Unit 6 East Asia

What supporting question is most appropriate for the compelling question “How did Medieval China influence the world?”

• How did China’s geography impact its interaction with the world?

• Why did the Roman empire fall?

• What are the causes that led to the decline in Feudalism during the Middle Ages?

• How did the geography of the Byzantine Empire influence its development?

You are researching and trying to answer the question: “How did the rise of the Mongol Empire increase connections between Europe, Asia, and Africa?”

Which of these source would NOT be credible in your research?

• The Journal of Marco Polo with examples of different cultures in Mongol controlled China in 1280.

• A map showing the exploration of Zheng He in 1430 for the Ming Dynasty.

• A tweet from 2019 explaining the relationship between Mongols and Chinese.

Which two geographic features most likely contributed to the movement of people and goods within China during the Song Dynasty

• Gobi Desert

• Huang He

• Pacific Ocean

• Taklamakan Desert

• Yangtze River

A student is looking for sources to answer the supporting question “How did long-distance trade during the Song Dynasty lead to economic changes in China?”

Which source is most relevant for answering the question?

• Record showing that Song merchants sold most of their goods in Chinese cities.

• Records showings that European demand led to the increased production of Chinese luxury goods

• Records showing that Song production of goods instreased as China’s populations increased

• Records showing that European merchants sold most of their goods for everyday use by China’s citizens

“How did the rise of the Song Dynasty affect people in China?”

• Subjects experienced a decline in their standard of living after the Egyptians invaded.

• Subjects demanded the creation of a peaceful society and forced the Emperor to sign a peace treaty.

• The Song resisted adopting the culture of trade partners so they could maintain their culture and fight against the Mongols.

• The Song pursued conquest in India to obtain land.

Which supporting question is most appropriate for answering the compelling question "Is interaction between different people and cultures beneficial?"

• How important was art in Song China?

• How did the Song Dynasty maintain power in China?

• How did trade affect Song China?

• How many cities did the Song Dynasty establish in China?

Why did Yongle move the capital to Beijing?

• To control trade across the Mongol empire

• To strengthen ties with lands outside China

• To strengthen Ming rule over southern China

• To protect against future Mongol invasions

Why did the Ming dynasty reduce contact with the outside world?

• Chinese silk and porcelain were no longer in high demand.

• Their history with the Mongols made them wary of foreigners.

• They wished to avoid exposure to the plague in Europe.

• They viewed foreigners as a threat to Chinese culture.

How did the tributary system help China?

• Ming emperors spent less on the army and more on projects like building canals.

• Ming emperors spent money paying other countries to trade with them.

• Ming emperors converted to Christianity.

• Ming emperors created a system of waterways to help with farming.

Why did some of the Mongol ruler class believe Kublai Khan was becoming “Chinese”?

• He built his summer palace in the Chinese style.

• He adopted the Chinese system of government.

• His children got a Chinese education.

• None of these answers.

• All of these answers.