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5. Put the dynasties in order: Yuan Song Sui Tang Ming $100

6. Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming Back to Game

7. What happened to different cultures during the Period of Disunion? $200

8. The cultures blended to form a new culture. Back to Game

9. What was the biggest achievement of the Sui dynasty? $300

10. They unified China, ending the Period of Disunion. Back to Game

11. What would have happened if Empress Wu wasn’t a strong leader? $400

12. Her dynasty would have collapsed, throwing China into disunion. Back to Game

13. Why did so many people turn to Buddhism during the Period of Disunion? $500

14. Back to Game It helped them escape suffering

15. What does a dragonbone pump do? $100

16. It scoops water from one place to dump into a canal. Back to Game

17. During the Song dynasty, China’s population reached 100 million people! Why? $200

18. Farming advances and fast growing rice. Back to Game

19. What city was not only the capital of the Tang dynasty but the largest city in the world? $300

20. Changan Back to Game

21. $400 What was the main reason for the building of the Grand Canal?

22. To transport food from south to north. Back to Game

23. $500 Which Chinese export doesn’t belong: tea, gold, rice, or porcelain.

24. Gold Back to Game

25. Why did the Chinese keep their porcelain-making process a secret? $100

26. They wanted to control trade. Back to Game

28. What were the benefits of woodblock printing?

29. It could copy and print quickly and in large quantities. Back to Game

30. $300 What is porcelain?

31. A thin, beautiful form of pottery. Back to Game

32. $400 Confucius taught ren and li. What did they mean?

33. Concern for others and following appropriate behavior Back to Game

34. $500 How is Buddhism different from Confucianism?

35. Buddhism is more spiritual; Confucianism is about ethical behavior. Back to Game

36. $100 How was neo- Confucianism different from Confucianism?

37. Neo-Confucianism was more spiritual. Back to Game

38. $200 What does it mean to work in civil service?

39. To work as a government official Back to Game

40. $300 How did you become a scholar-official in China?

41. Study for years and take difficult tests. Back to Game

42. $400 What was the result of having a large bureaucracy in the Chinese government?

43. It created a stable and efficient government. Back to Game

44. $500 What tactics did Genghis Khan use to conquer China?

45. He would kill men, women, and children in cities and towns until they surrendered. Back to Game

46. $100 What did Europeans learn from Marco Polo’s travel to China?

47. That China was a civilized country. Back to Game

48. $200 Describe the Forbidden City.

49. It was a large, complex series of buildings that was a symbol of glory. Back to Game

50. $300 Why was the Great Wall built?

51. To protect the country from northern tribes. Back to Game

52. $400 What is isolationism?

53. Removing a country from contact with other countries. Back to Game

54. $500 What was the result of the Ming policy of isolationism?

55. China fell behind other countries because they learned less. Back to Game