China Builds an Empire

Study Guide

Vocabulary/ Terms/ People:

Nomad Wendi Yuan Dynasty Scholar-official
Confucianism Dynastic Cycle Ming Dynasty Wood-block Printing
Buddhism Sui Dynasty Qing Dynasty movable type
Daoism Tang Dynasty Imperial porcelain
Reunify Han Dynasty Bureaucracy Rice
Genghis Khan Kublai Khan Mongol Ascendancy Marco Polo
Forbidden City maritime tribute Zheng He
Yongle Manchus Tibet Mandate of Heaven

Objectives:

Geography of China
• How has geography has shaped the history and culture of China.
• Locate major bodies of water, natural resources, geographical features, and
Chinese dynasties
• Where do people live in China and why do they live there?
• Describe some of the modern issues China faces due to the geography.

Chapter 7 Lesson 1: Reunifying China

• Explain how the fall of the Han dynasty affected China
• Describe the Mandate of Heaven and the Dynastic Cycle
• Describe how Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism (Daoism), and Neo-
Confucianism influenced Chinese society
• Analyze how the Sui and Tang Dynasties reunified China
• Where do people live in China and why do they live there? (Know your
geography)

Chapter 7 Lesson 2: Advances under the Tang and Song

• Explain how the Tang and Song dynasties created a powerful imperial state
• Describe how the agricultural and commercial booms created a prosperous
economy in Tang and Song China
• Identify arts and technologies that arose in China and influenced the rest of the
world

Chapter 7 Lesson 3: The Mongol Empire

• Describe how the Mongols created and expanded their empire
• Explain how the Mongols changed Chinese government
• List ways the Mongols expanded trade and foreign contacts
Chapter 7 Lesson 4: A Return to Chinese Rule
• Describe how the Chinese overthrew the Mongols and started the Ming Dynasty
• Explain why the Ming emperors isolated china
• Identify the Qing Dynasty and explain how they governed