China Unit Review

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  1. 3. Marco Polo's ___ about his travels in China helped spark European interest in China and led to an increase in trade for Chinese goods.
  2. 6. In the Yuan dynasty _____, such as Muslim Turks, had a higher social status than either the northern or southern Chinese people.
  3. 9. One idea that ___ (the man)taught was filial piety - that children should respect and take care of their parents/elders.
  4. 11. Kublai Khan had to build a ___ of ships in order to conquer the southern Song part of China.
  5. 14. When the Mongols ruled China, they honored/allowed many Chinese ____, but they mostly stayed separated from the Chinese people.
  6. 15. The invention of woodblock ___ increased production of books and helped increase literacy rates.
  7. 17. As a result of the Ming Dynasty’s policy of _____ (avoiding contact & trade with other countries), China did not develop as fast.
  8. 19. The merit system contributed to having a good ____ because it ensured that people were hired based on their abilities.
  9. 21. When the Tang emperors came into power they ____ China and greatly expanded its size.
  10. 22. China invented paper, silk, and the __, which enabled merchants to find new trade routes to India & Southeast Asia.
  11. 23. _____ Khan was the man who united the Mongols.
  12. 25. After Emperor __’s death the Ming banned overseas travel and stopped building large ships.
  13. 26. Emperor Yongle sent Zheng He out to sea in order to find new lands and convince them to pay China ____ (gifts given to avoid attack).
Down
  1. 1. Which group reopened the Silk Road when they took over China?
  2. 2. Great advances in ______ took place during both the Tang and Song dynasties.
  3. 4. The ____ River is sometimes called the "River of Sorrow" due to all the people who have been killed when it has flooded.
  4. 5. Calligraphy, poetry and painting where known as the “Three __.”
  5. 7. According to ____ (a religion), people should give up worldly desires and seek inner peace & enlightenment.
  6. 8. The Song’s __ system was based on how well people scored on civil service exams and not on social status.
  7. 10. Chinese __ such as paper were traded first to Muslims in the Middle East, who then traded them on to Europeans.
  8. 12. The Tang Dynasty strengthened government by bringing back China’s ____ (having many departments).
  9. 13. One of the Ming Dynasty’s projects to revitalize & rebuild China was improving The Great __ of China.
  10. 16. To show China’s power and present it as the center of the world Emperor Yongle built the __ City.
  11. 18. The capital of the Tang dynasty was Chang'an. It was both a center of culture and a center of ____ because it was located at the end of the Silk Road AND because so many foreign traders visited there.
  12. 20. Scholar-officials has to pass __ based on the teachings of Confucius.
  13. 24. Long distances AND China's natural geography (Himalayan Mts, Tibetan Plateau, Gobi Desert) helped ___ it from contact with the rest of the world.