The Three Dynasties
In 581, a new Chinese empire was set up under a dynasty known as this
The Sui Dynasty
The Mongols were a pastoral people from the region of a modern-day land called this
What is Mongolia?
The ancestors of present-day Japanese settled in the Yamato Plain near the location of these modern cities
What is Osaka and Kyoto?
This Italian merchant described the Song capital of Hangzhou to European readers as one of the largest and wealthiest cities on Earth
Who is Marco Polo?
Those who serve warriors fought on horseback, clad in helmet and armor, and carried a sword and a bow
Who are samuris?
Emperor Tang Xuanzang is remembered for this reason
What is for his devotion to a commoner's daughter?
This is what Genghis Khan did to rule the new Mongol Empire
What is he set up a capital city at Karakorum?
The emperor began to use this title during the Nara Period
Who is " Son of Heaven"?
The concubine of the second Tang emperor, who became empress of China
Who is Wu Zhao?
A strict warrior code, known in Japan as "the way of the warrior” that a samurai was supposed to live by
What is the Bushido?
This dynasty ruled during a period of economic prosperity and cultural achievement, from 960 to 1279
What is the Song Dynasty?
The Mongols created this by conquering China (hint: the main idea of section 2)
What is the world’s largest land empire?
A Yamato prince who tried to unify the various clans so that the Japanese could more effectively resist an invasion by the Chinese
Who is Shotoku Taishi?
Born during the 1160s, he gradually unified the Mongols and was elected Genghis Khan
Who was Temüjin?
The title of the military dictator who exercised actual power
What is a shogun?
This emperor built a Grand Canal to link the Yellow River and Yangtze River together in China
Who is Sui Yangdi?
The problems that the Mongol Dynasty eventually fell victim to along with other dynasties
What is spending too much on foreign conquests, corruption at court, and growing internal instability?
The court author who wrote The Tale of Genji
Who is Murasaki Shikibu?
A grandson to Genghis Khan’s, he completed the conquest of the Song Dynasty and established a new Chinese dynasty, the Yuan
Who is Kublai Khan?
Heads of noble families, called “great names,” who controlled vast landed estates that owed no taxes to the government
Who are daimyo?
This dynasty brought peace to northwestern China and expanded their control to the borders of Tibet, an area north of the Himalaya
What is the Tang Dynasty?
The Mongol dynasty was also known as this dynasty
What is the Yuan Dynasty?
By the end of the twelfth century, rivalries among these families had led to almost constant civil war
Who are the Japanese aristocratic families?
Two of the most popular poets during the Tang era
Who are Li Bo and Du Fu?
Known as the samurai warrior’s code of behavior, this teaches that enlightenment comes through strong self-discipline and a long process of meditation
What is Zen?