Topic 12 Lesson 1
A highly educated men who passed the civil exam service examinations
scholar offical
A despot is?
A cruel tyrant or dictator
What were the huge ships that could carry 500 people called?
Junks
How many miles of open water seprates Korea from Japan?
What does shogun mean?
Supreme Military commander
What eras were times of great prosperity?
(two answers) Tang, Song,Greeks, Romans, or Persians?
Tang and song
Who forced several forgein countries to make payments or tribute to them?
Ming China
What are fancy porcelion plates known as?
China
The Japanese take much of their food from?
The ocean
Finish the sentance "A man born a samurai should live and?"
"Die wth sword in hand"
What is the name of one of widley popular overland trade routes that the Tnag used to expaned their infulence?
The silk road
What happend in 1206?
Genghis Khan unites the Mongol clans
What steps did block printing involve?
Workers carved text onto a block of wood, coveredin ink and pressed on paper to print a page?
What does Taika means?
great change
When was peace restored?
1600
What was the one crop that grew fast, grew in flooded fields?
Rice
When Genghis and Kublai wanted to show their leadership what title did they take?
Khan
What are the basic values of Confucianism?
Respect for family, social order and importance of virtue?
Japan is a what?
archipelago
When did Minamoto defeated Taira forces?
1185
When did the foreign Jin kingdom take control of northern China?
1127
What happend in 1368?
Mongol rule weakend and Chinese rule was restored under a new dynasty called the Ming
What did Daosim teach?
All things earth, heaven, and people should follow the Dao
What did they call their country and what does it mean?
Nipponand the land of the rasing sun
Who was the family the in 860 was truly in power not the emperor?
Fujiwara