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100
The Tang Dynasty is responsible for reviving the _________________________, as a means to choose government officials.
civil service exams
100
How did Genghis Khan solve the problem posed by the Great Wall of China?
He went around it.
100

Another name for Ancient Korea

Joseon or Goryeo 

100
These people were the warrior class of Japanese society.
The Samurai
100
Japan is a series of islands. The geographic term for this is _____________________.
archipelago
200
Government officials in China were known as the __________________ class.
gentry
200

Leader of the Mongols

Genghis Khan

200

What religion culturally influenced Korea?

Buddhism

200

Early Japanese Society (probably originally migrated from the Asian mainland)

Yamato Clan

200
Describe the "ring of fire".
volcanos, earthquakes, and tsunamis (violent geology)
300
Instead of conquering smaller neighboring countries China typically forced these states to _________________.
pay tribute, become tributary states
300
Describe Pax Mongolica.
period of relative peace during Mongol rule, someone could journey from one end of the empire to the other with gold and not be harmed
300

What was the three Kingdoms period in Korea

  • Three kingdoms controlled the peninsula:

    • Goguryeo (37 BCE-668)

    • Baekje (18 BCE-660)

    • Silla (57 BCE-935)

  • 668- Silla would conquer the other two.

300
This person typically had more power than the Emperor of Japan because he controlled the military.
The Shogun
300
Shintoism is the belief that ________________.
spirits (kami) are in everything in nature, beauty of nature
400
How did the Song Dynasty improve the economy of China?
improved farming, built canals, open border policy of trade, paper money
400

Buddhist Monk who led to the overthrow of the Yuan in 1368. (Begins Ming Dynasty)

Zhu Yuanzhang

400
The Ming Dynasty hired ______________________ to explore the world outside of China.
Zheng He
400

Isolationist foreign policy

Sakoku

400

Name something intangible that was traded along the silk road

Traditions, religion, ideas, culture

500

Describe foot binding and explain its purpose.

binding feet to keep them small; attractive to gentry class men, used as a way for men to control women.

500
Who is Marco Polo and why is he important?
Italian explorer who traveled throughout Asia, wrote down his experiences, and inspired other Europeans to explore.
500
What was the purpose of Chinese exploration?
to show the rest of the world the greatness of Chinese civilization (400 foot ships)
500

Describe and name the Japanese religion that was most prominent during this time

  • Shinto: The way of the gods. Kami: nature spirits, harmony. Emperors revered as living gods descended from sun goddess. Shinto shrines found throughout Japan

    Dedicated to objects such as mountains, waterfalls, trees, oddly shaped rocks, etc. 

500
How did the Tokugawa Shogunate control the daimyo of Japan?
forced the daimyo to live in the capital city of Edo every other year; the daimyo's family had to live in the capital all year long