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Geography
100
What was a samurai's job?
Warriors/soldiers
100
Name one result of Zheng He's voyages.
Opened zoos and ate new foods Brought silk, tea, and Chinese culture to foreigners China collected tribute from areas in E. Africa and Asia Increased interest in the rest of the world
100
This political philosophy emphasized extreme laws.
Legalism
100
Emperor Shi Huangdi built this to guard his tomb.
Terracotta Soldiers
100
Name one of the two major Chinese rivers.
Huang He River and Yangtze River
200
Samurai had to live by a code called
Bushido
200
Japan is a series of islands. What is a series of islands called?
Archipelago
200
Civil service exams tested ones knowledge of this philosophy.
Confucianism
200
Name two thins traded on the Silk Road.
Silk, fruit, nuts, jewelry, spices, ideas, disease, religion
200
This mountain range isolated China from India.
Himalaya Mountains
300
Samurai had to commit ritual suicide if they were dishonored. What is this called?
Sepukku
300
How did footbinding begin?
Emperor's concubines began to bind their feet so rich people wanted to copy them.
300
This is a social class system that is based on a system of rights and obligation.
Feudalism
300
This was a painful practice that women had to endure during the Song dynasty.
Footbinding
300
This desert divided China from Mongolia.
Gobi Desert
400
A samurai sword is called a
Katana
400
This was a royal palace that had 9000 rooms, 35 foot walls, and commoners were not allowed inside.
Forbidden City
400
This is the idea that the emperor gets the right to rule from the gods.
Mandate of Heaven
400
These exams tested one's knowledge of Confucius and allowed you to get a government job.
Civil service exams
400
This plateau is the largest in the world.
Tibetan Plateau
500
Describe the relationship between a samurai and daimyo.
Daimyos were nobles who hired samurais to work for them.
500
Why did Zheng He's voyages end?
Government officials decided it was too expensive.
500
This is the cycle by which new dynasties take power.
Dynastic cycle
500
This was a series of trade routes that connected Asia and Europe.
Silk Road
500
Name one impact of Chinese geography.
Isolation, protection, ethnocentrism