Vocabulary
China
Mongols
Japan
100
extensive network of land trade routes
What is the Silk Road
100
used to promote individuals based on merit and skill in government
What is are civil service exams
100
Leader who began the Mongol empire
Who is Genghis Khan
100
nature religion of Ancient Japan
What is Shinto
200
mixing of beliefs, ideas, inventions, and activities from one group to another
What is cultural diffusion
200
writing material of choice invented by the Chinese
What is paper
200
time of peace and prosperity in the Mongol empire
What is the Pax Mongolica
200
allowed Japanese to farm larger areas of land
What is terrace farming
300
archipelago
What is a chain of islands
300
used for making money and keeping records
What is printing
300
foot-runners and horse-riders (significance)
What are means of spreading information and messages quickly throughout the empire
300
acted as a cultural bridge between China and Japan
What is Korea
400
practice of accepting some beliefs and rejecting others
What is selective borrowing
400
Invention that spurred increased sea/ocean travel
What is the compass or ships
400
Merchant who kept a journal about his time with the Mongols
Who is Marco Polo
400
superior general of the emperor's army that was the real power and authority in Japan
Who is the shogun
500
political system where kings exchange land for loyalty from nobles
What is feudalism
500
sequence of rulers from the same family
What is a dynasty
500
technology that helped the Mongols conquer a large empire
What are the bow and stirrup
500
Japanese warrior who followed bushido
Who is a samurai
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