Dynasties and Capitals
China until Tang
China From Song to Qing
Ancient Japan
Ancient Korea
100

The Tokugawa Shogunate was based in Edo, now known as this city with a metropolitan area of over 35 million people.

What is Tokyo?

100

Often mistaken to be French, German, and Roman, this Spring and Autumn Period philosopher's teachings can be found all over East and Southeast Asia.

Who is Confucius?

100

This European explorer traversed the Silk Road to visit and document the court of Kublai Khan.

Who is Marco Polo?

100
During the Meiji Restoration, this company was a major seller of hanafuda cards, but eventually diversified their products to include recreational technology as well.

What is Nintendo?

100

Korea was formally annexed by this empire in 1910.

What is Japan?

200

Also one of the names of the Chinese currency, this dynasty was from 1279 to 1368.

What is the Yuan Dynasty?

200

This author of the Spring and Autumn Period wrote The Art of War.

Who is Sun Tzu?

200

This waterway was built during the Sui Dynasty, and connects the Yellow River to the Yangtze River.

What is the Grand Canal?

200

The Showa era marked the reign of this emperor, who oversaw the annexation of Manchukuo and all of the World War II campaigns.

Who is Hirohito?

200

King Sejong invented this alphabet.

What is Hangul?

300

Known for its blue and white porcelain, this penultimate Chinese dynasty ruled from 1368 to 1644.

What is the Ming Dynasty?

300

These statues were found in a large burial ground dating back to the Qin Dynasty.

What are the Terra Cotta Warriors?

300
He was the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty and China in general.

Who is Pu Yi?

300
This shogunate ruled over Japan after the namesake clan emerged victorious from the Warring States (Sengoku) Period.

What is the Tokugawa shogunate?

300

When Balhae emerged victorious at the end of the North South States period, they renamed themselves this name, which sounds a lot like the name of the peninsula.

What is Goryeo?

400

This Chinese dynasty was from 221 BC to 206 BC.

What is the Qin Dynasty?

400

The most notable Shang Dynasty artifacts included writing on these items.

What are oracle bones?

400

Losing these wars led to the Qing Dynasty losing Hong Kong - and by extension, Macau and Vladivostok.

What are the Opium Wars? (accept: First and Second Opium Wars)

400

This Edo period painting by Hokusai was part of a series called "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji".

What is The Great Wave off Kanagawa?

400

In the Korean language, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea calls the nations on the peninsula by the names "North" and "South" this.

What is Choson?

500

The Heian period is named after the city of Heian now known by this name, which means "capital city" in Japanese.

What is Kyoto?
500

This Tang Dynasty work about a monkey king who travels with a monk to find Buddhist sutras was the inspiration for the Dragon Ball anime series.

What is Journey to the West?

500

This mustache style was based on the fashion style of the Qing imperial court.

What is Fu Manchu?

500

This is the most notable literary work from the Heian period, written primarily about the era's aristocratic society.

What is The Tale of Genji?

500

The Three Kingdoms turned into the North South States period after this kingdom unified the southern half of the Korean peninsula.

What is Silla?

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