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As Genghis khan grew up, what did he acquire a reputation for?

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He had a reputation for fierceness

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What made the Mongol empire so successful?

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They had some of the most skilled horsemen in the world on their highly trained mobile army

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How could Genghis be both fierce and generous?

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He could order the massacre of an entire city or reward the bravery of a single fighter

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How did the Mongols deal with attacking the walled cities of China?

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They used cannons and other weapons and they launched missals

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How did Mongols treat conquered people’s?

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They allowed them to live as they had before as long as they regularly paid tribute to the Mongols

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Why was trade so successful in Eurasia during Mongol rule?

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Mongols protected trade on the Silk Road

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What are two ways that kublai khan tried to keep Mongols from being absorbed into Chinese culture?

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1) only Mongols could serve in the military

2) reserved the highest government jobs for Mongols or for other non Chinese officials who he employed

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How did Marco Polo view the Chinese?

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He left a vivid account of the wealth and splendor of China

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What Chinese products made there way to China?

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Gun powder, porcelain, and playing cards

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How did the Ming dynasty reassert Chinese greatness in government?

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Restored the civil service and bureaucracy

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How did the Ming dynasty reassert Chinese greatness in economics?

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Reshaped landscape, built terraces into hillsides, and had a canal system

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What was Zheng He’s goal?

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To promote trade and collect tribute for on lesser powers across western seas

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What did the voyages show about Chinese civilizations?

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Showed local rulers the power and the strength of the Chinese empire

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What happened when Zheng He died?

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The Ming empower banned the building of seagoing ships and later forbid two mast ships. They also stopped exploring

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Why did China end their overseas exploration?

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1) fleets were costly and did not produce profit

2) Confucian scholars at court had little interest in overseas ventures and commerce

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What did the stir up give Mongol warriors?

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It allowed them to be steadier which made them more accurate in shooting while mounted

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What did the combined technology of the composite bow and stir up enable Mongols to do?

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It allowed the Mongols to be steadier and shoot further distances

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What was one change that resulted from the interaction between Europeans and Mongols?

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The Mongols taught new ways of making war and proved the effectiveness of gun powder to European enemies

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What effect did the Mongols have on the European view of the world?

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Europeans realized that they had to deal with and relate to non Christian world with its many different peoples, religions, and cultures

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What time period was the Tang Dynasty?

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618-907

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What ideas did the Tang Dynasty bring back?

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Brought back Confucian ideas, rebuilt bureaucracy and enlarged civil service

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What was he Tang Dynasty considered?

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A golden age

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What leaded to the demise of the Tang Dynasty?

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Corruption, high taxes, drought, famine, and rebellions

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What happened to learning and art during the TD?

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It flourished

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What systems were instituted during the TD?

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Restored the Han dynasty and instituted a system of land reform

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What time period was the Song Dynasty?

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960- 1279

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What did the song do with crops?

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2 crops per year, rice and cash crop

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What did the song face?

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Constant threat of invaders

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Who controlled more territory? The song or the tang?

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Tang

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What kind of military did the song have?

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A strong military

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What was an achievement of he song?

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Paper money

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Why did Chinese economy expand during the Song Dynasty?

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Improved farming and an open border policy

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Who overthrew the song?

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Mongols

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Where is Korea?

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Korea juts out form China towards Japan

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What did Korea receive?

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Korea received many cultural and technological influences form China

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What did Korea serve as?

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Korea served as a cultural bridge connecting China and Japan

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What is archipelago?

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A chain of islands

38
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What are Japan’s four main islands?

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1) Hokkaido
2) Horishu
3) Kyushu
4) Shikoku

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What is Japan?

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Argent isolated from outside influence

40
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What did early civilizations live off of?

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Hunting, fishing, and gathering until rice farming began

41
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When does Gil civilization develop?

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6th century

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What is Shintoism based on?

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The worship of nature

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What is the Yamato clan?

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Powerful warrior family that has ruled Japan in one way or another since 500 AD

44
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How does Buddhism reach Japan?

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By way of Korea

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What Chinese style does Japan have?

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Merit based civil services

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What Chinese stuff takes hold in Japan?

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Chinese literature, poetry, Confucian philosophy, art and architecture, law, ideas of taxes and roads

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What is the Heian period?

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Japan gradually stops imitating China and develops its own unique culture

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What did emperor kammu seek to combine?

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Shintoism and Buddhism

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What was the new Japanese alphabet?

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Kana was simplified Chinese characters

50
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What were the two most classic Japanese books?

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Lady Sei shonagon’s pillow book and lady muraski’s tale of gengi

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What was the Japanese feudal system?

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Top: emperor
Shogun: actual ruler
Daimyo: large landowners 
Samurai: warriors loyal to daimyo 
Bottom: peasants, merchants, and artisans
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What is bus judo? The way of the warrior?

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The way of the warrior , it was he code of the samurai

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What did bushido highlight?

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Honor, bravery, and absolute loyalty to ones lord

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What do the samurai in Japan equal?

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The knights in medieval Europe

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What new religion was practiced?

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Zen Buddhism

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Who ruled from 1603- 1868?

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Tokugawa shogunate

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What did the Tokugawas do?

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They distrusted Europeans and isolated themselves from outside influences, success in internal trade

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How far did the Mongol empire stretch?

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Across Asia and into Europe

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