Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Japan
China
India
100
a series of rulers from the same family
What is dynasty
100
a tomb built by Shah Jahan for his wife
What is the Taj Mahal
100
the capital city of medieval Japan
What is Kyoto
100
a dynasty that ruled China for over 300 years
What is Tang
100
greatest Mughal leader of India
Who was Akbar
200
a system in which government officials are chosen based on their abilities
What is merit system
200
a chain of trade routes stretching from China to the Mediterranean Sea
What is Silk Road
200
a powerful warlord in Japan was called
What is a daimyo
200
a waterway that linked the Huang River and the Chang River
What is the Grand Canal
200
a period of Muslim rule of India from the 1500s to the 1700s
What is Mughal Empire
300
Japanes warriors
What is Samurai
300
a group or chain of many islands
What is archipelago
300
What did Tokugawas do to unify Japan
What is divide Japan into 250 regions, required the daimyo to pledge loyalty to the emperor and required the dyaimyo to live for several months in the capital city
300
a Mongol emperor of China
What is Kublai Khan
300
Three accomplishments of Akbar that led to peace
What is allowed Hindus to practice their religion, ended unfair taxes
400
a system in which poor people are legally bound to work for wealthy landowners
What is feudalism
400
the supreme military leader in Japan
What is shogun
400
Who were the first Europeans to arrive in Japan
What is the Portuguese
400
a dynasty that ruled China after the Tang
What is the Song
400
a mountain range that borders the north of India
What is the Himalayas
500
a Muslium ruler
What is sultan
500
a Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life
What is caste system
500
Tokugawa outlawed what religion in Japan
What is Christanity
500
Three inventions of the Tang and Song Dynasty were
What is gunpowder, smallpox vaccine, compasses, movable type
500
India is bordered by water on three sides and shaped like a triangle. It is referred to as a ___________
What is subcontinent