wood or metal with a single raised character used for printing |
| gunpowder | an invention first used for fireworks |
| Marco Polo | a trader from Venice who became an assistant to China's ruler |
| Mongol Ascendancy | the period of history when the Mongols controlled all of central Asia |
| Yuan | the dynasty founded by a Mongol ruler |
| Silk Roads | ancient trade routes stretching from China to the Black Sea |
| Genghis Khan | Mongol ruler whose name means "universal ruler" |
| Song | the dynasty defeated by Mongol invaders |
| Kublai Khan | Mongol leader who controlled all of China |
| Beijing | the capital city of the Great Khan |
| Maritime | a term meaning "related to the sea" |
| Forbidden City | a complex of palaces and temples where commoners were not allowed |
| Daoism | a belief system that seeks harmony with nature and inner feelings |
| nomad | a person who moves from place to place |
| Confucianism | a belief system that emphasized education, ideas of right and wrong, and respect for family |
| Grand Canal | a waterway built to link rivers in Northern and Southern China |
| Wu Zhao | the only women to occupy the throne of China |
| reunify | to bring together after it has been divided |
| Wendi | the first emperor of the Sui Dynasty |
| Confucius | the scholar who taught that right relationships produced social order |
| Buddhism | a religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama |
| scholar-official | an educated person with a government position under the Tang Dynasty |
| imperial | term meaning "related to an empire" |
| terrace | a step built into a hillside to create a field for planting |
| magnetic compass | an invention that improved navigation on the open seas |
| bureaucracy | a government that is divided into departments |
| Zheng He | the Chinese admiral who led a large fleet of ships to distant lands |
| tribute | a payment made as a sign of respect |