GRAPES of Medieval China

Why did China break into smaller kingdoms?

• It followed the history lessons about the fall of Rome.

• The emperor's sons all wanted to control their own areas.

• The Mandate of Heaven was lost and no new dynasties evolved.

• Farmers revolted.

MAP SKILLS: Analyze the map called "Empires of the Silk Road". Notice the locations of Silk Road trade routes. For a hint into our next fascinating chapter, what is the name of the empire in the northeast corner of this map?

• Byzantine Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Mongol Empire

• Chinese Empires

• Mughal Empire

Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains, and ocean.

What impact did these natural borders have on the culture?

• They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations

• They cause China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations

• They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations

• They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently

• These geographical features had no impact

_________________in China was based on birth.

• economy

• political structure

• social class

• military

What river served as a border between southern and northern China? HINT: it is also the name of a color.

• Gobi River

• Yangtze River

• Yellow River

• Nile River

Wooden blocks, clay, ink, and paper were used in China as part of the process of __________________.

• finding Nemo

• cooking egg nooldes

• making flamethrowers

• creating documents

Which phrases correctly finishes the statement? The emperors _____________________.

1. 1. ruled because of a dynasty.

2. 2. could make silk.

3. 3. were called "Fathers of the Sun".

4. 4. owned the land they farmed

• could make silk

• called "Fathers of the Sun"

• ruled because of a dynasty

• owned the land they farmed

Based on the social structure of medieval China, which class would most likely write a poem called "The Cherry Blossoms".

• kings

• emperors

• scholars

• farmers

• merchants

Based on the A and the E of the GRAPES, what can we thank medieval China for?

• helping us add docs to Google Drive

• eliminating the need to carry around heavy coin bags

• a game where an orange ball is dribbled across a court

• draw bridges

"Even though Medieval China created numerous inventions, “the west (Europe) looked down upon China as a _____________________ country”.

• brilliant

• interesting

• backward

• poor