Chinese Dynasties

Question 1

Economy

Answer 1

• porcelain traded & production kept secret
• fast ripening rice
• silk traded & production kept secret
• the Silk Road reopened

Question 2

Government/Leadership

Answer 2

• Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming Dynasties
• Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan lead Mongols
• Civil Service exams promote meritocracy
• Empress Wu stops internal rebellion
• Ming Dynasty creates policy of isolationsism
• Marco Polo (serves in Kublai Khan’s court)

Question 3

Social Classes

Answer 3

• scholar officials
• peasants

Question 4

Geography

Answer 4

• the Gobi Desert
• the Himalayas
• Sea of Japan
• Huang He and Chiang Jian Rivers

Question 5

Religion

Answer 5

• Buddhism
• Confucianism
• Taoism (Daoism)

Question 6

Achievements

Answer 6

• gunpowder
• the Great Wall
• the Grand Canal
• compass

Question 7

What is the order of the dynasties?

Answer 7

Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming