China Vocab Cards

Question 1

Disunion

Answer 1

A disunited, disorderly time

Question 2

Grand Canal

Answer 2

A man-made waterway (canal) connecting northern and southern China, built in the Sui dynasty

Question 3

Porcelain

Answer 3

A translucent and thin ceramic pottery

Question 4

Woodblock printing

Answer 4

A block of wood stamped with ink to make a text

Question 5

Gunpowder

Answer 5

Explosives made from a mixture of powders, like fireworks, and later used in guns

Question 6

Magnetic compass

Answer 6

A device that shows direction by using the earth’s magnetic field

Question 7

Bureaucracy

Answer 7

Unelected body of government officials who administer the day-to-day operations of government

Question 8

Scholar official

Answer 8

An educated member of government that earned his/her position by passing a civil service examination

Question 9

Civil service

Answer 9

service provided as a government official

Question 10

Incentive

Answer 10

Something (usually money or prestige) that encourages a person to take a certain course of action or greater effort, as a reward for a job well done

Question 11

Isolationism

Answer 11

A policy of avoiding contact with others

Question 12

Consequence

Answer 12

The result of something that happened earlier, often a negative outcome

Question 13

Mongols

Answer 13

Also referred to as the Yuan Dynasty, these ruthless warriors controlled most of Asia by the 1300s

Question 14

Silk Rodes

Answer 14

Mongols reopened this passage connecting Asia to Europe

Question 15

The Great Wall

Answer 15

A wall created to keep out northern invaders that was rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty

Question 16

Confucianism

Answer 16

A system of thought based on the teachings of Confucius that focused on proper behavior and respect for individuals and government