Sui, Tang, Song
During the Tang and Song dynasties (618-1279), the Chinese built canals and became excellent shipbuilders. This indicates that the Chinese at this time were interested in
What is trading with other cultures?
A characteristic of both European and Japanese feudalism was
What is a decentralized government?
Most of which continent came under Mongol influence and rule?
What is Asia?
The Chinese dynasty that defeated the Mongols in the 14th century was the
What is the Ming Dynasty?
In ancient India, how was a person's caste determined?
What is by birth?
Which belief system was the basis for the civil service exams given during the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties?
What is confucianism?
Five Relationships
Code of Chivalry
Bushido
One similarity between these terms is that they all
What is convey rules of acceptable behavior within a society?
The Mongols lived along the steppes of Asia. Steppes are
What are windswept plains?
Zheng He’s seven voyages are sponsored by the government.
Corn and peanuts are introduced into the people’s diet.
The Forbidden City is built in Beijing.
Which time period is associated with these statements?
What is the Ming Dynasty?
The Mongols were pastoralists. This means that they
What is herded animals?
Which geographic feature served as a barrier that protected ancient China and was used as an invasion route by the Aryans into ancient India?
Bonus of 100: specific name
What are mountains?
Himalayan
Which practice in medieval Europe was most similar to a Japanese warrior’s code of bushido?
What is chivalry?
The Mongols were pastoralists. This means that they
What is herded animals?
The man was a famous Venetian trader and explorer. He lived from 1254 to 1324 in what is now Italy. He and his father, Niccolo, and his uncle, Maffeo, were some of the first Westerners to travel to China.
Who is Marco Polo?
I was known for conquering foreign lands during the 1200s A.D. My Mongol army took control of land from China into Siberia and established the Mongol Empire lasting from 1206 to 1368. I was one of the most successful military leaders in history. Who am I?
Who is Genghis Khan?
Chinese landscape painting was popular
Calligraphy, fancy handwriting, flourished
Pagoda shaped temples were created
Porcelain was made
This shows that China believed that….
What is art is important?
The terms Bushido, samurai, and daimyo are most closely associated with which group in Japanese history?
What are warriors?
One important impact of the Mongol expansion across Asia and Europe was the
What is rise in trade along the silk road?
The decision to end Zheng He’s voyages is considered a turning point in the history of Ming China because this action
What is it marked a shift to a more traditional inward focus?
Which group used the stirrup, skilled horsemanship, and siege warfare techniques to conquer much of Asia and part of Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries?
Who are the Mongols?
China, Korea, and Japan share cultural similarities in part due to their
What is contact through trade?
During the feudal period of Japanese history, the emperor had mainly symbolic authority. Who had the real power?
What is power was given to Shoguns and Daimyo?
After the fall of the Mongol Empire, which city emerged as the new political and cultural center of Russia?
What is Moscow?
Kidnapped Zheng He and changed his name from Ma He
Who is the Ming Dynasty/emperor?
One way in which Pax Romana and Pax Mongolia are similar is that both were characterized by
What is political stability?