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This system organized society into lords, vassals, and serfs.
What is feudalism?
This river is known as the “cradle of Chinese civilization.”
What is the Yellow River (Huang He)?
This religion began in India and teaches the Four Noble Truths.
What is Buddhism?
This invention from the Song Dynasty revolutionized printing.
What is movable type printing?
This period was marked by constant warfare between daimyo.
What is the Sengoku Period?
This deadly disease killed millions in Europe during the 14th century.
What is the Black Death?
This dynasty built much of the early Great Wall.
What is the Qin Dynasty?
This Mughal emperor promoted religious tolerance.
Who is Akbar?
This Ming Dynasty admiral led massive treasure voyages.
Who is Zheng He?
This leader began the unification of Japan in the late 1500s.
Who is Oda Nobunaga?
This state supported company did not trade equally, instead, it spread colonialism in East Asia.
What is VOC/EIC?
This philosopher taught respect for elders and social harmony.
Who is Confucius?
This empire was known for blending Persian and Indian culture.
What is the Mughal Empire?
This policy limited foreign contact during the Qing Dynasty.
What is isolationism?
Feudal systems in Japan and Europe were similar in structure but different in culture; one key difference was this Japanese value.
What is bushido (code of the samurai)?
This invention allowed goods to be produced faster during the Industrial Revolution.
What is the steam engine?
This dynasty is known for the invention of paper and the Silk Road expansion.
What is the Han Dynasty?
The caste system remained stable over time because it was reinforced by this belief about duty and rebirth.
What is karma and dharma?
This exam system selected government officials based on merit.
What is the civil service examination system?
This war featured the very beginning of a feudal military dictatorship that Shogun controlled the highest power.
What is Genpei War?
This economic system grew before the Industrial Revolution, based on single-sided profit and maximize state wealth collection.
What is mercantilism?
The constant warfare during the Warring States Period led rulers to adopt this philosophy because it emphasized strict laws and control.
What is Legalism?
Both the Chinese civil service exam system and the caste system in India organized society, but they differed in this key way.
What is merit-based vs birth-based status?
The expansion of the civil service exam system increased stability because it reduced the power of this social group.
Who are the aristocrats / hereditary nobles?
China under the Ming/Qing used this policy; however, Japan was more extreme because of this specific policy.
What is the Sakoku Policy?