Song, Tong, and Japan
The Song dynasty was more focused on bureaucracy and rules, the Tang was more focused on...this.
What is military?
This animal was vital to the survival and culture of the Mongols providing food, clothing, shelter, and transportation.
What is the horse?
This is the region of the eastern Byzantine Empire where the Ottoman Turks originated.
What is Anatolia?
Considered the greatest Mughal Sultan, he was really very tolerant of other faiths, his name literally means "great."
Who was Akbar?
When Genghis Khan died his empire was broken up into four of these smaller empires each run by one of his sons or grandsons.
What is a khanate?
Both the Tang and Song dynasties are known as highly patriarchal in part because of this practice that left some women and girls unable to walk.
What is foot-binding?
This period of relative peace followed the Mongol conquests allowing easier trade and travel throughout the Mongol Empire.
What is the Pax Mongolica?
This is how Mehmed II changed Constantinople after he conquered it.
He made it open to all faiths and people.
She ruled in the stead of her opium addicted husband Jahangir, and got into a conflict with the Sikhs who wanted their own territory.
Who was Nur Jahan?
Regarding the Mongols, the Tang, the Mughals, and the Ottomans - which dynasty/empire was the most universally tolerant of other religions?
Who were the Mongols?
This was the first religion of Japan, still practiced by some.
What is Shinto?
The first emperor of the Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty in China, and Genghis Khan's grandson.
Who was Kublai Khan?
The greatest of the Ottoman sultans he expanded the empire to its greatest size, created a universal law code, built a navy, and encouraged the arts and education.
Who was Suleyman the Lawgiver?
While this structure was a beautiful tomb for a favorite wife, it was built during a period of famine and required massive taxation from the unhappy people.
What was the Taj Mahal?
Although universally liked by all faith groups for his tolerance, Akbar had one policy that was controversial.
What is his land policy? (he gave his bureaucrats land but took it away from their families when they died)
This state was difficult to unify because it was several islands.
What is Japan?
This Venetian merchant and adventurer served in the court of the Great Khan of the Yuan Dynasty in China.
Who is Marco Polo?
This Ottoman Empire at its height contained Anatolia, Arabia, North Africa, and this part of Europe.
What are the Balkans?
Known for his cruelty and success at war, his intolerance of Hindus eventually weakened the Mughal Empire to the point where Hindus and Sikhs could create independent territories.
Who was Aurengzeb?
Although Japan had an emperor, the person with this title held all the real power.
What was the Shogun?
This was the group of warriors who supported the nobles in Japan and had their own code of conduct called Bushido.
Who were the Samurai?
Which country did the Mongols fail to conquer even after two attempts?
What is Japan?
He founded the Ottoman dynasty and they take their name from him.
Who was Osman?
This is the faith of all of the rulers of the Mughal Empire.
What is Muslim?
These were some of the achievements (inventions) of the Tang and Song dynasties.
What were magnetic compass, gunpowder, paper money, porcelain, moveable type (for printing), mechanical clock