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Unit 4 Imperial China Vocabulary
List and underline each term on the left side of your paper skipping 2 lines
between each one. Then write the definition of each term. Finally, write the
significance (why is this important) or relevance (what does this have to do with
the chapter), using the page listed as reference.
Chapter 16 The Political Development of Imperial China
aristocracy (p. 179)
meritocracy (p. 179)
Mandate of Heaven (p. 180)
bureaucracy (p. 181)
warlord (p. 181)
Tang dynasty (p. 182)
civil service examinations (p. 182)
Song dynasty (p. 183)
Mongols (p. 184)
Kublai Khan (p. 184)
Ming dynasty (p. 184)
Chapter 17 China Develops a New Economy
urbanization (p. 187)
typhoons (p. 188)
harrow (p. 188)
chain pump (p. 189)
paddies (p. 189)
barge (p. 190)
currency (p. 190)
junk (p. 191)
Chapter 18 Chinese Discoveries and Inventions
lodestone (p. 196)
paddlewheel boat (p. 196)
canal lock (p. 197)
segmental arch bridge (p. 197)
woodblock printing (p. 198)
movable type (p. 198)
porcelain (p. 199)
alchemy (p. 200)
inoculate (p. 202)
vaccine (p. 203)
Chapter 19 China’s Contacts with the Outside World
Xuan Zang (p. 205)
Buddhism (p. 205)
Silk Road (p. 206)
Kublai Khan (p. 208)
Marco Polo (p. 209)
tributaries (p. 210)
kowtow (p. 210)
Zheng He (p. 210)
Ming dynasty (p. 211)
Unit 4 Imperial China Timeline
Label and illustrate a timeline with the events listed below. For
each event, draw a creative and appropriate symbol near its proper place on
the timeline. Write the date the event occurred and an appropriate headline
for each event. Attach the event with a line to a dot/bar on the timeline in the
corresponding location between the first and last event of the timeline.
(Refer to model for Chapter 16 Timeline completed in class.)
Chapter 16 The Political Development of Imperial China
Unification of China under the Emperor of Qin
Fall of Han dynasty and breakup of China
Rise of Tang dynasty
Rise of Song dynasty
Mongol capture of China’s capital
Restoration of Chinese rule under Ming dynasty
Chapter 17 China Develops a New Economy
Beginning of Song dynasty
Introduction of new kind of rice to China
Minting of copper coins by Song government
Chapter 18 Chinese Discoveries and Inventions
Recording of formula for gunpowder
Invention of segmental arch bridge
Wood-block printing of multi-colored paper money by Song printers
Chapter 19 China’s Contacts with the Outside World
Seizure of Buddhist property by Tang government
Flourishing sea trade during Song dynasty
Kublai Khan becomes emperor of China
Maritime expeditions of Zheng He