West African Kingdoms II
This increased with Africa's contact with Muslims grew, as well as the enslaving of African enemies for other goods.
What is slave trade?
The accomplishments of the Sui Dynasty included the repairing of the Great Wall and the building of this "waterway."
What is the Grand Canal?
Marco Polo, a European traveler, documented stories for this Yuan Dynasty ruler.
Who is Kublai Khan?
Japan was made up of a chain of islands known as this.
What is an archipelago?
In medieval Japan, this position was in charge of the military.
Who were the shogun?
The main purpose of these African storytellers is to pass on history and culture.
Who are Griots?
The popularity of Buddhism offered this to the people of China during the Period of Disunion.
What is escape from suffering?
The Ming Dynasty chose to be this after the death of Zheng He and the stoppage of shipbuilding.
What are isolationist?
Japan is mostly this and very little farmland.
What is mountainous?
Japan and Europe both created this for protection in exchange for land.
What is a feudal society?
This is the year that Mansa Musa made his pilgrimage to Mecca.
When was 1324?
Very few people passed this exam during the Tang and Song Dynasties.
What is the civil service exam?
This Tang ruler increased the size of China's government and made the military stronger.
Who is Empress Wu?
The earliest Japanese religion, Shintoism, practiced this (everything has a spirit).
What is animism?
The hard labor of farmers was the primary source of this for medieval Japan.
What is wealth?
Unlike Christianity, African religions practiced this.
What is ancestor worship?
The invention of gunpowder and woodblock printing were made during these dynasties.
What are the Tang and Song Dynasties?
During the Tang Dynasty, this grew because of new kinds of rice and improved farming methods.
What is China's population?
Prince Shotoku's Constitution had a key element that the emperor was this.
What is all-powerful?
These countries heavily influenced Japan's culture.
What are China and Korea?
Like Timbuktu, this city was the center of scholarship and trade.
What is Djenne?
Among his great accomplishments, Genghis Khan unified the Mongols, chose a military leaders based on skill, and created this?
What is a legal code?
These people were nomadic warriors on horseback from North China.
Who were the Mongols?
The warriors of Japan were called this.
What are samurai?
This was the code of conduct for the samurai.
What is Bushido?