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** China Chapter Walk **

Answer these questions in complete sentences using only the graphics / images.

//Timeline p. 162-263// //Map p. 167//
 * 1) Which dynasty unified China in 589? The Dynasty that unified China was the Sui Dynasty
 * 2) When was the Yuan Dynasty founded, and by whom? The Yuan Dynasty was founded in 1279 and it was founded by the Mongols
 * 3) What else happened in the world around the time the Sui dynasty unified China? In 613, Muhammad began teaching the basic beliefs of Islam
 * 1) Which dynasty controlled the largest area? The Tang Dynasty
 * 2) Which dynasty built the Grand Canal? The Sui Dynasty

//Empress Wu P. 168//
 * 1) Why do you think Empress Wu was never very popular? Because When her husband died, she didn’t want her sons to rule and she chose the advisors based on ability than rank

//Map: Spread of Buddhism p. 169//
 * 1) From where did Buddhism reach China? From India

//Picture p. 171// To create level land for rice farming //Chinese Inventions p. 174//
 * 1) Why do farmers sometimes build terraces?
 * 1) What did paper do for the Chinese? Gave them a cheap way of keeping records and printing
 * 2) What did the Chinese first use gunpowder for? To make fireworks and signals
 * 3) What is the advantage of paper money over coins? It helped the Chinese manage their growing wealth

//Civil Service Exams p. 178-179//
 * 1) What are the people in the painting doing? It shows civil servants writing essays for China’s emperor
 * 2) What was the point of the exams? To make sure that government officials were chosen by ability
 * 3) How did some people cheat? By copying Confucius’s works on the inside of their clothes

//Map: Mongol Empire 1294 p. 181//
 * 1) What continent did the Mongol empire reach in the west? It reached Europe and Asia

//The Voyages of Zheng He p. 183//
 * 1) How did Zheng He’s crew make sure they had fresh food? Sailors grew vegetables and herbs and brought livestock for food on long voyages

//The Forbidden City p. 184-185//
 * 1) In what ways did the Forbidden City show off the power and riches of the emperor? Their grand building projects, The Great Wall, The emperor in a special seat, The Actual city ( a complex built only for the emperor), etc.