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mount everest highest mountain in world; part of the Himalayan mountain range between China and Nepal mount fuji japan's largest volcanic mountain ring of fire area of volcanic activity surrounding the Pacific Ocean outback huge desert-like interior part of Australia great barrier reef world's largest coral reef system off the northeastern coast of Australia Genghis Khan first leader of the Mongols to invade China Kublai Khan Genghis Khan's grandson who eventually led the Mongols dynasty family of rulers Confucius created a philosophy that taught the importance of moral character and responsibility bureaucracy administration of a government through departments (bureaus) Lao Tzu began the philosophy of Taoism which taught people to find harmony in nature Buddhism a philosophy that taught people how to escape suffering Chinese inventions porcelain, silk, compass, paper, Silk Road an area along which people traded goods and ideas which stretched from Turkey to China