Unit 1 East Asia

China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea

• Countries of East Asia

• Countries of Europe

• Countries of West Asia

• Countries of East Africa

1. new glazes & colors on pottery

2. painted both people & landscapes

3. novels, poetry, & short stories

4. drama, musical theaters

• Cultural advancements of Ming Dynasty

• Trade advancements of Ming Dynasty

• Technological advancements of Ming Dynasty

• Military advancements of Ming Dynasty

Kublai uses Chinese advisors who were ___ scholars who believed in the importance of the relationship between the government and the people being governed.

• Muslim

• Christian

• Mongol

• Confucian

During the Ming Dynasty, ___ had to pass an exam in order to work in the government and be policy-making civil servants.

• Scholar-officials

• artisans

• civilians

• monarchy

Kublai encouraged the spread of ​technology and ideas along the ​__ which allowed for the spread of ​paper money.

• Silk Road

• Sahara Desert

• Atlantic Ocean

• Rocky Mtns.

"A" identifies which physical feature of East Asia?

• Pacific Ocean

• Plateau of Tibet

• Japan

• Gobi Desert

The Ming emperor, Zhu Di, began many building projects in order to keep the ___ out of China.

• Romans

• Greeks

• Germans

• Mongols

The __ was the home to the imperial palace and was the Ming empire's governmental & cultural hub.

• Forbidden City

• Japan

• Silk Road

• Aristocracy

Italian traveler whose book inspired European interest in Chinese goods such as paper making, burning coal as heat, salt, etc.

• Kublai Khan

• Marco Polo

• Prince Shotoku

• Prince Henry

Genghis Khan's grandson

• Kublai

• Galileo

• Columbus

• Saladin