CHINA: VOCABULARY DIGITAL PRESENTATION

• By: Steve Soto
• Core A
• Mr Nuño

TERMS

• Confucianism
• Buddhism
• Imperial
• Bureaucracy
• Daoism

TERMS

• Genghis Khan
• Klubai Khan
• Marco Polo
• Mongol ascendency

Confucianism (Confucianism)
(Pg.214)
- teachings based on
Confucius ideas
- Confucius taught the ideas of what was right and what was wrong.
- Chinese looked to Confucianism for comfort and guidance.

Buddhism (the spread of Buddhism)
(Pg.214)
- Religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.
- Buddhism started in India.
- " Siddhartha Gautama was known as Buddha" or the "enlighten one"

Imperial (building the imperial state)
(Pg.223)
- "Means Related to empire"
- Tang rulers developed an imperial state to rule more efficiently.
- Tang made China an imperial country.

Bureaucracy (Chinese government)
(Pg.224)
- A government that's divided into departments.
- in order to work in the bureaucracy you had to be educated.
- departments in the bureaucracy all had a certain job.

Daoism (influences on Confucianism)
(Pg.215)
- belief system that seeks harmony with nature and inner feelings.
- " Daoism began in China in the 500's B.C "
- Daoism is one of the reasons why people lost interest in Confucianism.

Genghis Khan ( A great leader pg.233)
-Means "universal ruler"
- "Genghis khan organized Mongol warriors into a mighty fighting force and began a campaign of conquest."
-Genghis fought all his rivals to get his power.

Kublai Khan (The Mongol Empire pg. 234)
- Genghis's grandson
- Kublai took power in in the Chinese part of the empire in 1260.
- when Kublai had control of the empire, southern china was still under song rule.

Marco Polo( Foreign contacts pg.236)
- def: Most famous European visitor.
- "Polo was a young trader from Venice, Italy."
- Marco Polo traveled the silk roads with he father and uncle.

Mongol Ascendancy (Trade Routes pg. 236)
Def: period of time when the mongols Took control of Central Asia.
"Mongol control made overland travel safe"
- The Mongol Ascendency encouraged trade.