Download World History Unit Organizer #5 China

World History Unit Organizer # 5
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Unit Name:
Mongols, Ottomans, Mughals
Next Unit:
CHINA
Japan
Essential Questions
1. How has the past affected the present?
2. How did the civilizations of the world develop their own unique cultures?
3. How were civilizations of the world influenced by outside cultures?
Vocabulary
Dynasties
Civil Service System
Commerce
Civil Service Examination
Aristocracy
Meritocracy
Imperial
Bureaucracy
Song Dynasty
Scholar-Official
Urbanization
Han Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
Government by Foreigners
Currency
Typhoons
Trade
Paddies
Junks
Chang Jiang (Yangtze)
Marco Polo
Daoism
Cultural Exchange
Persia
Silk Road
Maritime
Observatory
Kublai Khan
Ming Dynasty
Tributary
Kowtow
Zheng He
Confucianism
Mandate of Heaven
Yuan Dynasty
Barge
Chain Pump
Buddhism
Standards:
History of China to 1800
WHI.23 Summarize the major reasons for the continuity of Chinese civilization through the 19th century. (H)
A. the role of kinship and Confucianism in maintaining order and hierarchy
B. the political order established by the various dynasties that ruled China
C. the role of civil servants/scholars in maintaining a stable political and economic order
WHI.24 Describe the growth of commerce and towns in China and the importance of agriculture to the development of
the Chinese economy to 1800, including the limited role of slavery. (H)
Objectives Unit 5 China
Geography Objectives:
- Use a specialty map to identify and label key geographic features of Asia and China.
- Describe ways in which geography influenced the history of China.
Chapter 16 Objectives:
Essential Question:
Which method of selecting officials led to the best leaders for China?
- Describe the reunification of China under the Sui dynasty.
- Explain the development of the imperial state and the scholar-official class.
- Analyze the influences of Confucianism on the process by which government officials were
selected.
- Identify the changes in Confucian thought during the Song and Mongol periods.
Chapter 17 Objectives:
Essential Question:
How did the Chinese improve their economy during the Tang and Song dynasties?
- Explain the agricultural changes that occurred during the Tang and Song periods, including the
political conditions and technological discoveries that fueled these changes.
- Describe the growth of commerce and the development of a paper money economy.
- Identify the causes of urbanization.
Chapter 19 Objectives:
Essential Question:
How did the foreign-contact policies of three medieval Chinese dynasties affect China?
- Identify products and inventions that traveled along overland trade routes during the Tang
dynasty.
- Describe the importance of maritime expeditions during the Ming dynasty.
- Evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of foreign contact during each dynasty’s rule.