These killer tidal waves are launched from underwater earthquakes
What are tsunamis?
100
These fields are where rice is grown.
What are paddies?
100
This man is the most famous leader of the Mongols.
Who is Genghis Khan?
100
During this group's rule of China in the 1200s and 1300s, politics were stabilized and trade increased.
Who are the Mongols?
100
These people were the first to spread Indian ideas to Southeast Asia.
Who are merchants?
200
This is a multistoried Chinese temple
What is a pagoda?
200
This is the Japanese writing system adapted from the Chinese way of writing.
What is kana?
200
This Venetian merchant traveled to China during the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty.
Who is Marco Polo?
200
Mongols used this technology to destroy Chinese city walls.
What are cannons?
200
During the Heian period in Japan, these people were responsible for creating many important works of literature.
Who are women?
300
This term refers to a chain of islands.
What is archipelago?
300
This Korean system of writing was created to simplify writing and reading, leading to a high literacy rate.
What is hangul?
300
Japanese shoguns under this shogunate used this method to control the daimyo.
What is forcing them to live in the capital (Edo) every other year?
300
During this dynasty, China forced Tibet, Korea, and Vietnam to be tributary states.
What is the Tang dynasty?
300
The great temple of Angkor Wat depicts fictures that tell Hindu myths and glorify the king. This temple was built in this empire.
What is Khmer?
400
This Korean porcelain has a unique green-blue glaze.
What is celadon?
400
This is the payment that a woman brings to her marriage.
What is a dowry?
400
Chinese Tang empress Wu Zhao supported this dynasty in gaining control of Korea.
What is the Silla dynasty?
400
Art during the Song and Tang dynasties in China emphasized harmony between the spiritual and natural worlds. That reflects the beliefs of this religion common in China at the time.
What is Daoism?
400
Korea was influenced greatly by this country due to its geographical location.
What is China?
500
The policy of splitting up large farms to give parcels of land to peasants reduced the power of nobles and strengthened the central government. This policy is called...
What is land reform?
500
This practice, common in Southeast Asia, means that inheritance runs through the mother.
What is matrilineal inheritance (also accept matrilineal descent)?
500
This Chinese peasant leader overthrew the Mongol rulers to establish the Ming dynasty.
Who is Zhu Yuanzhang?
500
These people were often responsible for managing the family's finances in Tang and Song society.
What are women?
500
In Japanese society, this person was a powerless figurehead.