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Unit 3 Study Guide
Civilizations and Empires of East Asia
In this unit we will be studying early Chinese history from early river civilizations to the
rise and fall of the Mongols. We will also look at early feudalism in Japan.
Outcomes:
1. Geography
2. Dynasties
3. The Mongols
4. Early Japan
Key Terms, People, & Events:
Items marked with (D) denote critical dates and items marked with (M) denote critical
map locations.
CHINA
Huang He (M)
Yellow River (M)
Chinese Writing
Feudalism
Confucius
Filial
I Ching
Shi Huangdi
Han Dynasty (D)
Chinese Society
Assimilation
Tang Dynasty (D)
Gentry
Chang Jiang (M)
Yangtzee (M)
China’s Heartland (M)
Middle Kingdom
Dynastic Cycle
Mandate of Heaven
Period of Warring States (D)
Zhou Dynasty (D)
Piety
Daoism
Yin and Yang
Qin Dynasty (D)
Terracotta Army
Great Wall
Empress Lu Wudi
Civil Service
Silk Roads
Tang Taizong
Wu Zhou
Song Dynasty (D)
Movable Type
Status of Women
Foot Binding
MONGOLS
Steppe
Pastoralists
Genghis Kahn (D) (Temujin)
Khanates
Kublai Khan
Kamikaze
Marco Polo (D)
FEUDALISM IN JAPAN
Archipelago
Shinto
Samurai
Bushido
Clan
Pax Mongolica
Yuan Dynasty (D)
Mongol Empire (M)
Japanese Culture
Shogun
Constructive Response Questions:
1. Describe China's geography and give examples as to how the Chinese adapted to it:
2. Looking at China’s cycle of dynasties, using specific examples, how have the
Chinese failed to learn from the mistakes made in the past?
3. Who was Temujin and how did he create such a vast empire?
4. Using specific examples to back up your opinion, which Chinese dynasty was most
successful as a ruling dynasty?