Study Guide
CHINA
1. In ancient times, China was protected from the outside world and was also difficult to unite because of its:
2. Which dynasty reunited China in A.D./C.E. 581?
3. What was Emperor Yangdi’s greatest effort, which accomplished uniting China’s economy?
4. The reforms of the Tang Dynasty?
5. Who drove the Tang armies out of central Asia and took control of the Silk Road in the 700s?
6. What dynasty (960-1279) brought a period of prosperity and cultural achievement to China?
7. Buddhism arrived in China in:
8. Why did Buddhism appeal to the people?
9. What were the role of Buddhist monasteries and temples in China?
10. Why did the Tang Dynasty destroy many Buddhist temples and monasteries?
11. Neo-Confucianism became popular in part because:
12. Students preparing for civil service examination in China:
13. What was the purpose of the civil service exams?
14. Trade grew under the Tang Dynasty for all the following reasons:
15. What items were traded by the Chinese?
16. What were the new technologies of the Tang and Song dynasties?
17. What did the Chinese invent that helped them during sea travels?
18. What Chinese invention changed warfare?
19. The Mongols were successful in building a huge empire in part because:
20. All of the following are true of the Yuan Dynasty except:
21. What were the Mongols views of religions other than Buddhism?
22. Marco Polo:
23. Who founded the Ming dynasty in 1368?
24. To where did Yong Le move the capital of China and what was it called?
25. The Forbidden City:
26. What are the Ming dynasty reforms?
27. Who was Zheng He?
28. What European country was the first to travel to China by sea in 1514, becoming the first to make direct contact with China since Marco Polo?
29. Where did this European country set up a trading post in China?
30. Why did the Ming dynasty fall?
Who replaced the Ming dynasty?
Vocabulary China
1. China
2. Hieroglyphs/character writing
3. Dynasty
4. Emperor
5. The Great Wall
6. The Grand Canal
7. Reform
8. Civil service
9. Stabilize
10. Warlords
11. Rebellion
12. Starvation
13. Monasteries
14. Silk
15. Porcelain
16. The Forbidden City
17. Peasants
18. Economy
19. Calligraphy
Erode
1. In ancient times, China was protected from the outside world and was also difficult to unite because of its:
2. Which dynasty reunited China in A.D./C.E. 581?
3. What was Emperor Yangdi’s greatest effort, which accomplished uniting China’s economy?
4. The reforms of the Tang Dynasty?
5. Who drove the Tang armies out of central Asia and took control of the Silk Road in the 700s?
6. What dynasty (960-1279) brought a period of prosperity and cultural achievement to China?
7. Buddhism arrived in China in:
8. Why did Buddhism appeal to the people?
9. What were the role of Buddhist monasteries and temples in China?
10. Why did the Tang Dynasty destroy many Buddhist temples and monasteries?
11. Neo-Confucianism became popular in part because:
12. Students preparing for civil service examination in China:
13. What was the purpose of the civil service exams?
14. Trade grew under the Tang Dynasty for all the following reasons:
15. What items were traded by the Chinese?
16. What were the new technologies of the Tang and Song dynasties?
17. What did the Chinese invent that helped them during sea travels?
18. What Chinese invention changed warfare?
19. The Mongols were successful in building a huge empire in part because:
20. All of the following are true of the Yuan Dynasty except:
21. What were the Mongols views of religions other than Buddhism?
22. Marco Polo:
23. Who founded the Ming dynasty in 1368?
24. To where did Yong Le move the capital of China and what was it called?
25. The Forbidden City:
26. What are the Ming dynasty reforms?
27. Who was Zheng He?
28. What European country was the first to travel to China by sea in 1514, becoming the first to make direct contact with China since Marco Polo?
29. Where did this European country set up a trading post in China?
30. Why did the Ming dynasty fall?
Who replaced the Ming dynasty?
Vocabulary China
1. China
2. Hieroglyphs/character writing
3. Dynasty
4. Emperor
5. The Great Wall
6. The Grand Canal
7. Reform
8. Civil service
9. Stabilize
10. Warlords
11. Rebellion
12. Starvation
13. Monasteries
14. Silk
15. Porcelain
16. The Forbidden City
17. Peasants
18. Economy
19. Calligraphy
Erode