Medieval China

What great project connected major rivers in China?

• Grand Canal

• Great Wall

• Great River

• The Chinese Dam

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

An educated person with a government position. 

• Mongol Ascendancy
• tribute
• Buddhism
• scholar-official

A payment made by one country to another as a sign of respect. 

• Mongol Ascendancy
• tribute
• Buddhism
• scholar-official

A line of rulers descended from one family.

• dynasty
• imperial
• Confucianism
• civil service examination

A test given to qualify candidates for positions in the government. 

• Mongols
• imperial
• Confucianism
• civil service examination

A system of departments and agencies that carry out the work of a government. 

• bureaucracy
• meritocracy
• economy
• maritime

The Venetian trader who traveled the Silk Roads and became an advisor to Kublai Khan.

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