Take Me Back to Constantinople
Mother Russia
Watch Your Steppes
Not Your Mother's Porcelain
East Side
100
The building of cisterns helped maintain this much needed resource
What is drinking water
100
Russian for "caesar", the title for the Russian prince
What is Czar
100
This "Universal Ruler" united Asia around 1200, using terror as his weapon of choice.
Who is Genghis Khan
100
A new type of this yielded double the crop of previous years
What is rice
100
In Japan, these warriors protected aristocratic landowners
Who are Samurai
200
Meaning "Holy Wisdom" this church was rebuilt during Justinian's reign
What is Hagia Sophia
200
Using boats, this group traveled south to Kiev and helped establish the first unified Russia.
Who are the Vikings
200
This Italian trader and traveler served in Kublai Khan's court for nearly two decades
Who is Marco Polo
200
The building of these improved water transportation
What are canals
200
Built during the Khmer empire (present day Cambodia), it remains the world's largest religious structure
What is Angkor Wat
300
This great military leader used trebuchets
Who is Basil II
300
Princess Olga brought this back to Russia after her visit to Constantinople, forming a link between the two empires
What is religion (Eastern Orthodox)
300
This "divine wind" saved Japan from Kublai Khan's invading forces
What is Kamikaze
300
The elite upper-class; based on level of education
What is the gentry (scholar-officials)
300
A decline in Japan's imperial central power led to this type of system, emphasizing local rule
What is feudal system (feudalism)
400
The Great Schism split the church into these two branches
What is Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox
400
In Moscow, Ivan III refuses to do this and frees Russia from Mongol control
What is pay tribute (taxes)
400
A time of increased travel and prosperous trade during Mongol reign
What is the Pax Mongolica (Mongol Peace)
400
During China's Golden Age, these two types of art flourished
What is poetry and painting
400
Considered the world's first novel, it illustrates Heian society
What is The Tale of Genji
500
Byzantine missionaries created a written language for the Slavic people using this alphabet, the basis for the Russian language
What is the Cyrillic alphabet
500
Upon his death, Kiev becomes divided and begins to decline
Who is Yaroslov the Wise
500
After the death of Genghis Khan, the empire was divided into four of these
What are Khanates
500
During the Tang & Song Dynasties, the power of this group began to fad
What is the aristocracy (aristocratic families)
500
Modeled after the Chinese, Koreans established this, which included an examination system
What is Confucian civil service system
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