Ancient China
This religion spread from India to China and taught people to meditate and let go of material possessions.
Buddhism
These nomadic warriors were famous for riding horses and shooting arrows.
Mongols
This famous network of trade routes connected Europe and Asia.
Silk Road
This traditional Japanese religion teaches respect for nature and sacred spirits.
Shintoism
These Japanese warriors protected powerful nobles and landowners.
Samurai
The Song Dynasty introduced this fast-growing crop from Vietnam.
Rice
This leader united the Mongols and created a powerful empire.
Genghis Khan
This European traveler visited China and shared stories of his travels.
Marco Polo
These sacred spirits or powers are important in the Shinto religion.
Kami
This code of conduct taught samurai to value loyalty, honor, and courage.
Bushido Code
These two types of transportation routes were improved or built to increase trade during the Song Dynasty.
Roads and canals
This grandson of Genghis Khan established the Yuan Dynasty in China.
Kublai Khan
This Chinese explorer led seven major sea voyages during the Ming Dynasty.
Japan borrowed writing, Buddhism, and government ideas from these two countries.
China and Korea
These military leaders held real political power in Japan.
Shoguns
This printing method used carved wooden blocks to make copies of books.
Woodblock printing
The Mongols often allowed conquered people to continue practicing these.
Religions
This famous palace complex in Beijing was home to China's emperors.
Forbidden City
This city became Japan's capital during the Heian period.
Kyoto
During the Heian period, these wealthy landowners gained power and hired samurai to protect them.
Nobles and aristocrats
This belief system developed during the late Tang and Song Dynasties and brought back Confucian ideas.
Neo-Confucianism
Name two strategies or policies that helped the Mongols conquer or control large areas.
Strong cavalry, terror tactics, a postal system, religious tolerance, or promoting people based on ability
This policy limited China's contact with other countries and reduced overseas exploration.
Isolationism
This Japanese author wrote The Tale of Genji, a famous story about noble life
Murasaki Shikibu
Explain the difference between the emperor and the shogun in medieval Japan.
What is the emperor was the traditional ruler, while the shogun controlled the military government and held real political power?