VOCABULARY
What is the definition of Acquired
Came into possession or control of
Who was one of the Genghis Khan's grandson and set up a new Chinese dynasty.
Kublai Khan
What dynasty lasted from 581-618 and came to an end after their ruler died?
The Sui Dynasty
What religion taught that the material world was not real.
Buddhism
What was government based on in the capital of China
Provinces, Districts, and Villages
What is a ceramic made of finely baked at very high temperatures
Porcelian
Who unified the Mongols and was elected Genghis Khan in the Gobi.
Temujin
What dynasty lasted from 618-907 and maintained a more stable economy.
The Tang Dynasty
What religion went against Buddhism and believed that the world was real and fulfillment comes from participation in the world.
Neo-Confucianism
In Chinese society what was a girl's parents expected to provide when she married?
Dowry (money, goods, or property )
What is the definition of Scholar-gentry
A group of people in China who controlled much of the land and produced most of the candidates for civil service.
Who were two of the most popular poets during the Tang era.
Li Bo and Du Fu
What
The Song Dynasty
What religion linked to a belief in the divinity of the emperor and the sacredness of the Japanese nation
Shinto
What was expected to encourage high moral ideas and served as a means of self-expression?
Poetry
Which strict code where Japanese Samurai supposed to live by?
Hint: "The way of the warrior"
Bushido
Who created a centralized system of government, based roughly on the Chinese model.
Shotoku Taishi
Who rose to power in Asia and were pastoral people from modern-day Mongolia?
The Mongols
Which belief about self-discipline became part of the samurai's warrior code?
The Zen Belief
What is the best known poem in China? Who wrote it?
Quiet Night Thoughts; Li Bo
What is "the teachings of the elders"?
Theravada
The ruler of a Mongol state to the north of the Pamirs.
Timur Lenk
Who were the local aristocrats that were heads of noble families?
The Daimyo people
What in Japanese architecture serves as an important means of expression?
Landscape
What influenced the portrayal of humans as insignificant in the midst of nature?
Daoism