People
This ruler "lost it" in a big way and burned all his libraries which prompted his court to declare him a "despot" who had lost the "mandate of heaven"
Who is Qin Shi Huangdi or the First Emperor of China?
This place was occupied by the Han and Ming dynasty era Chinese
What is Viet Nam?
The Qing Dynasty was established in this place in this year
What is 1644 in China?
This "-ism" has long characterized the distorted way that "the West" tended to perceive "the East"
This is the most typical Chinese tea
What is green tea or jasmine tea?
These ladies are revered for leading their people in battle against the "northern invaders"
Who are Hai Ba Trung (Trung Sisters)?
This place described its geopolitical status as "a shrimp between two whales"
What is the Korean peninsula?
The Choson/Joseon or Yi dynasty was established in this year and ended in this year
What is 1392 and 1910?
What is historiography?
This is the most typical Vietnamese tea
What is green tea or lotus tea?
This man became known as "The Father of Chinese history"
Who is Sima Qian?
The Meiji Restoration centered the new nation of Japan in this city
What is Edo?
This brutal attempted invasion preceded Japan's actual colonization of Korea 3 centuries later
What is the Imjin War (or the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592)
Historians are obsessed with these for providing a window into the past
What are primary sources?
This fermented tea comes from Yunnan and is usually compacted into bricks
What is pu-erh?
This person was long credited with inventing the Korean alphabet in the 15th century
Who is King Sejong?
This place was invaded by the Dutch, the Portuguese, the Qing and Japan but NOT America!
What is Taiwan?
The Mongols successfully invaded all of East Asia except these places
What are Japan and Viet Nam?
Imperialism such as the French in Vietnam, often erased natives' ____________ and thus denied them a usable past
history or civilization
This tea is a lighter alternative to black and green tea
What is white tea?
This man is known as "The Godfather of Haiku"
Who is Matsuo Basho?
This place included three kingdoms prior to ultimately being annexed by its nearest East Asian neighbor
What is Okinawa / Ryukyus?
What is the longest running kingdom in early modern East Asia?
What is Choson/Joseon Korea?
What is one of the biggest misconceptions about Asia outside the region?
That is is all one culture, history and people
Fermentation levels
What is the technical difference between white, black and green teas?