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TOPIC 8 READING GUIDE
china II
Directions: Use your textbook to answer the following questions. Write your answers in complete
sentences and on your own sheet of paper. Refer to Chapter 12.
Chapter 12, Section 1 (pp. 408 – 415)
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1. What happened to China at the end of the Han dynasty?
2. What are war lords?
3. Where is the Korean Peninsula located?
4. Who reunited China after the Han dynasty?
5. Who was Yangdi and what were his two greatest achievements?
6. What is an economy?
7. Why did farmers revolt against the rule of Yangdi?
8. Who was Tang Taizong and how did he organize his government?
9. What made Empress Wu unique in Chinese history?
10. Explain the concept of tribute.
11. What dynasty ruled after the Tang, what problems did they face, and how did they address their
problems?
12. What are monasteries and what services did they provide?
13. Why did the Tang fear the Buddhist religion?
14. In one sentence, explain the teachings of Neo-Confucianism.
15. Explain a government merit system.
16. Who could take a civil service examination and why did rich people have an advantage?
17. Is answer #16 true in our world today? Explain your answer.
18. How did Confucianism change in China?
Chapter 12, Section 2 (pp. 416 – 422)
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1. What changes did Chinese farmers make to increase production?
2. What happened to the population of China as more food was produced?
3. How did Tang rulers help increase trade within and outside China?
4. What products did China produce/grow to trade?
5. How is steel made? What products are made from steel?
6. What is the difference between wood-block and movable-type printing?
7. What is the title of the first printed book?
8. Why was the invention of printing so important?
9. How did the Chinese use gunpowder?
10. What topic did much of Li Bo’s poetry center on?
11. What topic did Duo Fu write about?
12. How were Daoist beliefs depicted in landscapes painted during the Song dynasty?
13. Define calligraphy.
14. What is porcelain?
Chapter 12, Section 3 (pp. 423 – 429)
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1. Where is Mongolia located?
2. Explain tribes.
3. What are steppes?
4. What two skills were Mongols known for?
5. Who united the Mongols? What name did he take?
6. Describe the military tactics the Mongols were known for.
7. What happened to the Mongol empire at the death of Genghis Khan?
8. After the Mongol captured land how did they rule?
9. What military technology did the Mongols take from the Chinese?
10. Who was Kublai Khan and where did he move his capital?
11. Over what dynasty did Kublai Khan rule?
12. Who got the top jobs in this new dynasty?
13. How were Mongols and Chinese different?
14. Who was Marco Polo?
15. From what European city did Marco Polo travel?
16. Why did the Mongols allow the Koryo remain power in Korea?
Chapter 12, Section 4 (pp. 430 – 436)
DUE DATE:____________________
1. Who founded the Ming Dynasty?
2. Where was the capital of the Ming Dynasty located?
3. What is treason?
4. Who built the Imperial City and where?
5. What is a census?
6. How did Ming rulers help farmers?
7. Define novels.
8. Why did Ming emperors build a large fleet of ships?
9. Who was Zhang He?
10. Why did Chinese officials think Zhang He’s voyages were a bad idea?
11. What happened to the shipping industry at the death of Zhang He?
12. What intent did the Portuguese have with China?
13. How did the Chinese look at these Portuguese traders?
14. How successful were the Jesuits in converting the Chinese to Christianity?
15. What caused the Ming Dynasty to decline and fall?