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9th grade · Social Studies · Unit 8 of 16

Empires of Asia

Tang, Song, Mongols, Mughals and Japan

What your child practices

China from the Tang to the Ming, the Mongol Empire, feudal Japan, the Mughal and Ottoman empires, Korea and the Khmer, and how technology and trade spread ideas.

New York State Learning Standards learning standard: 9.5b; 9.5c · Tang and Song China, the Mongol Empire, and other Asian states and their achievements

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Song China is known for movable type, the magnetic compass and paper money.
  2. Genghis Khan united the Mongols in 1206. Their empire was the largest connected land empire; Kublai Khan founded China’s Yuan dynasty.
  3. The Ottomans took Constantinople in 1453; Mughal emperor Akbar was known for religious tolerance.

Example: Kublai Khan founded which Chinese dynasty? Kublai was Genghis Khan’s grandson. He ruled China as the Yuan dynasty. Answer: Yuan

Empires of Asia in New York

In the New York State Learning Standards, this is unit 8 of 16 in 9th grade Social Studies, after The Islamic World and before African Kingdoms & Empires.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: New York State Education Department (NYSED)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    The Mughal emperor Akbar is known for…

    • banning all trade
    • building the Great Wall
    • tolerance of many religions

  2. Question 2

    Marco Polo was a… who wrote about Kublai Khan's China.

    • Venetian merchant
    • Chinese emperor
    • Mongol general

  3. Question 3

    Woodblock printing was first developed in…

    • France
    • China
    • Mexico

  4. Question 4

    The Taj Mahal was built by Mughal emperor… in memory of his wife.

    • Genghis Khan
    • Shah Jahan
    • Akbar

  5. Question 5

    Genghis Khan united the… in 1206.

    • Romans
    • Mongols
    • Aztec

  6. Question 6

    Which shogunate ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868?

    • the Tokugawa
    • the Ming
    • the Mughal

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