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Timeline p. 162-263
1. Which dynasty unified China in 589?
Sui Dynasty.
2. When was the Yuan Dynasty founded, and by whom?
Found on 279 By Mongols.
3. What else happened in the world around the time the Sui dynasty unified China?
Mohammad was teaching basic beliefs.
Map p. 167
4. Which dynasty controlled the largest area?
Tang Dynasty
5. Which dynasty built the Grand Canal?
Sui Dynasty
Empress Wu P. 168
6. Why do you think Empress Wu was never very popular?
I think because she was selfish, she kept the power to herself.
Map: Spread of Buddhism p. 169
7. From where did Buddhism reach China?
India.
Picture p. 171
8. Why do farmers sometimes build terraces?
In the warmer and wetter south they grew rice.
Chinese Inventions p. 174
9. What did paper do for the Chinese?
It was a cheap and easy way of keeping records and made printing possible.
10. What did the Chinese first use gunpowder for?
They used it for fireworks and signals
11. What is the advantage of paper money over coins?
Paper money helped the Chinese manage their growing wealth
Civil Service Exams p. 178-179
12. What are the people in the painting doing?
Civil servants are writing essays for China’s emperor
13. What was the point of the exams?
Government officials were chosen by ability-not by wealth or family connections
14. How did some people cheat?
Some copied Confucius’s works on the inside of their clothes, paying bribes to the test grader, or paying
someone else to take the test for them
Map: Mongol Empire 1294 p. 181
15. What continent did the Mongol empire reach in the west?
Asia and Eastern Europe.
The Voyages of Zheng He p. 183
16. How did Zheng He’s crew make sure they had fresh food?
Sailors grew vegetables and herbs in special containers and brought livestock for food on the long
voyages
The Forbidden City p. 184-185
17. In what ways did the Forbidden City show off the power and riches of the emperor?
Main buildings were built of wood and featured gold colored tile roofs