Transcript Imperial China MTV - World History @ OMS

• 7.19 Create a visual or
multimedia display to identify
the physical location and major
geographical features of China
including the Yangtze River,
Yellow River, Himalayas,
Plateau of Tibet, and the Gobi
Desert. (G)
MTV- Imperial China
Using pages 176-177 in the textbook, label the following on the map above.
LABEL - Arabia, Africa, Mediterranean Sea, Gobi Desert, Plateau of Tibet,
Himalayas, India, Yangtze River, Japan, Yellow River, Mongolia, China,
Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal
DRAW in the Great Wall of China
Timeline
EVENTS
AD 590 Grand Canal
links northern and
southern China
AD 898 Earliest known
book printed
AD 1150 Chinese
perfect magnetic
compass
PREDICT THE
EFFECT
Timeline
EVENTS
PREDICT THE EFFECT
• Built to transport grain to major cities
AD 590 Grand
and transport army troops when
Canal links northern
needed.
and southern China • 1085 miles long
Will effect communication as more
AD 898 Earliest
known book printed books are printed.
Spread of ideas.
AD 1150 Chinese
perfect magnetic
compass
Allowed Chinese to navigate oceans
and explore far from China.
(invented simultaneously by Chinese
and Europeans in 12th century)
Warlords (page 178)
• Military leaders who rule local territories
Grand Canal (page 179)
• Connects China’s two great rivers –
Yellow River and the Yangtze River
Tang Dynasty (p. 180)
• Lasted 300 years AD 618 – AD 907,
Restored a strong central government to
China, Had a civil service examination.
Taizong (p. 180)
• Considered the most powerful emperor in
the Tang Dynasty
Empress Wu (p. 180)
• The only woman in Chinese history to rule
the country on her own.
Song Dynasty (p. 181)
• Governed from AD 960 – 1279, Enjoyed
economic prosperity and cultural
achievements
Confucian (p. 182)
• follows the teachings of the philosopher
Confucius
Neo-Confucianism (p. 184)
• A new form of the ideas of the philosopher
Confucius; included Buddhist and Daoist
beliefs
porcelain (p. 187)
• A ceramic made of fine clay baked at very
high temperatures
calligraphy (p. 190)
• Artistic handwriting
Genghis Khan (p. 194)
• Mongol warrior named Temujin - Elected
Genghis Khan – “strong ruler”
Kublai Khan (p. 196)
• Mongol ruler, Genghis Khan’s grandson
Ming Dynasty (p. 202)
• Dynasty created after the Mongol rule,
Created by Zhu Yuanzhang, Lasted 300
years
Zheng He (p. 205)
• Chinese Muslim and court official who led
7 voyages exploring the world
Barbarians (p. 206)
• Uncivilized people