Medieval China

System if many government officials who carry out government rules and regulations

• merit

• bureaucracy

• despot

• congress

Mongol Ruler

• emperor

• king

• khan

• knight

a device with a magnetized piece of metal that points to the north and is used for navigation

• map

• globe

• compass

• spoon

The grandson of Genghis Khan who took power and defeated the Song army in 1279, giving the Mongols control over all of China. 

• Genghis Khan
• Kublai Khan
• Marco Polo
• Zheng He

The admiral of the imperial Ming dynasty who made seven voyages to India, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa. 

• Genghis Khan
• Kublai Khan
• Marco Polo
• Zheng He

The Mongol leader who united the Mongol tribes around A.D. 1206 and began a campaign of conquest, forging an empire that covered northern China and Central Asia. 

• Genghis Khan
• Kublai Khan
• Marco Polo
• Zheng He

Individual characters that can be arranged to create a printing job and then used over again.         

• inoculate
• moveable type
• Daoism
• reunify

A belief system that originated in China around 500 B.C., emphasizing harmony with nature and with inner feelings. 

• inoculate
• moveable type
• Daoism
• reunify

The process of bringing together again, such as the Sui did in China. 

• inoculate
• moveable type
• Daoism
• reunify

Foreign rulers of China from Mongolia who established the Yuan dynasty.

• Mongols
• tribute
• Buddhism
• scholar-official