Question

china (dynasties)
yuan dynasty
____ ____ started the yuan dynasty.
the yuan dynasty is run by the ____________ people.
kublai khan kept control of china by appointing ____________
to help him run the government.
______
______
started the yuan.
ming dynasty
the ming dynasty was run by ____________ people.
the goal of the ming dynasty is to ____________
__________ from the __________.
name of ming achievement
definition of achievement/ purpose.
______ city
where the ____________, his family, and his
government workers live. __________ __________
else was allowed inside to protect the ming
government.
the great ______
this barrier was built to create a
____________ between the mongols and the
chinese.
______
this was a time when china limited
____________ with other places to protect
their own ____________. this caused
____________ to decrease.
zheng he’s
______
this was a series of sea explorations to prove that
china was __________ and __________ in
an effort to keep people from trying to
____________ china.
the mongols made money in their empire by ____________ the
__________ ________. they __________
merchants, and provided protection, making the silk roads safe for merchants to
travel.
ming = no
______
word bank
forbidden mongols kublai khan protect china mongol isolationism trade silk road
kublai khan voyages border chinese advisors no one emperor wall mongols
strong chinese interaction culture rich conquer taxed controll

Explanation:

To solve this fill - in - the - blank worksheet about Chinese dynasties (Yuan and Ming), we use the word bank and historical knowledge:

Yuan Dynasty

1. The Yuan Dynasty was started by Kublai Khan. So the first blank “__ __ started the Yuan Dynasty” is filled with “Kublai Khan”.
2. The Yuan Dynasty was ruled by the Mongols. So “The Yuan Dynasty is run by the ____ people” is “Mongols”.
3. Kublai Khan appointed Chinese advisors to help run the government. So “Kublai Khan kept control of China by appointing ____ to help him run the government” is “Chinese advisors”.

Ming Dynasty

1. The Ming Dynasty was run by Chinese people. So “The Ming Dynasty was run by ____ people” is “Chinese”.
2. The goal of the Ming Dynasty was to protect China from the Mongols. So “The goal of the Ming Dynasty is to __ from the __” is “protect China” and “Mongols”.
3. The Forbidden City was where the emperor, his family, and government workers lived, and no one else was allowed inside. So “__ City” is “Forbidden”, and in the definition, “Where the , his family, and his government workers live. __ else was allowed inside to protect the Ming government” are “emperor” and “no one”.
4. The Great Wall was built as a border between the Mongols and the Chinese. So “The Great __” is “Wall”, and “This barrier was built to create a __ between the Mongols and the Chinese” is “border”.
5. Isolationism was when China limited trade to protect its culture, and this caused trade to decrease. So “__” (the name of the policy) is “Isolationism”, and “This was a time when China limited with other places to protect their own . This caused __ to decrease” are “trade”, “culture”, and “trade”.
6. Zheng He’s Voyages were sea explorations to prove China was strong and rich to prevent conquest. So “Zheng He’s __” is “Voyages”, and “This was a series of sea explorations to prove that China was and in an effort to keep people from trying to __ China” are “strong”, “rich”, and “conquer”.
7. The Mongols made money by taxing the Silk Road. They controlled merchants and protected the Silk Road. So “The Mongols made money in their empire by __ the . They __ merchants, and provided protection, making the Silk Roads safe for merchants to travel” are “taxed”, “Silk Road”, and “controlled”.

Answer:

Yuan Dynasty

• __ __ started the Yuan Dynasty: Kublai Khan
• The Yuan Dynasty is run by the ____ people: Mongols
• Kublai Khan kept control of China by appointing ____ to help him run the government: Chinese advisors

Ming Dynasty

• The Ming Dynasty was run by ____ people: Chinese
• The goal of the Ming Dynasty is to __ from the __: protect China; Mongols
• __ City: Forbidden; Where the , his family, and his government workers live. __ else was allowed inside to protect the Ming government: emperor; no one
• The Great __: Wall; This barrier was built to create a __ between the Mongols and the Chinese: border
• __: Isolationism; This was a time when China limited with other places to protect their own . This caused __ to decrease: trade; culture; trade
• Zheng He’s __: Voyages; This was a series of sea explorations to prove that China was and in an effort to keep people from trying to __ China: strong; rich; conquer
• The Mongols made money in their empire by __ the . They __ merchants, and provided protection, making the Silk Roads safe for merchants to travel: taxed; Silk Road; controlled