Lesson 1
A system of government with many departments and bureaus led by appointed officials
Bureaucracy
Another name for a ruler
Khan
A device with a magnetized piece of metal that points to the north
Compass
A chain of islands
Archipelago
A supreme military commander
Shogun
The year Tang Taizong become emperor
626
The year in which the Battle of Ayn Jalut took place
1260
An ancient Chinese philosophy
Daoism
An area that is part of a continent
Mainland
A social system in which landowners granted people land
Feudalism
The years during which the Song dynasty ruled
960-1279
The year in which Genghis’s grandson, Kublai Khan, took over northern China.
1260
The number of people that huge ships, known as “junks,” could hold up to
500
In what year did a new group called the Yayoi emerge in Japan
250 BCE
The year in which the Khan sent hundreds of ships across the sea
1274
People are hired and promoted based on talent and skills, rather than wealth or social status
Merit system
A tyrant or dictator
Despot
During what dynasty did Buddhism reach China
Han dynasty
In what year did Prince Shotoku take power over the government
593
Local land owners
Daimyo
The year in which a battle between two empires in Central Asia took place
751
The year in which Portuguese sailors arrived in China
1514
In what year did Wuzong order the destruction of many Buddhist monasteries and temples
845
Someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is unable to rule, often because of his age
Regent
The year in which Tokugawa Ieyasu united the country of Japan again
1600