Materials from Earth that people use to produce goods and services

Asia's total land area

What percentage of the world's population lives in East Asia?

Which countries are located in East Asia (choose all that apply)?

The Earth's highest and largest plateau

Asia's largest desert that is exposed by strong winds blowing across the region.

A physical feature of the Earth's surface, such as a mountain, peninsula, or desert.

A region with only a small amount of rainfall, usually with little plant life.

A piece of land almost surrounded by water but is connected to a larger land mass.

An area of high ground that is fairly level, like a table

Consists of a long string of islands where 4/5 of the land is mountainous with volcanoes. Mount Fuji is the highest mountain here.

The highest mountain range in the world, which includes Mount Everest, that forms a natural barrier between India and China.

These Rivers are crucial to the people and environments of East Asia (choose all that apply).

The largest and deepest of the world's oceans divided by the equator.

Its abundance of fish and large deposits are extremely important to Japan's economy.

This river, also known as the Huang He River, is the second longest River in China.

The third largest and longest river in the world.

Governments that are led by a succession of rulers from the same family.

The fall of this in 221 led to China becoming disorganized with different rulers controlling the North and South.

Forges and alliances and used military force to reunify China.

In order to reunify China, which of the following happened (choose all that apply)?

Joined together the Yellow and Yangtze River's and is more than 1200 miles long.

Traders and missionaries from where brought Buddhism to China during the first century?

The reunification of China gave rise to the ________________Dynasty.

The fourth largest religion in the world.

The Holy Book of Buddhism

Chinese Dynasty from 618-907 that created a strong central government and public schools.

Chinese Dynasty from 960-1279 that saw the population boom, with several cities having over 1 million residents.

Which of the following led to the greatness of the Song Dynasty (choose all that apply)?

What increased the amount rice peasants could harvest in a year?

Not only trade but also religious ideas spread along the routes of this.

The English alphabet has 26 letters. The Chinese language consists of this many characters.

The Silk Road...(choose all that apply)

A philosophy that is said to be the foundation of modern Chinese culture in which people have a place in society and must accept it for the society to function in harmony.

A blend of Confucianism and Daoism that places importance on self-cultivation and harmony between society and state.

In Neo-Confucianism, borrowed ideas that leaders called "the Way" to lead an exemplary life. What were these principles called?

A scholar named Zhu Xi wrote this guide of how leaders and people should behave.

This title means "Universal Leader" and was given to man named Temujin around the year 1200.

A member of a group that does not live in a single place, but rather moves around, usually based on the seasons.

Known for expanding his empire, respecting local cultures, and using Chinese Advisors during his reign.

The first Mongol ruler to govern all of China and created the Yuan Dynasty

Which of the following did the Mongol Empire not accomplish?

What European explorer was vital in spreading knowledge of China and helping the Mongol empire?

This "bright" dynasty began in 1368.

Zhu Di was also known as the Yongle Emperor and moved the capital of China to what city?

Home of the heart of Beijing known as the _____________city.

Zhu Di ordered that the most important buildings in the city's capital should face which direction in order to honor the sun?

The ability to let light pass through

This group pushed out the Mongols and returned Chinese rule.