Chinese Dynasties
What dynasty reunified China?
The Sui Dynasty
This group of people were nomadic people from the Asian Steppe who herded and sheep. They may also have drank horse blood for hydration.
The Mongols
What is a core belief in Shintoism?
The belief that everything and everyone has a soul or (Kami)
This desert covers most of Mongolia and some of Northern China
Gobi Desert
What's 7x7
49
What was built during the Sui dynasty that allowed trade of goods and Buddhism to spread throughout China?
The Grand Canal
This man is responsible for starting the Mongol Empire
Genghis Khan
Who was at the top of the Japanese feudal pyramid? (Social structure)
The Shogun
The Plateau of Tibet
What is the powerhouse of a cell?
The mitochondria
Military Expansion
How did the Mongols improve trade along the Silk road?
They protected caravans from bandits
Samurai were originally hired to do what?
To protect farm land from opposing armies (A.K.A. Bodyguards)
This ocean lies between Asia and the Americas
The Pacific Ocean
This was a series of wars between Christian knights and Muslim armies over control of the Holy land
The Crusades
The Ming dynasty did this to separate themselves from the rest of China and the world.
ISOLATED
This traveler from Venice, Italy spent most of his life in the court of Kublai Khan and documented his travels in a book which became very popular in Europe. (his name is synonymous with a famous children's game)
Marco? POLO!
What is a Daimyo?
A rich landowner
This mountain range is the natural border between India and China
The Himalayan Mountains
Julius Caesar was the emperor of what large empire
The Roman Empire
The Yuan
The black death and poor leadership
Murakami Shikibu wrote the worlds first novel what was it called?
The Tale of Genji
If a traveler was trying to spread Buddhism from India into China what two geographical features would he have to traverse?
The Himalayan mountains and the Plateau of Tibet
I am a mammal. I have webbed feet and a bill like a duck. I lay eggs. what am I?
Platypus