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Questions

1. Describe why Genghis Khan was so successful at uniting the Mongols.
   
   
2. Why is a bureaucracy necessary?
   
   
3. The Sui Dynasty was known for what two achievements?
   In other words… Why was the Sui Dynasty so “sweet”? :)
   
   
4. Why did Buddhism become popular after the fall of the Han Dynasty?
   
   
5. Why was Buddhism disliked by some Chinese?
   
   
6. Why did Kublai Khan’s attempts to invade Japan fail?
   
   
7. How was Neo-Confucianism different from Buddhism?
   
   
8. Name two places Marco Polo explored.
   
   
9. Why was the Grand Canal so important?
   
   
10. How did Genghis Khan use terror to conquer new territories?
    
    
11. During which dynasty did China trade most with Europe?
    
    
12. Which dynasty would allow a poor scholar to be in its bureaucracy?
    
    
13. Who ruled after Genghis Khan?
    
    
14. What Ming Dynasty city was built exclusively for the emperors?

People

• Zheng He
• Kublai Khan
• Marco Polo

Concepts

• meritocracy
• aristocracy
• bureaucracy
• terror(ism)
• Buddhism
• Neo-Confucianism

Vocabulary

• warlords
• industry
• bureaucracy

Dynasties

• Sui
• Tang
• Song
• Yuan
• Ming

Achievements

• Grand Canal
• Great Wall
• gunpowder, compass, moveable type, paper money, vaccines, canal lock, mechanical clock, etc.