China
Who is Zheng He?
What is Nagasaki?
During the Goryeo period, the Korean rulers modeled their structure of governance on Chinese Confucian ideas. A key difference in how people were able to take the civil service exam and become part of the government was this.
What is hereditary or familial status?
This dynasty was the final Indian dynasty before British rule of the subcontinent.
What was the Mughal Dynasty?
Early European actions and policies in Asia were based on this idea about economics and governance.
What is Mercantilism?
This important travel and transportation project that connected north and south China via waterways was first undertaken during the Sui Dynasty.
What is the Grand Canal?
This man was known as the great unifier of Japan at the end of the Sengoku Jidai period.
Who is Oda Nobunaga?
This large monument of the Khmer empire is still a major tourist attraction in Cambodia.
What is Angkor Wat?
While this religion was founded in India, today most Indian people do not follow it, but instead believe in Hinduism or Islam.
What is Buddhism?
This European nation's exploration and colonial actions were based around these three ideas, God, glory, and gold.
What was Portugal?
Wu Ze Tian was the empress of China during this dynasty, often considered the golden age of China.
What is the Tang Dynasty?
What is Heian Japan?
The Borobudur temple was build during this Southeast Asian dynasty's rule.
What is the Shailendra dynasty?
This period of Indian history is considered a Golden Age. During this empire's reign both science and medicine saw large advances in the country.
What is the Gupta empire?
This European nation was primarily interested in trade and the economics of trade.
Who were the Dutch?
This dynasty was the longest lived dynasty after the Han and before the Sui. It is known for unifying northern China and being strong supporters of Buddhism.
What is the Northern Wei dynasty?
Both Kamakura and Muromachi (Ashikaga) Shogunates did this to ensure the center of power during their reign was located where they had allies.
What is relocated the capital city (Kamakura to Kamakura near modern day Tokyo, Muromachi to near modern day Kyoto)?
While the temples of Angkor Wat and Borobudur are what the Khmer empire and Shailendra dynasty are famous for today, they were originally built for two different religions. These two India religions are.
What are Hinduism (Angkor Wat) and Buddhism (Borobudur)?
This group Central Asian nomads traveled into the Indian sub-continent and are the founders of much of Indian civilization including the Caste system.
Who were the Aryans?
Although later to gain power, this company became the largest, most powerful company in Asia.
What was the British East India Company?
This dynasty was part of a greater empire that united mainland Asia. During this time, trade on the Silk Road flourished due to this massive land empire.
What is the Yuan Dynasty (part of larger Mongol empire)?
This period of Japanese history is known for unification of much of the country. It was ruled from the Nara region and it was also during this time that Japan sent envoys to China to learn about civil governance. The imperial family was also established at this time.
What is the Yamato period?
From approximately 57 BCE to 668 CE, Korea was ruled by three kingdoms. These kingdoms were.
What were Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla.
Early Indian and Chinese civilizations were more similar than early Japanese civilizations were to these two mainland regions. India and China developed this type of early civilization.
What were river valley civilizations?
The Indian rebellion of 1857 led to this change to how the British traded, controlled, and ran their land holdings in India.
What was the government (British crown) taking control of the British East India Company and beginning to directly rule in India?