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Mongols
Eastern Philosophies
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Test Questions
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established a money economy to make trade easier
What is Tang or Song
100
the Mongols were the most successful of the nomads who invaded _____ establishing a vast empire
What is China
100
started by Siddhartha, a system of belief held that people should give up worldly desires and seek enlightenment
What is Buddhism
100
Chinese invention that helped European sailors determine directions
What is Compass
100
True or False: As rulers of China, the Mongols honored some Chinese traditions, but mostly stayed apart from the Chinese
What is True
200
advances in farming took place during this dynasty
What is Tang or Song
200
when the Mongols came to power, they reopened the ______ to trade
What is Silk Road
200
the ideas of _____ appealed to rulers of Korea and Vietnam who adopted ideas about relationships and authority into their government
What is Confucius
200
government departments restored by the Tang
What is Bureaucracy
200
Chinese invention that helped trade along the Silk Road as this form of currency was easier to carry
What is Paper Money
300
took over after the Mongols and cut off contact with outsiders because they thought they would break Chinese laws
What is Ming
300
Mongols spread out from the grasslands of the _____ to conquer the largest empire in the world
What is Steppe
300
believers thought following "the way" would bring them peace and they speak about the Yin and Yang
What is Daoism
300
system that rewarded people with government jobs for performing well on civil service exams
What is Merit
300
name a country China influenced culturally with its culinary arts, fashion and so on.
What is Japan, Vietnam, Korea, Laos...
400
ensured government officials were educated and honest by merit system and moving officials around
What is Song
400
what Mongols did to taxes to make trade better along the Silk Road
What is Lower
400
began in India
What is Buddhism
400
during the Tang & Song, this item helped transportation, trade and travel as it also helped prevent flooding of crops
What is Grand Canal
400
specific foreign group with higher social status than the Chinese under the Yuan Dynasty
What is Muslim Turks
500
when the Mongols ruled China
What is Yuan
500
emperor that drove out the Mongols and made himself absolute ruler of China
What is Hongwu
500
started by Laozi, its focus is on the balance of opposites in nature
What is Daoism
500
under the Ming, China received ____, or gifts, from many foreign nations
What is tribute
500
something Emperor Hongwu did to erase traces of Mongol rule
What is Bring back exams, Restore social status, Rid policies favoring foreigners