Geography
What continent is Mongolia, Japan, and China a part of?
What is the Pax Mongolica ?
time of relative peace (golden age)
Who was the lowest on the Japanese feudal hierarchy and what was their role (job)?
Peasants: worked the land (farming usually) pay taxes, act as soldiers
any of these are fine
Give me any TWO chinese inventions that we talked about.. any two.. you don;t even have to describe them... just name two... do not say printing press.. theres another name for it
paper
moveable type
magnetic compass
mechanical clock
gun powder
True or False: Japan is a mountainous nation made up of a collection of many islands
True
What did Genghis Khan accomplish in the early 1200s?
Unified the Mongol tribes
Which belief system in Japan emphasized nature, ancestors, and kami?
Shinto
Which Chinese invention or development from the Tang and Song period helped improve communication and the spread of information?
Moveable type.... I know some of you probably said printing press... but that's up to you future Mr Mackenzie
Dry, flat grasslands with little rainfall (any variation of this is correct)
What was one important reason Genghis Khan was able to expand Mongol power?
He used strong military planning and organization.
What was the role of the Samurai?
Warriors and body-guards for land-owners
What was one major result of improvements in agriculture during the Tang and Song dynasties?
China's population increased
DAILY DOUBLE: Which part of China had/has the bulk of the population and why?
Eastern and because of flat, low-lying land with access to rivers, lakes, freshwater in general (something along these lines, but if it's not a detailed enough answer it won't count)
Why did Kublai Khan encourage merchants from other regions to visit China?
He wanted to increase foreign trade (boosts economy)
Who was the Japanese Shogun?
Military dictator of Japan
Where/who did the Chinese trade with during the Tang and Song periods?
Answer should include Silk Road, ocean trade route or places China traded with (answers can vary)
How did the Steppe influence Mongolian life/culture..... GIVE ME TWO WAYS
Answers will vary: horse riding, little/no agriculture, nomadic/pastoralist, seasonal migration, resource scarcity leading to keeping resources in a fam (clan) and conflict
What helped bring down Mongol rule in China during the 1300s? (THERE ARE THREE REASONS.... ILL BE NICE, GIVE ME TWO)
High taxes, rebellions, weak successors
Choose ONE example of cultural influence from China on Japan. Explain what Japan adopted and how Japan changed or adapted it.
Answers vary
DAILY DOUBLE: Describe ONE MAJOR Chinese invention and how it changed the world
Answers vary (BUT THERE SHOULD BE DETAIL)