Unit 1-2 China

Question 1

Scholar Gentry

Answer 1

People who passed the civil service exam and began to work in the government

Question 2

Tribute-based empires

Answer 2

Imperial structure where conquered states are required to pay another state in goods in exchange for support/protection

Question 3

Meritocracy

Answer 3

Government System where officials are promoted/put in power based on their achievments

Question 4

Technology in China(1)

Answer 4

Gun powder, compass, steel, woodblocking print, paper

Question 5

Neo-Confucianism

Answer 5

A philosophy that combined Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddism

Question 6

Foot Binding

Answer 6

Traditional Chinese practice where women bound their feet to make them smaller. Women with bound feet were seen as wealthy and powerful.

Question 7

Song Dynasty

Answer 7

The Dynasty that took over after the fall of the Tang Dynasty

Question 8

Silk Roads

Answer 8

A trade route in Asia; Main goods were silk and ivory

Question 9

Technology in China(2)

Answer 9

Flying cash, caravans, magnetic compass, ruddder

Question 10

Cause of proto-industrialization

Answer 10

Increase in demand for luxury goods

Question 11

Mongols role in Silk Roads

Answer 11

The Mongols began to protect the silk roads, making them safer for merchants and expanding trade