Topic 12 lesson 1
Who was the founder of the Tang dynasty?
Tang Gaozu
What is a large, dry, grass-covered plain from which Mongols in Northwestern China came?
Steppe
In the 800s, the Chinese made books using what?
Block printing
What is a chain of islands?
An archipelago
Who received the title of Shogun?
The Minamoto
What is a system of government with many departments and bureaus led by appointed officials?
Bureacracy
Who was the warrior who had united the Mongol clans under his rule?
Genghis Khan
Chinese shipbuilding technologies were the most advanced in the world through which dynasty?
The Ming dynasty
Who was the first group of humans to arrive in Japan?
The Jomon
Who were the local land-owning lords?
The daimyo
What caused the fall of the Tang dynasty?
War with neighboring peoples, drought, famine, rise in taxes, and attacks against the military leaders.
Who is the ruler of the Yuan dynasty?
Kublai Khan (Genghis's grandson).
What were the "Three Perfections"?
Painting, Poetry, Calligraphy.
What did Prince Shotoku support to help strengthen Japan?
Buddhism.
Who was the ruler of the Mongols?
Kublai Khan
Who did the song rulers give control to so their military wouldn't hold too much power?
Government officials who were not in the military.
What did the Mongols re-open across Central Asia?
The ancient Silk Road.
What were the basic teachings of Daoism?
All things-Earth, heaven, people- should follow the Dao.
What is Japan still ruled by?
Clans
Who was the second leader who unified Japan?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
What is it where people are hired and promoted based on talent nd skills, rather than wealth or social status?
The Merit system
Who joined a rebellion against the Mongols as a young man and became the leader?
Zhu Yuan Zhang.
What countries borrowed the Chinese writing system?
Vietnam, Korea, Japan
"Son Of Heaven"
What caused the daimyo, samurai, and peasants to become less prosperous?
The new economic forces