Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
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 |
Created by:
PRO Teacher
apurkiss
Popular World History sets