Topic 12 lesson 1
What is a hard, white pottery of excellent quality?
porcelain
What is a large, dry, grass-covered plain?
A steppe
What is a device with a magnetized piece of metal that points north?
A compass
What is a group of people with a common ancestor called?
Clan
What were highly trained warriors called?
a samurai
What was the dynasty after the Han dynasty?
The Tang Dynasty.
What does Genghis Khan mean?
Ruler of the universe.
Gunpowder was used for making what weapons?
Bombs and rockets.
What is a holy being that represents a spirit of nature or a sacred place
Kami
What was the "way of the warrior" called
Bushido
What was the most important crop in South China?
Rice.
What does despot mean?
A tyrant or a dictator.
What were the three main belief systems?
Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism.
What is an area that is a part of a continent called?
Mainland
What was a supreme military commander called?
a shogun
An economy in which people use currency rather than bartering to buy and sell goods.
Money economy.
Zheng He was sent on a voyage to do what?
To demonstrate Chinese power and to win over tributary states.
What did the Chinese use for printing books?
Block Printing.
When did Buddhism arrive in Japan?
538
Who unified Japan in 1590?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
When did the Song rulers establish a base in southern China?
1127
When did Portuguese sailors arrive in China
1514
When did the Chinese discover gunpowder?
In the 900s
What is a chain of islands called?
Archipelago.
When did the Minamoto warriors defeat the Taira forces?
1185