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What is a samurai? EX: from the Heian Period
They were warriors who fought on horseback with a clad helmet and armor while carrying a bow and sword.
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The resistance against the advancement of Muhmud was led by who?
Rajputs
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Which dynasty tried to create a more stable economy? EX: giving land to peasants
The Tang Dynasty
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What was the name of the strict warrior code in which a samurai lived by?
Bushido
100
What was neo-Confucianism?
Neo-Confucianism was a revised version of Confucianism in which it responded to Buddhism saying that the world is real and that fulfillment comes from participation.
200
A scholar- gentry is defined as what?
A scholar-gentry is a group that controlled much of the land while producing candidates for the civil service.
200
Who were the two prominent poets during the Tang era?
Li Bo and Do Fu
200
Which school believed that Buddhism was a religion not a philosophy?
Mahayana
200
What printing method was used by the Chinese?
Woodblock
200
The Vietnamese were the first people in Southeast Asia to what?
They were the first to develop their own state and culture.
300
What is an archipelago? EX: The Malayan Peninsula is one of these.
It is a chain of Islands.
300
Angkor was created by what powerful figure?
Jayavarman
300
Japanese settlers settled in what two cities in the Yamato Plain?
Osaka and Kyoto
300
Steel was a major advancement in what dynasty?
The Tang Dynasty
300
Which belief was the most popular in Early Japan?
Zen
400
A khanate is what?
A once-united Mongol Empire ruled by Khan.
400
Who was Sui Yangdi?
Sui Yangdi was the second ruler of the Sui Dynasty in which he built the Grand Canal. He is also known as a vicious ruler.
400
What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?
To keep out the Mongols
400
When did the Islamic religion become popular?
In the 8th century
400
What is dowry and what society did it come from?
Dowry is money, goods, or property given to a girl's hubsand after they got married. It is from the Chinese society.
500
What is a trading society? EX: A Southeast Asian state was one of these
It is an economy that primarily depends upon trade for their income.
500
Who created a more centralized government under a single military leader?
Minamoto Yoritomo
500
Under the Malayan World two states emerged into one region taking over what strait?
The Strait of Malacca.
500
Why did the Mainland of Southeast Asia never unify?
They had geological boundaries and each region had their own distinct culture.
500
The Mongols were seen as a challenge to who?
Timur Lenk
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