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CheyHistoryEAsia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who established trade links w/ India/Korea/Japan/Middle East/Africa? | China |
| What was one of world's largest cities? When? Why? | Hangzhou; 1200s; because of trade |
| China had the highest level of what than any other civilization of that time? | technology |
| When did China invent printing w/ movable type? How long before Europe? | 1050 AD; 400 years before Europe |
| What did China also make great advances in? | Navigation |
| What device did China invent for navigation that allowed ships to sail out of sight of land and still find way home? | magnetic compass |
| When did China sail trade routes from Japan to Each Africa? | 1300s |
| Who was the Chinese explorer that made voyages w/ over 300 ships and visited 30 nations? | Zheng He |
| What path did the Chinese have to follow to trade? | Silk Road |
| What is the Silk Road? How long was it? | Series of roads that stretched from Xi'an, China, to Persia. Was 5000 miles long. |
| Why did the Silk Road's importance decline? | Alternate sea routes were discovered. |