Medieval China Vocab

A system in which people are hired and promoted based on talent and skills rather than social status

• caste

• bureaucracy

• merit system

• tribute

A philosophy that originated in China; focus is on helping the poor.

• Christianity

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Shintoism

Land and sea routes connecting Europe and Asia

• Spice Routes

• Silk Road

• Indian Ocean trade

• Trans-Saharan trade

A series of rulers or leaders who are all from the same family

• Dynasty

• King

• Lord

• President

Religion that spread through the Silk Road; originated in India

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Animism

Man made waterway system connecting the two main rivers in China

• Yangtze

• Panama Canal

• Grand Canal

• Chang River