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Potpourri
100
These were the warriors of Medieval Japan
What are samurai?
100
After Korea came to an armistice with China, Korea then became one of these types of states.
What is a vassal state?
100
These dynasties are the golden era of China.
What are the Tang and Song Dynasty
100
By about the 11th century, this had become the principal basis of social organization in southern India.
What is the caste system
100
This Chinese dynasty started the civil service exams.
What is the Han Dynasty?
200
During the decline of the Heian Japan, these military governors who ruled in place of emperors were established.
What are shogun
200
During these dynasties, Chinese armies first invaded both Vietnam and Korea.
What are the Qin and Han dynasties?
200
The introduction of this crop increased food supplies in China.
What is fast ripening rice?
200
This was India’s main trading export in the Indian Ocean Trade routes
What is cloth
200
This word literally mean meditation in Japanese and can also precede Buddhism.
What is Zen
300
Written by a lady-in-waiting, this literary work from the Heian period reflected court life better than any other.
What is The Tale of Genji
300
These type of people dominate local and regional markets in Vietnam.
What are women?
300
This tradition was the guiding doctrine of the Song Dynasty
What is Neo-Confucianism?
300
This is one of the ways Islam entered India.
What are migrations and invasions of Turkish speaking people, military invasions, or merchants?
300
This man was the forefather of Taoism.
Who is Lao Tzu?
400
This time was when Chinese influence was most prominent in Japan.
What is Nara period (710-794 BCE)
400
This Korean dynasty fought off Tang armies in the seventh century.
What is the Silla Dynasty?
400
This type of Buddhism appealed to many because of its emphasis on peaceful existence.
What is Mahayana?
400
The expansion of this kingdom into southeast Asia opened markets for Indian merchants and producers.
What is the Chola Kingdom
400
This was Africa's primary link to southern Africa and one of the most prominent christian country in Africa
What is Axum
500
During the Heian period (794-1185 BCE), this family ruled Japan; an aristocratic clan that controlled affairs from behind the throne through manipulation of its members.
What is The Fujiwara family?
500
When the Tang armies invaded Vietnam, they encountered surprisingly stiff resistance against the people of this river.
What is the Red River?
500
Under this emperor, a wave of persecutions destroyed thousands of monasteries and reduced the influence of Buddhism in China.
What is Emperor Wuzong?
500
Beginning in the ninth century, kings of the Khmers began to build a capital city at this place.
What is Angkor Thom
500
This kingdom based in northern Deccan was the second state that dominated much of southern India.
What is Vijayanagar?