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Mongolian Empire
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China
Japan
Southeast Asia
100
The man who united the Mongol clans and had a dream to conquer all of China.
Who was Genghis Khan?
100
A group of people descended from a common ancestor.
What is a clan?
100
The official title of the ruler of China.
What is an emperor?
100
This religion is the earliest known religion in Japan. It is based on respect for the forces of nature and the worship of ancestors.
What is Shinto?
100
The key to political control of Southeast Asia had been control of ______ and ________.
What is trade routes and harbors?
200
The key to the incredible Mongol horsemanship.
What are stirrups?
200
A class of powerful, well-to-do people who enjoy a high social status.
What is a gentry?
200
China, during the Song Dynasty, there were many new inventions. Name two.
Moveable type, gunpowder, silk
200
The Yamato Empire established the _____ system, that is an enduring part of Japanese government.
What is the dual system?
200
This empire was located in present day Cambodia and was the main power over Southeast Asia for centuries.
What was the Khmer Empire?
300
The Mongolian Empire created the largest unified land empire in history, expanding from ________ to _________.
What is China to Poland?
300
The period from the mid-1200's to the mid-1300's when the Mongols imposed stability and law and order across much of Eurasia.
What is Pax Mongolica?
300
The only woman ever to have the title of emperor in China
Who is Wu Zhao?
300
During this period, rules dictated all aspects of life, and there was a high importance placed on etiquette.
What was the Heian Period?
300
Although the Dai Viet absorbed many Chinese cultural influences, they maintained a sense of independence and Vietnamese cultural identity. The largest indication of this is _______.
What is women in society?
400
Fulfilling his grandfather's dream, this man conquered all of China for the Mongolian Empire.
Who was Kublai Khan?
400
A group of people that have no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food and water.
What are nomads?
400
Put into place by the Han Dynasty, and revamped by the Tang Dynasty, this system required people to pass an exam to get a job in the government.
What is the civil service system?
400
This group of men followed an unwritten code, known as the Bushido, that emphasized honor, bravery, and loyalty.
Who were the Samurai?
400
This achievement made the Khmer Empire prosperous, and was possible because of the elaborate irrigation systems and waterways put into place by the government.
What is improved rice cultivation?
500
A multitude of reasons led to the downfall of the Mongol Empire after Kublai Khan's death, name two of them.
1. Heavy spending on wars, public works, and luxuries of the government. 2. Argument over which Khan to rule 3. Rebellions fueled by years of famine, flood, disease, economic problems, and official corruption.
500
A temple complex built in the Khmer Empire and dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.
What was the Angkor Wat?
500
The first emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Who was Tang Taizong?
500
The Shogunates were military leaders who defeated the Mongols twice and ruled from their military headquarters in this city.
What is Kamakura?
500
Southeast Asia is made up of multiple Asian countries. Name four of them.
1. Myanmar (Burma) 2. Laos 3. Cambodia 4. Vietnam 5. Malaysia 6. Indonesia 7. Thailand 8. Singapore 9. Brunei 10. The Philippines