Vocab
a severe, widespread shortage of food leading to acute malnutrition and mass starvation
Famine
grassland plain
steppe
Founder of the Mongol empire
Genghis Khan
The Great Wall of China was completed during this dynasty
Ming
Korea introduced Japan to
Rice Cultivation
ancient trade route, linking China with the West, that carried goods and ideas between the two great civilizations of Rome and China.
Silk Road
a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta
Yellow River
Emperor that promoted Daoism, developed programs to build roads, and built an army of professional soldiers.
Emperor Xuanzong
Bronze Metal Work was first seen in this dynasty
Shang
China influenced Japan to used their....
Writing system
the unequal distribution of income, wealth, and opportunity among individuals or groups within a society
Economic inequality
China sits on the coast of this ocean
Pacific
Leader who changed the education system in China, set up a system of exams to appoint capable military leaders, directed officials to improve irrigation, and reformed the China's writing system to include new characters. Oh yeah! And blackmailed opponents
Empress Wu Zhao
The Magnetic Compass was invented in this dynasty
Song
In Japan’s feudal system, which lasted until the 1800s, who held the real political and military power, even though the Emperor was the official head of state?
The Shogun
the formal and ongoing interactions between established civilizations.
Diplomatic Relationships
A mountain pass that provided ancient China with formidable (challenging) physical borders that made invasion, or even travel to or from points outside China, quite difficult.
Himalayas
Emperor who claimed the mandate of heaven and unified China after the Warring States period.
Emperor Shihuangdi
Farmers manuals were invented in this dynasty
Tang
What two things did the Mongols keep to show they were higher on the social structure than the ethnic Chinese?
Their own language and traditions
Rulers have to be more concerned with preventing people from doing bad things
Legalism
the area at the edge of settled territory
Frontier
Father and son who believed in religious tolerance.
Gaozu and Taizong
Paper was invented in this dynasty
Han
When the Mongols attacked Japan in 1274, the Japanese believed that their god of wars sent a storm called ___________ or "divine wind."
Kamikaze