Sui, Tang, Song
This Sui emperor was notable for popularizing Buddhism in China.
Wendi
This Mongol ruler united the clans, created a new legal code, and formed a group of clan chiefs to plan military campaigns, leading to the rapid growth of the Mongol Empire.
Genghis Khan
This Chinese Muslim led seven sea voyages from 1405 to 1433, engaging in trade and demonstrating Chinese power.
Zheng He
Japan's national culture of arts can be attributed to this group of people.
Heian Aristocracy
This variation of Confucianism, backed by the Tang and Song dynasties, blended elements of Confucianism with Buddhism and Daoism.
Neo-Confucianism
The Mongols were feared due to this brutal tactic that included killing people and burning/looting cities.
Terror
Ming rulers lived here, isolating themselves from the lower class.
Forbidden City
The samurai, Japan's warrior class, lived by this code.
Bushido (Way of the Warrior)
This Song invention was revolutionary in that it led to the widespread availability of books.
Movable-type Woodblock Printing
The Mongols took this stance on almost all religions.
Tolerance
"Ming" translates to this English word.
Brilliant
Prince Shotoku modeled a constitution for Japan based on this.
China's strong central government
This Japanese official began to significantly lose power and influence due to the rise of the shoguns.
Emperor
This Sui emperor aimed to regain China's past glory of the Han dynasty, constructing the Grand Canal, repairing the Great Wall, and rebuilding the city of Changan.
Yangdi
This Italian traveler visited Kublai Khan in China and helped spark interest in trade between Europe and Asia.
Marco Polo
The Ming Chinese viewed these two groups of people as barbarians.
Portuguese traders and Jesuits
Japan was influenced by this country's religious art and Buddhist/Confucianist writings.
Korea
By the 1100’s the central government began to lose control over the empire. Clans began to fight each other for power and land. Noble landowners, or daimyo, began to fear for their property and did this in response.
Hired samurai