Geography
The 4 largest islands of Japan
What are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu
The Mongol leader who took control of Central China
Who is Genghis Khan
Japan was introduced to Chinese customs and goods through these people
Who are Korean travelers?
The Japanese tradition of dying one's teeth black
What is Ohaguro?
A visible symbol of Chinese women’s subjugation
What is Lily Foot
Seasonal temperatures are dramatic: range from -57 degrees in the winter to 96 degrees in the summer
What is the "steppe?"
The only empress to rule all of China
Who is Wu Zetian
Individual characters that can be arranged to create a printing job and then be used over again.
What is "Moveable Type?"
These people herded domesticated animals
pastoralists
The formal wear of a Heian court lady
What is a "jūnihitoe?"
The longest river in china
What is the "Yangtze River?"
An ancient Chinese belief/theory and philosophical idea that tiān (heaven) granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well, appropriately, and fairly.
What is the "Mandate of Heaven?"
system of caravan routes of ancient times and in the Middle Ages which connected Asia with the Mediterranean and European world
What is the "Silk Road?"
Noble men and women of the Heian period filled their days with
What are elaborate rituals and artistic pursuits
Considered to be the world's first novel
What is "The Tale of Genji?"
This place has a mild climate and lots of rain
What is "Japan?"
Sent three missions to China to study Chinese civilization firsthand
Who is "Prince Shotoku?"
Two famous poets: wrote about life’s pleasures and praised orderliness
Who are "Li Bo and Tu Fu?"
Always on the move searching for good pasture to feed their herds
What are "nomads?"
A sign of beauty and aristocratic birth
What is "pale skin?"
A vast belt of dry grassland that stretches across the landmass of Eurasia
What is the "steppe?"
Held the real power in Japan during the Heian period but began to slip in the 11th century
Who is the "Fujiwara Family?"
Led to explosives like bombs/grenades/small rockets/canons
What is Gunpowder?
Groups in which members claimed to be descended from a common ancestor
What are "clans?"
Additional wives a husband has after his first wife
What is a "concubine?"