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History 7
Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did Zheng He travel? | Southeast India and Asia |
| Confucian officials wanted to end Chinese voyages for what three reasons? | It was bringing new ideas to China, it cost too much, and it made merchants rich |
| Who invented gunpowder? | Chinese |
| What was home to the emperors? | Forbidden City |
| What did Chinese poetry during the Tang dynasty often celebrate? | nature |
| What did early printing presses use to create images of writing on wood? | cuts on blocks of wood |
| Missionaries in China were often what? | Jesuits |
| Who wrote a book about his travels to China? | Marco Polo |
| What dynasty was started by Kublai Khan, was dominated by mongol leaders, and lasted about 100 years? | Yuan |
| When did the Mongols lose control of China? | 1300's |
| Why did trade grow under the Tang dynasty? | new roads and water ways |
| What did Chinese paintings during the Song dynasty often depict? | landscapes |
| What important discovery was made during the Tang dynasty? | Iron could be melted to make steel. |
| Who was a famous European traveler who visited China? | Marco Polo |
| What are long fictional stories popular during the Ming dynasty? | novels |
| What dynasty ruled from A.D. 960 to A.D. 1279? | Song |
| What is a material made of clay and baked at high temperatures called? | porcelain |
| Who built the grand canal to unite the Hang He and the Chang Jiang rivers? | Yangdi |
| What was the earliest known printed book? | Diamond Sutra |
| What was the capital city of China under the Tang dynasty? | Changan |
| Who was a voyager during the Ming dynasty. | Zheng He |
| Who believed good government led by wise rulers would create a peaceful society? | Confucius |
| Students preparing for civil service examinations in China never did what? | physical work |
| The mongols were known for being what? | fierce warriors |
| Farming improved under the Tang for what three reasons? | The country side was at peace, a better form of rice was developed, and the Tang gave land to the farmers. |
| Who were a special group of Roman Catholic priests? | Jesuits |
| Who founded the Ming dynasty? | Zhu Yuanzhang |
| Who united the Mongols and conquered vast territory? | Genghis Khan |
| What dynasty reunited China in A.D. 581? | Sui |
| What dynasty fell in 1644 to the Manchus? | Ming |
| What is a count of the number of people called? | census |
| Who were the leaders of Korea? | Koryo |
| What was the major trade route in China? | silk road |
| Who was a popular poet during the Tang dynasty? | Li Bo |
| What is the place called where buddist, nuns, or monks lived and worshiped? | monastery |
| What dynasty was in power from A.D. 618 to A.D. 907? | Tang |
| Why did the Ming sometimes take a census? | to accurately collect taxes |