Government & Power
The idea that Heaven approves a ruler’s right to govern
What is the Mandate of Heaven
The famous learning center in Baghdad
What is the House of Wisdom
The native Japanese religion that worships nature spirits
What is Shinto
The spread of ideas and goods between cultures
What is cultural diffusion
The explosive substance invented in China during the Tang dynasty
What is gunpowder
The exam system used to select Chinese officials
What are civil service examinations
The Muslim scholar known for developing algebra
Who is al-Khwarizmi
The musical instrument from China brought to Japan shaped like a phoenix and meant to sound like a bird
What is the Sho
The trade network connecting China to the Middle East and Europe
What is the Silk Road
The navigation tool using a magnetized needle
What is the compass
The Japanese constitution created under Prince Shotoku
What is the Seventeen Article Constitution
The Muslim physician who wrote The Canon of Medicine
Who is Ibn Sina?
(aka Avicenna)
The five-line Japanese poem with a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable pattern
What is tanka
The religion that spread from India to China, Korea, and Japan
What is Buddhism
The Chinese printing method using carved wooden blocks
What is woodblock printing
The dynasty founded by Kublai Khan
What is the Yuan dynasty
The instrument used to determine direction and prayer time using the stars
What is the astrolabe
The Japanese court music influenced by China and Korea
What is gagaku
Which type of design took its beauty from the natural world?
What is Arabesque
The Chinese ceramic prized in Europe for centuries
What is porcelain
The system in which officials are chosen based on merit
What is meritocracy
The city known as the “Round City” and capital of the Abbasid Caliphate
What is Baghdad
The Japanese writing system adapted from Chinese characters
What is kanji
What kind of architectural design did the Japanese adopt when Buddhism arrived in Japan?
What is Pagodas
The Muslim hospital system that influenced later European medicine
What are hospitals?