Chinese Dynasties Quiz

Question 1

following the collapse of the Han; 220-589

Answer 1

Period of Disunion

Question 2

linked northern and southern China

Answer 2

Grand Canal

Question 3

only woman to rule China

Answer 3

Empress Wu`

Question 4

thin, beautiful type of pottery

Answer 4

porcelain

Question 5

can produce an entire page in one pressing

Answer 5

woodblock printing

Question 6

mixture; used in guns and explosives

Answer 6

gunpowder

Question 7

uses earth’s magnetic field to show directions

Answer 7

compass

Question 8

a body of unelected government officials

Answer 8

bureaucracy

Question 9

serving as a government official

Answer 9

civil service

Question 10

an educated member of the government

Answer 10

scholar-official

Question 11

united the Mongols; “Universal Ruler”

Answer 11

Genghis Khan

Question 12

became ruler of the Mongol Empire (1260), China (1279)

Answer 12

Kublai Khan

Question 13

1,000 Bldg complex for the Emperor/ off limits to commoners

Answer 13

Forbidden City

Question 14

greatest sailor during the Ming Dynasty

Answer 14

Zheng He

Question 15

a policy of avoiding contact with other countries

Answer 15

Isolationism