| A | B |
|---|
| a system of trade routes connecting China to Europe | Silk Road |
| a family that rules over a country or empire for a long time. | Dynasty |
| Invaders from the north | Mongols |
| A group of traders traveling together | Caravan |
| An Italian merchant who traveled throughout China | Marco Polo |
| a disease that spread from China to Europe along the Silk Road | Black Death |
| A soft ,luxurious cloth from China that was a major trade item on the Silk Road | Silk |
| belief that certain people were blesses by the gods to rule over others. | Mandate of Heaven |
| last of the Chinese dynasties | Ming |
| Enormous palace built for the Chinese emperor | Forbidden City |
| Mongol leader who conquered China | Kublai Khan |
| First emperor of China | Qin Shi Huang |
