12.1
Which dynasty created the Grand Canal
What is the Sui dynasty
Genghis Khan translates into
What is Universal Ruler
Korean porcelain perfected during the Koryo dynasty
What is celedon
killer tidal waves launched from underwater earthquakes
What are tsunamis
The name of Chinese ships used during the Tang and the Song dynasties
What are junks
The two main social classes of China during the Tang and the Song
Gentry and Peasantry
a merchant from Venice who visited Yuan China
Who was Marco Polo
In 1443, King Sejong decided to replace the complex Chinese system of writing with this...
What is Hangul
role of the emperor in Japanese feudal society
figure head; powerless yet revered
multistoried Chinese temples
What are pagodas
It strengthened the central govt under the Tang dynasty
What is land reform
The Mongols used these to successfully attack and conquer walled China.
Gun powder/ Cannons
In 668, the Silla kingdom was able to unite warring groups on the Korean peninsula due to the support of this Chinese dynasty
What is the Tang dynasty
The names for clans in early Japanese society
What is uji
Two types of theatre that emerged out of Japan;describe each.
Noh plays performed on wooden stages without scenery, slow action and each movement had a special meaning
Kabuki less refined than Noh included comedy and or melodrama
Bunkaru- puppet plays (catered for middle class)
In the Song Dynasty of China, women were not allowed to keep this after marriage. Many women were also subjected to this....
Dowry/foot binding
During their rule of China in the 1200s and 1300s, the Mongols explain how the ruled...
What do historians call this era
Conquest merciless, tolerant rulers that established stability peace and order.
Pax Mongolica
This type of printing was used by Korea to produce a flood of Buddhist texts
What is woodblock printing
Who did the Samurai owe their loyalty above all?
And what was the code of conduct known as?
What is the daimyo
What is bushido
Chinese peasant leader overthrew Mongol rulers in 1368 and established the Ming dynasty
Who was Zhu YuanZhang
Most famous Tang poet/legendary cause of death
Li Bo
Tried to Embrace the moon and drowned in a lake
When Japanese forces tried to invade Korea this hero of Korea Admiral _____________ used ___________to defeat their invaders.
Admiral Yi Shun Li
Turtle Ships
How were the Japanese able to hold off the Mongols?
typhoon in 1274 and 1281
Japanese credited this as a miracle from divine winds known as kamikaze
90% peasantry produced food for China
Merchants viewed with low regard- richs made off the goods and services of others