China's Golden Age
The Mongols
Ming Dynasty and Korea
Japanese Feudalism
Japan Everything Else
100
The Tang Dynasty is responsible for reviving the _________________________, as a means to choose government officials.
civil service exams
100
How did Genghis Khan solve the problem posed by the Great Wall of China?
He went around it.
100
Define ethnocentrism.
the belief that one's culture is superior to any other
100
These people were the warrior class of Japanese society.
The Samurai
100
Japan is a series of islands. The geographic term for this is _____________________.
archipelago
200
Government officials in China were known as the __________________ class.
gentry
200
What happened when Genghis Khan captured Beijing?
it was completely destroyed and all people were slaughtered
200
What did the Ming Dynasty do when they expelled the Mongols?
changed everything the Mongols had done back to the Chinese way of governing (civil service exams)
200
Describe the way of the warrior as outlined in the Code of Bushido.
Honor, Bravery, absolute loyalty to one's lord, ritual suicide if the code was broken
200
Describe the "ring of fire".
volcanos, earthquakes, and tsunamis (violent geology)
300
Instead of conquering smaller neighboring countries China typically forced these states to _________________.
pay tribute, become tributary states
300
Describe Pax Mongolica.
period of relative peace during Mongol rule, someone could journey from one end of the empire to the other with gold and not be harmed
300
How did the Ming Dynasty improve the economy of China?
improved farming methods and expanded the canals (more trade within China)
300
This person typically had more power than the Emperor of Japan because he controlled the military.
The Shogun
300
Shintoism is the belief that ________________.
spirits (kami) are in everything in nature, beauty of nature
400
How did the Song Dynasty improve the economy of China?
improved farming, built canals, open border policy of trade, paper money
400
How did the Mongols change Chinese government?
did not use civil service exams, government positions were given to Mongols and trusted Chinese
400
The Ming Dynasty hired ______________________ to explore the world outside of China.
Zheng He
400
These people were at the bottom of Japanese (and Chinese) society for most of history.
Merchants
400
Originally Japan was organized by clans called ________.
uji (family based)
500
Describe foot binding and explain its purpose.
binding feet to keep them small; attractive to gentry class men, used as a way for men to control women.
500
Who is Marco Polo and why is he important?
Italian explorer who traveled throughout Asia, wrote down his experiences, and inspired other Europeans to explore.
500
What was the purpose of Chinese exploration?
to show the rest of the world the greatness of Chinese civilization (400 foot ships)
500
Create the Japanese Fedualism social pyramid.
Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, Peasants and Artisans, Merchants.
500
How did the Tokugawa Shogunate control the daimyo of Japan?
forced the daimyo to live in the capital city of Edo every other year; the daimyo's family had to live in the capital all year long
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