Chapter 7 - Medieval China

Question 1

How did Empress Wu influence China?

Answer 1

She brought stability and prosperity to China.

Question 2

When did Buddhism come and end in China?

Answer 2

Came to China during the Han dynasty.

It ended when a Tang emperor launched a campaign against it.

Question 3

What is the Grand Canal?

Answer 3

A series of waterways that linked major cities.

Question 4

How did the Grand Canal influence life in China?

Answer 4

It carried huge amounts of trade goods and allowed the Chinese to move goods and crops to cities.

Question 5

What is gunpowder?

Answer 5

A mixture of powders used in guns and explosives.

Question 6

Where was gunpowder used?

Answer 6

Was originally used in fireworks, but is now used to make weapons.

Question 7

What are some Chinese inventions( or legacies)?

Answer 7

Paper, woodblock printing, gunpowder, compass, movable type, paper money

Question 8

What was Confucianism about?

Answer 8

Focused on behavior and proper roles in society.

Question 9

What were two basic principles that Confucianism focused on?

Answer 9

Ren- concern for others and Li- appropriate behavior

Question 10

What are scholar officials?

Answer 10

An educated member of the government.

Question 11

What is civil service?

Answer 11

Service as a government official.

Question 12

When did Zheng He’s seven voyages take place?

Answer 12

1405-1433

Question 13

In what year did Genghis Khan unite the Mongol tribes?

Answer 13

1206

Question 14

What did Genghis Khan do in the year of 1211?

Answer 14

He led his armies into northern China.

Question 15

In what year did Genghis Khan die, and what happened after that?

Answer 15

1227- all of northern China is under Mongol control

Question 16

When did Kublai Khan become ruler?

Answer 16

1260

Question 17

In the year 1279….

Answer 17

Kublai Khan conquered all of China and declared himself emperor. This became the start of the Yuan dynasty.

Question 18

When did Marco Polo’s travels take place?

Answer 18

1271-1295

Question 19

What is the “Period of Disunion”?

Answer 19

The time of disorder that followed the collapse of the Han dynasty.

Question 20

How long did the Period of Disunion last?

Answer 20

220-589

Question 21

What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?

Answer 21

It protected the Chinese from the northern tribes.

Question 22

What is isolationism?

Answer 22

The policy of avoiding contact with other countries.

Question 23

When did isolationism take place in China and how?

Answer 23

In the 1430s a Ming emperor dismantled Zheng He’s fleet and banned foreign trade.

Question 24

How did the Chinese influence agriculture?

Answer 24

• improved irrigation systems
• discovered fast-ripening rice and new crops such as cotton
• food was abundant so China’s population grew

Question 25

How did the Mongols influence China?

Answer 25

They were organized into a powerful army by Genghis Khan. The Mongol empire contained all of China in 1279.

Question 26

What is the Forbidden City?

Answer 26

A complex of almost 1,000 buildings where common people were not allowed to enter

Question 27

Empress Wu ruled when?

Answer 27

655 during the Tang Dynasty.