🆎China Vocabulary Quiz

In ancient China, the right to rule given to a dynasty by Heaven, the highest force of nature

• Dynastic Cycle
• Mandate of Heaven

A failing dynasty in which the rulers and officials are corrupt

• Aging Dynasty
• Dynastic Cycle

A change in leadership from one dynasty to another

• Confucianism
• Dynastic Cycle

Belief system based on the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius

• Confucianism
• Buddhism

A widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddhartha Gautama

• Confucianism
• Buddhism

Series of trade routes that crossed Asia and connected China to the Mediterranean Sea

• Aging Dynasty
• Silk Road

Founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire

• Genghis Khan
• Kublai Khan

Founder and first emperor of the Yuan dynasty of China

• Genghis Khan
• Kublai Khan