List two luxury items which Europeans were after in China.
(1) Porcelain (2) Silk (3) Spices (4) Tea
Name three dynasties that ruled over China
Student Answers but some include: Xia, Han and Ming
List three similarities between Japanese and Chinese culture.
(1) Language (2) Architecture Buildings (3) Governments (Emperor)
What does 'luxury items' mean?
Luxury Items are goods that have very high value.
What was the 'Silk Road'?
A path/route traders went on to exchange various goods. It spanned from East Asia all the way to Europe.
What is the 'shogun' of Japan? What do they do?
Shogun: Military Ruler of Japan who is mostly in charge of the whole country.
Chinese official banned opium in China. Explain why.
Opium is an addictive drug, making people want more and more. It also slowed down the body, making people less active and productive.
What did China under the Han Dynasty invent and what did the Han encourage?
Invented Paper and Encourage Trading along the Silk Road
List three things that the Tang and Song Dynasties do?
(1) Built Roads (2) Improved Farming (3) invented compass, gunpowder and woodblock printing.
Tell me two things you learnt about Japanese society
(1) Emperor is at the top but has little to no power. (2) Shogun has the most power (3) Merchants were at the bottom.
What did the British do to make lots of money by trading with China?
They began trading Opium to China.
After the 1500s, European merchants were interested in trading with China. But China wasn't very interested. Give two reasons why.
(1) Europeans didn't have anything of value which China needed. (2) China was already self sufficient (3) They were concerned about increased contact
What caused the first opium war between China and Britain?
China took and destroyed opium from British merchants.
Where was the birth of Chinese civilization?
Huang He Valley - Yellow River