China: Vocabulary Digital
Presentation
By: Alan Hoang
Core: A
Teacher: Mr. Nuño

Terms:
Confucianism
Buddhism
Imperial
Bureaucracy
Genghis Khan
Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
Daoism
Mongol Ascendancy

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• Confucianism: Teachings and beliefs of Confucius.
• (Pg: 214 Confucianism)
• " Confucianism affected many aspects of Chinese government and society."
• Confucianism has multiple teachings. One example is that you have to respect family and elders.

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• Buddhism: Started in India and teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.
• (PG: 214 The spread of Buddahism)
• Missionaries and traders spread Buddhist teachings all over Asia.
• Buddhism spread to China during the first century C.E.

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• Imperial: Relating to an empire.
• (Pg: 223 Building the Imperial State)
• Made ruling more efficient.
• To rule more efficiently China created an imperial.

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• Bureaucracy: Government divided into departments.
• (Pg: 224)
• To join the bureaucracy you have to take a exam.
• Each bureaucracy controlled a part in China.

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• Genghis Khan: Is the leader of all the Mongols and his name stands for universal ruler.
• (Pg: 233)
• Conquered most of China.
• Genghis Khan conquered most of China.

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• Kublai Khan: Genghis Khan's grandson.
• (Pg: 234)
• Conquered the rest of China.
• Kublai Khan found a new dynasty called Yuan.

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• Marco Polo: Trader from Venice, Italy.
• (Pg: 236)
• Marco Polo stayed in China for 17 years to publish a book about China.
• "Marco Polo traveled on the Silk Road to get to China."

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• Mongol Ascendancy: Period of time where the Mongol's controlled Central China.
• (Pg:236)
• Mongol army was so strong that they were able to conquer Central Asia.

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• Daoism: Daoism is a religion that seeks harmony with nature.
• (Pg: 215)
• People started to use the religion Daoism in the 500s.
• Near the end of Confucianism's life people switched to Daoism.