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What are the 2 core elements of Confucianism?
Obey your elders and government.
100
What beverage was invented in China?
Tea
100
Who was Genghis Khan?
The Mongol leader who united the tribes and started conquering most of Asia!
100
Who was the official ruler of Japan?
The Emperor
100
Where is the Pacific Ocean on the map?
Correct or wrong
200
What religion spread after China reunified?
Buddhism
200
Terrace farming
200
The Mongol Empire stretched from...
China to the Mediterranean Sea.
200
Who actually "ran the show" in Japan?
The Shogun
200
Where is the Plateau of Tibet?
Correct or wrong
300
Why was Buddhism well received in China?
After Civil War many people were suffering. Buddhist beliefs offered a relief from suffering.
300
What navigational tool was invented in China?
Compass
300
What are some tactics that Genghis Khan employed to conquer?
Excellent horsemanship and archers, terror (stacking heads, dancing platform on people, leveling entire towns, rolling leaders in carpets, etc.)
300
What are three things about the Shinto religion?
Indigenous to Japan, Animistic, kami spirits (everyone becomes kami when they die), no sacred book, several rituals occur throughout the year, spirits live in everything,
300
What is Zheng He famous for?
He was a Chinese ambassador and sailor who spread Chinese culture and received tribute from Southeast Asia, Middle East, and East Africa.
400
Silk Road
400
List 4 Chinese inventions
400
What are 3 things Kublai Khan did to lead China during the Yuan empire effectively?
Let local leaders continue to lead their regions, paper currency, met with international traders, swift discipline of traitors, religious tolerance
400
What is the Japanese social hierarchy (pyramid of social classes)
Emperor, SHogun, Daimyo, Samurai, Farmers, Merchants/Artisans
400
Where is China, Korea, Japan, the Gobi Desert, and the Himalayas?
Correct or wrong
500
Why is Marco Polo significant?
He was an Italian trader that lived in and explored China for 20+ years. He brought back Chinese goods and stories from China. This increased the desire for Europeans to trade with China.
500
List 5 Chinese inventions
500
What is the relationship between Kublai Khan and Genghis Khan? AND what was life like in the Empire?
Kublai is Genghis grandson.
Mostly peaceful and stabilized the Silk Road.
500
What are 3 ways the Chinese and Koreans influenced Japan?
Writing system, Confucianism influenced their Constitution, Buddhism, architecture
500
What are 3 things the Ming Dynasty did to practice isolationism?
Rebuilt Great Wall; Built the Forbidden City; burned Zheng He's ships and shut down most international trade.