Ancient China

Era following the fall of the Han dynasty during which China was split into several competing kingdoms

• Tang Dynasty

• Period of Disunion

• Song Dynasty

• Buddhism Era

A thin, beautiful pottery invented by the Chinese.

• Woodblock Printing

• Compass

• Porcelain

• Gunpowder

An instrument that uses the earth’s magnetic field to indicate directions

• Porcelain

• Gunpowder

• Woodblock Printing

• Compass

Body of unelected government officials

• Bureaucracy

• Civil Service

• Scholar Official

• Mongol

Powerful leader who united the Mongols

• Empress Wu

• Genghis Khan

• Zheng He

• Kublai Khan

Which of the following dynasties did NOT bring order and stability to China?

• Yuan

• Sui

• Tang

• Song

Turning the troubled Period of Disunion, many Chinese turned to _____ because it taught them to escape suffering and find peace

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Islam

What was the advantage of fast-ripening rice?

What two products did the Chinese keep a secret from foreigner traders?

• Porcelain and Silk

• Gunpowder and celedon

• Woodblock Printing and Paper Money

• Compass and Paper

Traders used the ________ which was a series of waterways that linked major cities, to ship goods and agricultural products throughout China.

• Silk Road

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Grand Canal

• Steam Engine