What is one attribute of the Ming Government
Centralized bureaucracy
Civil Service Exam system
Set up National school system
Ran large number of factories and workshops
Improvement of Grand Canal
Name consumer goods from the Ming Dynasty.
Porcelain, paper, tools, books, beads, hats, knives
Why did Japan need to trade?
Lack of natural resources because of the mountains and it is an archipelago
Genghis Khan
He united the Mongol tribes and conquered land to expand their empire.
Archipelago
Nanjing
This custom in China made women more marriageable than those who didn't do this
Footbinding
Heads of noble families, received land and rice from shogun in exchange for military service
Daimyo
Dozens of hundreds of related families, beyond extended family
Clan
Supreme ruler below emperor and distributor of the national rice crop
Shogun
Shogunate controlled the daimyo through this. Daimyo had to have two residences, one in Edo and one in their own lands
Hostage System
The Imperial City today is known as Beijing, but it also once had this nickname
Forbidden City
Why was Japan highly influenced by China?
Korea acted as a landbridge, and ideas and beliefs spread from China to Japan.
Where the Shogun's court was located, had a population of more than 1 million
Edo
What is a factor that contributed to Mongol success?
Superior military skills, outstanding leadership, and the mastery of horses.
List the requirement of the Civil Service Exam established in China
Had to be qualified for the job
How did the "Forbidden" City get its nickname.
It was off limits to outsiders and even most people in China adding to its mythical lore.
Why were people against continuing the voyages of Zheng He?
The black death, floods, maintaining the grand canal, fixing the great wall, protection against Korea and Vietnam
How was the warrior class organized in the Tokugawa Era of Japan?
shogun, daimyo, samurai and ronin
What is a consequence of the Mongols controlling Russia?
After they conquered Russia, the Mongols kept Russia isolated from developments that were taking place in Western Europe.
The Mongols taught the Russians how to have a centralized government- A strong government with one ruler in firm control.