topic 13 and 14 Asia middle ages

which empire stretched from East Asia to eastern Europe?

• the tang empire

• the mongol empire

• the song empire

• the chinese empire

Why did Yangdi build the Grand Canal?

• to link northern and southern china

• to help them move more quickly

• to link eastern and western china

• to claim more area/territory

what helped Tang and Ming's leaders restore a central government?

• by praying to gods

• bringing back good empires by rituals

• bringing back the government

• bringing back the civil service exam

Who was Genghis Khan?

• Mongol's first emperor

• Yangdi's personal guard

• believer of God and Jesus Christ

• great Mongol warrior and conqueror

• helped with the women's right movement

What did Chinese artists paint often during the song dynasty

• landscape

• people

• objects

• animals

what was china like between the han and sui dynasties

• they were divided to many kingdoms

• they were united to one

What factor contributed the expansion of the Mongol empire

• mongols were loud and anounced their attacks

• mongols were not able to move quickly and fight effectively

• mongols were able to move quickly and fight effectively

• mongols were slow and secretive on their attacks

what did European trade ships bring the 1500 CE

• iron and steel

• christian missionaries

• food

• jewelry

why did sea trade decline toward the end of the Ming dynasty

• they didn't want traders to bring foreign ideas

• they were boring

• no one wanted to trade with the ming dynasty

• they weren't by the sea

what were 2 major achievements of the tang dynasty

• traditional dance

• gunpowder

• water trade

• golden age poetry