Topic 12 Lesson 1
A material was important for ceramics?
What is porcelain?
A Mongol ruler
What is a khan?
A piece of technology that allowed travelers to go far without getting lost
What is a compass?
A group or chain of islands
What is an arichipelago?
Local land-owning lords
What is daimyo?
A system of government has many departments and bureaus led by appointed officials
What is bureaucracy?
The most famous Mongol ruler?
What is Genghis Khan?
A highly valued trade item
What is silk?
A group of people with a common ancestor
What is a clan?
Someone who is a symbolic leader while someone else is truly in control
What is a figurehead?
This dynasty ruled from 960 to 1279
What is the Song dynasty?
Joined the rebellion against the Mongols and became their leader?
What is Zhu Yuan Zhang?
This religious Indian leader founded Buddhism
What is Siddhartha Gautama?
A holy being that represents a spirit of nature
What is kami?
A strict code of conduct which guided samurai behavior
What is the code of bushido?
A system where people hired and promoted based on talent and skills?
What is the merit system?
Decided to move the capital from the southern city of Nanjing to Beijing in the north after his father's death?
What is Yongle?
This word translates to "the way" and is often referred to a Chinese philosophy
What is dao?
Someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is unable to rule
What is a regent?
Supreme military commander
What is shogun?
This term refers to an economy in which people use currency rather than bartering to buy and sell goods?
What is the money economy?
Portuguese sailors, protests in China, and foreign invasion led to the decline of what dynasty?
What is the Ming dynasty?
This philosophy rose during the Song era and showed the influence of Buddhism and Daoism
What is Neo-Confucianism?
Chinese culture from this dynasty strongly influenced Japan and Korea
What is the Tang dynasty?
Ruler who sent mongols to take over Japan in the 1200s
What is Kublai Khan?