Geography of East Asia
This geographical feature create a natural boundary for Ancient Chinese civilizations
What is the Himalaya Mountains?
This religion spread throughout China during the Tang Dynasty and traveled along the Silk Road.
What is Buddhism?
a member of a group that does not live in a single place, but rather moves around, usually based on the seasons.
What is a Nomad?
This Chinese dynasty came to power after defeating the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty.
What is the Ming Dynasty?
The belief that even plants and inanimate objects have spirits.
The Yangtze River is located on which continent?
What is Asia?
This invention led to the development of the flamethrowers and rockets.
What is gunpowder?
This fierce nomadic group from the steppes of Central Asia conquered much of Asia, including China.
Who are the Mongols?
This large palace complex in Beijing was built by the Ming and used by emperors.
What is the Forbidden City?
Based on belief that everything in nature contains Kami or the "spirit of a god".
What is Shintoism?
This desert in China is one of the largest in the world and is known for its harsh conditions.
What is the Gobi Desert?
Governments led by a succession of rulers from the same family.
What is a Dynasty?
He united the Mongol tribes and began their massive expansion.
Who is Genghis Khan?
A government policy of staying away from other countries.
What is Isolationism?
A close-knit family group
What is a clan?
This ocean lies to the east of China, Korea, and Japan.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This dynasty, after the Sui, strengthened China's government and expanded its trade and culture.
What is the Tang Dynasty?
He was Genghis Khan’s grandson and became the first foreign emperor to rule all of China.
Who is Kublai Khan?
They were beautiful, and showed superb craftsmanship and respect for the arts.
What are Ming Vases?
The people of Japan slowly modified this language and writing system.
What is Chinese writing?
This man-made structure is one of the longest in the world and was built to keep out northern invaders.
What is the Great Wall of China?
This famous route helped spread Chinese goods and ideas to the Middle East and Europe.
What is the Silk Road?
This dynasty was founded by Kublai Khan after conquering the Song Dynasty.
What is the Yuan Dynasty?
This famous explorer sailed for the Ming Dynasty and led voyages across the Indian Ocean.
Who is Zheng He?
This imported religion from China and Korea became popular in Japan.
What is Buddhism?
This island nation lies to the east of China and is considered an archipelago.
What is Japan?
This philosophy teaches that each person has a place in society and emphasizes respect for elders.
What is Confucianism?
This European explorer visited the court of Kublai Khan and wrote about his travels.
Who is Marco Polo?
The Ming restored and extended this structure to protect China’s northern border.
What is the Great Wall of China?
This Japanese period is known for court life, poetry, and art.
What is the Heian Period?
These physical features would help China avoid being invaded.
During the Song Dynasty, scholars of Confucianism met the challenge by integrating elements of Buddhism and Daoism into the Confucian philosophy.
What is Neo-Confucianism?
The Mongols were especially skilled at this type of warfare, which helped them conquer vast territories.
What is archery?
What are bows and arrows?
This type of pottery became famous worldwide during the Ming Dynasty.
What is blue-and-white porcelain?
In the Japanese feudal system, these landowners gave land to samurai in exchange for protection.
Who are Daimyo?
These rivers flow through East Asia.
What are the Yangtze and Yellow rivers(Huang He)?
This Chinese military leader forged alliances and used force to reunify China.
Who is Wendi/Yang Jian?
Mongol rule encouraged trade between these two major regions.
What are Europe and Asia?
Zheng He’s ships were called this because of their massive size.
What are treasure ships?
This was the title of the military ruler who held real power in feudal Japan.
What is shogun?
This canal joined together the Yellow and the Yangtze River.
What is the Grand Canal?
This system of selecting government officials based on Confucian ideas was revived in the Tang and Song.
What is the civil service exam?
He founded the institute of Muslim Astronomy, and scholars from as far away as Europe and Persia visited.
Who is Kublai Khan?
What is a giraffe?
These warriors followed a strict code of honor called Bushido.
Who are the samurai?
What is the Korean Peninsula?
This term describes how ideas, goods, and beliefs move from one culture to another.
What is cultural diffusion?
The Mongol Empire improved and expanded trade.
What is the Silk Road?
Known as the Yongle Emperor, moved the capital of China from Nanjing to the northern city of Beijing.
Who is Zhu Di?
Prince Shōtoku served as regent for this empress during the 600s.
Who is Empress Suiko