Unit 4: Vocabulary● Reunification● Dynasty● Grand Canal● Civil Service Exam● Confucianism● Kinship● Hierarchy● Buddhism● Taoism● Morality● Ne0-Confucianism

● Silk Road● Terrace farming● Porcelain● Mongol● Genghis Khan ● Golden Horde● Kublai Khan● Isolationism● Great Wall● Forbidden City

Unit 4: Vocabulary

● Reunification: when a divided territory becomes one again● Dynasty: line of rulers passed from parent to child● Grand Canal: made to connect poor farmers with water for

agriculture; longest artificial river in the world● Civil Service Exam: tests created to determine if one can

work for the government● Confucianism: following the teachings of Confucius and

the idea of harmony in relationships● Kinship: family relations

Unit 4: Vocabulary

● Hierarchy: system of organization where some people are ranked higher than others

● Buddhism: following the teachings of Buddha towards enlightenment

● Taoism: Chinese tradition of living in harmony● Morality: understanding the differences between right and

wrong● Neo-Confucianism: belief based on Confucianism that the

world could be understood with human reasoning

Unit 4: Vocabulary

● Silk Road: trade route that connected Europe, Africa, Middle East, and China

● Terrace farming: farming system where steps are created into the side of a hill or mountain

● Porcelain: white ceramic material used to create vases, plates, and bowls

● Mongol: person coming from Mongolia, just north of China● Genghis Khan: military leader of the Mongolian Empire

Unit 4: Vocabulary

● Golden Horde: name used by Europeans to describe the Mongol army

● Kublai Khan: grandson of Genghis Khan who took control of China and moved the capital to modern day Beijing

● Isolationism: the policy of being closed off to other countries

● Great Wall: built by many dynasties; was created to protect China from the Mongols

● Forbidden City: palace complex built for the rulers of China