MVP: Most Valuable Power
This military leader held the real power in Japan, while the Emperor was a figurehead.
What is the Shogun?
This "Hermit Kingdom" banned travel and restricted all foreign trade to protect its culture.
What is Korea?
These elite Japanese warriors were hired by noble landlords to protect their land and families.
What are samurai?
This hairstyle was a loyalty test in Qing China. Business in the front, party in back.
What is a queue?
The Ming strengthened this massive structure to keep out neighboring invaders from the north.
What is the Great Wall?
These Japanese noblemen controlled private armies of samurai warriors
Who are Daimyos?
Seeing how Western ideas were affecting its culture, this Chinese Dynasty "closed its doors."
What is the Qing Dynasty?
These wars began because Britain wanted to sell illegal drugs to the Chinese.
What are the Opium Wars?
This strict Japanese code of honor means "The Way of the Warrior."
What is Bushido?
These two religions/philosophies were adopted by Korea from China
What are Confucianism & Buddhism?
These people from outside China overthrew the Ming to start the Qing Dynasty.
Who are the Manchus?
Along with China, this country invaded Korea in the 1630s leading to their isolationism.
Who is Japan?
Land shortages due to massive population growth led to social unrest in this country.
What was China?
This Chinese crop was one of the hottest products to hit European markets. Do you prefer green or chamomile?
What is tea?
This famous Chinese explorer led seven voyages to expand trade and influence.
Who is Zheng He?
This dynasty overthrew the Mongols to restore self-rule in China.
What is the Ming Dynasty?
This Japanese shogun ushered in Japan's "Great Peace", expelled foreigners, and restricted trade.
Who is Tokugawa Ieyasu?
This was the deadliest civil war in history, occurring in 19th-century China.
What was the Taiping Rebellion?
This phonetic alphabet was created to increase literacy for all Koreans.
What is hangul?
These traders were the first Europeans to reach Japan, bringing firearms and tobacco.
Who are the Portuguese?
This Korean Dynasty moved the capital to modern-day Seoul.
What is the Yi Dynasty?
Japan's strict isolation period began with the expulsion of these kinds of Christian missionaries.
What are Jesuits?
This 1899 Chinese rebellion was led by a secret society trying to expel all foreigners. Several punches were thrown.
What was the Boxer Rebellion?
These exams were used in China to ensure government officials were highly educated.
What are Civil Service Exams?
Europeans adored this form of Chinese pottery. Often blue and white, no home is complete without a set of "Fine China"
What is the porcelain?