She was the emperor's concubine, later became Empress, and eventually ruled in her own right.
Wu Zhoa
Who made the largest continues land empire in history?
The Mongols
"The Scared way" or "The way of the gods"
Shinto
Another View of Buddhist doctrine that emerged in Northwest India.
Mahayana
What is the Golden region/islands?
The Southeast Asia region.
Why did the Sui Dynasty end?
The last emperor was cruel and hated so he was murdered.
One of the several separate territories ruled by Genghis Khan's descendants.
Khanates
"The way of the warrior"
Bushido
Who is the greatest Sanskrit Prose master?
Dandin
What was the first people in Southeast Asia to develop a State?
Vietnamese
What problems did the Song Dynasty encounter?
Political corruption, Invasions, and civilian uprisings.
What dynasty in China is viewed as the great age of Poetry?
Tang
How was Japanese society divided?
Rulers, farmers, artisans and servants
What was the impact of Islam on the Indian subcontinent?
Divided the subcontinent and made political disunity. Forever changed the culture of the region.
Why was the Southeast Asian region never unified under a single state?
Geographical barriers.
What where the three main Chinese Dynasties from 581-1279?
Sui, Tang and Song
What did Kublai Khan achieve?
Completed the conquest of China and established the Yuan Dynasty.
Why is Shotoku Taishi important?
He attempted to unify Japan to resist a Chinese invasion. He also introduced Buddhism to Japan and many Chinese innovations to Japan.
What Impact did Tamerlane have?
He was the last central Asian conqueror to achieve great military successes. Responsible for mass depopulation of the region. Established multiple cultural centers.
Which regions influenced the Southeast Asia region the most?
China and India
What did the invention of the moveable type mean to China and the rest of the world?
Easier to make multiple copies and get the word out faster.
What innovation helped to make literature more popular/available?
Printing
The four major islands of Japan?
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu.
What was the Adhai Din Ka Jhopra?
Temple and college used to teach Sanskrit.
What did Jayaraman II do?
He created the first Khmer Empire