Unit 4: Asia in the Middle Ages through 1750

Medieval China

100

These are the first two Medieval Chinese Dynasties 

Tang and Song 

200

This is a theological religion of China, which stresses the roles and responsibilities of the family dynamic (mainly used for government)

Confucianism 

300

This is the name of the Chinese dynasty that restored power to the Chinese after the Mongols 

Ming Dynasty

400

This is the other Chinese belief system that we learned about that emphasizes harmony with the natural order of the universe 

Daoism 

500

This is the name of the Medieval Chinese Empress who was controversial, she was a great ruler but killed a lot of people to get to her position.  Her tombstone is blank 

Empress Wu

Mongols (Yuan Dynasty)

100

This is the name of the Chinese Dynasty that was ruled by the Mongols 

Yuan Dynasty

200

This is the name of the great Mongol Khan who unified the Mongol clans and conquered the territory under the silk road 

Genghis Khan 

300

This is what happened to the Mongol Empire after Genghis Khan died 

It was split into four Khanates (one for each of his sons) 

400

This is why the Mongols were so successful at territorial conquests 

lighting attacks ~ attacking on horseback with arrows 

500

This is how far the Mongols could shoot their bows 

200 - 300 meters

Silk Road

100

Name at least two different geographic regions that the silk road was incorporated into 

Eastern Europe ~ Middle East ~ Africa ~ India ~ Asia 

200

This is the vocab term we use when describing the trading of ideas and belief systems 

Cultural diffusion 

300

This is a religion from India that stresses the importance of reflecting on your actions in order to escape suffering ~ culturally diffused to Japan on the silk road 

Buddhism 

400

What were some things traded on the silk road?

Silk ~ Spices ~ Gold ~ Gunpowder ~ Disease ~ Culture 

500

This is the name of the famous explorer from Europe who traveled the silk road all the way to China in the Yuan Dynasty

Marco Polo 

Medieval Japan

100

Our class benchmark was about cultural diffusion between these different areas thanks to the silk road

Japan ~ China ~ Korea ~ India 

200

This is a political and social system in which a vassal receives protection from a lord in exchange for obedience and service 

Feudalism 

300

This is the code of the samurai, stressing unquestioning loyalty and obedience and valuing honor above life 

Bushido Code 

400

This is the native religion of Japan that stresses worship of ancestors and nature spirits and a belief in sacred power in both animate an inanimate things 

Shintoism 

500

List the four different levels of Japanese Feudalism 

Shogun ~ Daimyo ~ Samurai ~ Peasant

Random

100

This is the term for a collection of small islands

Archipelago

200

This is the term for an area of intense earthquakes and volcanic activity that arcs around the basin of the Pacific Ocean 

Ring of Fire

300

This refers to the rejection of foreign contact and outside influences 

Isolationism 

400

This refers to the upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society 

Aristocracy 

500

This is Ms. Hodos's favorite soda

Cherry Dr. Pepper Zero