Topic 12 lesson 1
What is it called when people are hired and promoted based on talent and skills, rather than wealth or social status?
merit system
a person who moves from place to place at different times times of the year
nomad
a device with a magnetized piece of metal that points to the north is a?
Compass
Japan is an
archipelago
It was a social system in which landowners granted people land or other rewards in exchange for military service or labor.
Feudalism
When did a military leader unite much of China and begin the Song Dynasty
It ruled China 960-1279
What happened to the Mongols after the death of Genghis Khan in 1227
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Some historians think that printing developed separately in Europe in
1400s
Japan's land area is the size of the state.
california
If a samurai’s lord was in danger, he would follow the lord, even if it meant
certain death.
How were the officials supposed to act when they tried to maintain good government?
What is a large, dry, grass-covered plain?
steppe
The Chinese had discovered the mixture of ingredients we know today as
gunpowder
It is an area that is part of a continent.
mainland
Once Japan was at peace, Japanese life
changed
When did the Jin kingdom take control of northern China?
1127
Mongols lived in clans led by?
khan
Water pumps and wheelbarrows were used in
building projects
a group of people with a common ancestor.
The first, Oda Nobunaga, worked all his life to bring Japan
“under a single sword.”
What did China try to produce during the expansion of its industries?
porcelain
After the death of Genghis Khan in 1227, the Mongol Empire continued to???
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Chinese porcelain became a
major
Males also had to provide military service to
clan leaders
The second great leader, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan in
1590