What is Pax Sinica?
Chinese Peace- development of Silk Road during this time
What religion did the Mongols practice?
Shamanism
Japanese Warrior who was expected to defend the Shogun
Samurai
Influenced Japan's culture and gov't
2 religions that competed for popular support during the Tang dynasty
Taoism and Buddhism
What dynasty came after the Qin?
Han
What year did the Chinese drive the Mongols out of China?
1386
What is a shogun?
Military leader of Japan
Formed its own kingdom at the fall of the Tang Dynasty
Vietnam
Dynasty that briefly united China during its 400 yrs of turmoil
Song
How did the Qin influence Chinese development?
First to unite under a central gov't, weights, measurements, written language
First ruler of the Mongol Empire?
Genghis Khan
First clan to unite Japan?
Yamato
Known as Angkor in the ancient world
Cambodia
Where does China get its name from?
The Qin dynasty
What happened after the fall of the Han dynasty?
400 years of civil war and turmoil
Name the 4 nomadic tribes of Mongolia
Hans, Turks, Avars, Mongols
Japanese religion that believed in the divine origin of emperors
Shintoism
Two religions that found a way to co-exist in this regiong
Shamanism and Buddhism
Dynasty that re-established Chinese rule after the Mongols
Ming Dynasty
List 5 specific contributions China made to the Western World
Fireworks, gun powder, magnetic compass, paper, ink
Dynasty ruled by Kublai Khan
Yuan dynasty
What were the Taika Reforms?
Taking control from the clans and giving it to the centralized gov't (emperor)
Gained its freedom from the fall of the Han Dynasty & formed its own federation
Korea
Put the 7 Chinese Dynasties in order