Tang and Song China
Name at least three important inventions from Tang/Song China
Gunpowder, compass, clock, watertight compartments, silk reeling machine, printing, etc.
The traditional religion of Japan, focusing on ancestor worship and appreciation of nature is called
Shinto
The time period of peace and stability that the Mongols ruled over is know as...
The Pax Mongolica
Jill
Ms. Garrett
The declining status of women during the Tang period is demonstrated by the practice of...
Foot binding
This book, written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu, is sometimes considered the first novel
The Tale of Genji
The Mongol Empire attacked but failed to conquer...
Japan, the Levant, Vienna and Venice
Rene
Mr. Lemieux
This woman was the only Empress ever to rule China
Wu Zhao
Name two ideas/inventions/products that Japan adopted from China
Tea, landscape painting, written language, civil service exam system
The Mongols live in these circular, mobile huts called...
Yurts
Aleida
Ms. Baumgartner
This short-lived dynasty preceded the Tang and built the Grand Canal
The Sui Dynasty
This Prince converted to Buddhism during the Yamato period
Prince Shotoko
The Mongols originated in this flat grassland in present-day Mongolia
The Eastern Steppe
Edin
Mr. Cekic
The Battle of Talas (751) stopped the expansion of both Tang China and this empire...
The Abbasid Caliphate
Starting in the Kamakura period, emperors of Japan typically shared power with a military dictator called a...
Shogun
Name at least three European cities visitied by Rabban Bar Sauma on his trip to Europe
Constantinople, Rome, Naples, Paris, Bordeaux
Margherita
Ms. B. (Bragagnolo)