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Why was Japan isolated from Korea and China in ancient times?
Japan’s island location separated it physically from the rest of Asia.
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Why was Buddhism the official state philosophy of the Han dynasty?
Buddhism was the official state philosophy of the Han dynasty because it brought inner peace and stability.
100
How can Genghis Khan’s expeditions of conquest be characterized?
Genghis Khan’s expeditions of conquest can be characterized by the bloody attacks wiping out entire populations.
100
What were the consequences of the period of isolationism in China?
China faced a lack of trade and a lack of development, but it did provide protection from outsiders.
100
What was expected of the samurai?
Samurai were expected to live simple, self-disciplined lives and they were expected to commit suicide if they did not honor their lord.
200
What is kami?
Kami is the Japanese belief that everything in nature has spirits and those spirits keep people from harm. The Japanese also believed their clan chiefs were descended from kami ancestors.
200
What new developments aided food production, and how did they improve it?
Fast-ripening rice allowed farmers to grow more than one crop in the time, which lead to a population increase from 60 million during the Tang Dynasty to 100 million people by the Song Dynasty.
200
Why was it important that the Great Wall of China was more than 2,000 miles long?
The Great Wall was built to keep out northern invaders.
200
Who are the daimyo and why did they hire samurai?
The daimyo are large landowners and they hired the samurai to protect their lands without pay but given a portion of land to live.
200
What was the difference between the emperor and the shogun?
The emperor appeared to rule, but was just a figurehead. The shogun actually ruled in the emperor’s name because the emperor was busy living a lavish lifestyle.
300
Why was the Tang dynasty called the golden age of Chinese civilization?
The Tang dynasty was called the golden age of Chinese civilization because the Tang dynasty produced great rulers who expanded Chinese territory and encouraged art and culture to grow.
300
What effect did opening the Pacific ports to foreign traders have on China?
It expanded trading, contributing to a strong economy in China.
300
What effect might Marco Polo’s description of life in China have on European traders?
Many Europeans became interested in trading with China.
300
Why did the Samurai period in Japan last until 1800s?
Japan was isolated from the rest of the world, Japan’s rulers banned guns and limited technology.
400
Who was Empress Wu?
Empress Wu was the only woman to rule China
400
How did the Grand Canal affect trade in China?
The Grand Canal connected major cities and allowed a large amount of goods and crops to be transported from agricultural areas to the cities...Hangzhou had the best access to trade routes on the ocean.
400
What might happen if a robber attacked the home of a samurai family while the men were at war?
Women of the samurai class were also trained to fight so that they could defend their homes, so the women of the family would probably protect the home from robbers.
400
Who unified Japan in the 1500s?
Oda Nodunaga
400
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500
What might have happened to China if Empress Wu had not been such a strong leader?
The dynasty would have collapsed and thrown China into another Period of Disunion.
500
What philosophy did the Song dynasty adopt as its official policy?
Neo-Confucianism
500
Why do you think the Ming dynasty turned to isolationism?
The period of Mongol rule was the first time all of China was ruled by foreigners. They only wanted to be ruled by Chinese so the Ming Dynasty was suspicious of foreigners.
500
What was Bushido and who was expected to live by its rules?
Bushido was a samurai code of rules. Both men and women from samurai families were expected to follow them.
500
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