Ruling Your Kingdom
Mughal sultan who strengthened his empire by promoting diversity in his court and government.
Who is Akbar the Great?
Sent a fleet of treasure ships to gain tributary relationships across the Indian Ocean?
What is the Ming Dynasty?
Special part of the Ottoman sultan's palace where his wives and concubines stayed with the children.
What is the harem?
What are kamis?
When these people ruled China, person could travel (the Silk Road) with a gold platter from where the sun rises to where it sets without being robbed.
Who are the Mongols?
The Chinese, both Ming and Ching, impacted global trade when they decided only to accept these metals during the commerce.
What is gold and silver?
Ruled Japan as shoguns from 1603-1868.
Who are the Tokugawa?
Wrapping female's feet tightly with cloth from childhood to reduce their foot size and be more appealing to Chinese male elites.
What is foot-binding?
These polytheists follow dharma to have good karma to have a better rebirth to a higher caste.
Who are Hindus?
What is the Khmer Kingdom?
The Song used this and the Ming re-instituted it after the Mongols. It was the system used to pick the scholar-gentry, who would operate the bureaucracy.
What is the civil service exam?
Name taken by the Mongols which made their rule sound more Chinese.
What is the Yuan Dynasty?
In China, this philosophy told women that it was their duty to take care of the home and wait on their husbands.
What is Confucianism?
This Indian religion is monotheistic and believes in the equality of all believers similar to Islam but also believes in karma and reincarnation.
What is Sikhism?
What is hangul?
During different times, Hindus and Sikhs had to pay this, a special tax, to practice their religions.
What is the jizya?
What is centralize or centralization?
She was the person for whom the Taj Mahal was built.
What is the Taj Mahal?
They believe all life is suffering because of desire and say to eliminate desire they should live by the Eightfold Path.
What is Buddhism?
What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?
What is devshirme?
During the Song Dynasty, rivers and canals, including but not limited to this very large canal, were important to trade.
What is the Grand Canal?
The Trung Sisters of this Southeast Asian nation helped it win its independence from outsiders. Hint: It was once called the Champa Kingdom.
What is Vietnam?
Traditional religion of China, it is promotes being at one with nature and the harmony of opposites. You can see evidence of this in their landscape paintings.
What is Taoism/Daoism?
The kingdoms of this region such as the Khmer and Srivijaya inhabited both mainland territories as well as islands.
What is Southeast Asia?