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Asia/Africa test Flashcards

1
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What is kamikaze?

A

a divine wind.

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2
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Trade increased between Muslim and Indian lands under their leadership.

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Delhi Sultanate

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3
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Indicated there was a strong central government under the Tang dynasty.

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land reform

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What is land reform?

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the Tang emperors redistributed land to peasants. This policy weakened the power of large landowners. At the same time, it increased government revenues, since the peasants could now pay taxes

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What did the Ottomans label the Safavids because they despised them?

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Heretics

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6
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Indian leader who converted to Buddhism after his massacre at Kalinga.

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Asoka

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7
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Its proximity to Korea allowed for many traditions to be shared.

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China

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8
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This was used to trace migrations of African tribes.

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Bantu language

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9
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True ruler of Japan

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shogun

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10
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Chinese leader who opened up the Silk Road for trade to the west

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Wudi

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11
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International exploration ended after Zheng He’s passing to protect . . .

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Confucian beliefs

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12
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Removed hereditary positions and replaced them with paid government officials (India)

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Akbar the Great

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13
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The only clan to serve as emperors of Japan

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Yamato

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14
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Chinese dynasty responsible for building the most recognizable portions of the great wall

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Ming

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15
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Three major dynasties of China

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Song, Tang, and Ming

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16
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Remnants of Chinese porcelain found here indicate trade occured.

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Great Zimbabwe

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17
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Korean alphabet

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hangul

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18
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Indian leader who created a bureaucracy to establish order in his empire.

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Chandragupta Maurya

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19
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He had paid officials in place of inherited officeholders to support his government

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Chandragupta Maurya

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20
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This dynasty brought in the borders following the Song, to make a stronger, more centralized government

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Song

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21
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Power is often of _____________ descent in Southeast Asia

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matrilineal (matriarchal)

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22
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Korea adopted many traditions/ beliefs from this country

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China

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23
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The largest mud structure in the world

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Great Mosque at Djenne

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24
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He allowed religious toleration and brought Islamic scholars to Africa after completing his hajj

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Mansa Musa

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25
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Dominant faith in North Africa

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Islam

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26
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Key trade goods of southeast Asia

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spices

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27
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Largest Muslim country in the world

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Indonesia

28
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The Kmher empire greatly influenced this Asian country

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Cambodia

29
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Government positions in China were awarded according to the . . .

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civil service system

30
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Mongolian leader who created an empire spreading from Eastern Europe to the Pacific Ocean

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Ghengis Khan

31
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China under the Khan dynsaty

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Yuan

32
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Italian explorer who served in Kublai Khan’s court

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Marco Polo

33
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Who wrote the first full-length novel ever printed (Tale of Gengi)?

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Murasaki Shikibu

34
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Brought Confucian idea to Korea

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Wudi

35
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Fine porcelain with a blue-green glaze

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Celadon

36
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Korean war machines

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turtle ships

37
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Favored religion in most of Asia

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Mahayana Buddhism

38
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A national landmark that heavily influences Japanese weather

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Ring of Fire

39
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A cultural ceremony adopted from the Chinese

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tea ceremony

40
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Bushido is

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samurai honor code

41
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Asian theater style in which all actors paint their face with white makeup

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kabuki

42
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Chinese practice of elite women

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foot binding

43
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The region of Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco was known as

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Maghrib

44
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Independent mountain and desert dwellers

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berbers

45
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Almorovids became Moors when they took over this territory

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Moors

46
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large desert in Ghana

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Saharan

47
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First great leader of Mali

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Sundiata

48
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Famous city constructed by Mansa Musa’s orders

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Timbuktu

49
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Which culture was known for its bronze works?

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Benin

50
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Bantu and Arabic language

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Swahili

51
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First European culture to sail around the tip of Africa

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Portuguese

52
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The people of Great Zimbabwe were known as . . .

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Shona

53
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Ancient polytheistic religion in which gods can take multiple forms

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Hinduism

54
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one’s ‘essential self’

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atman

55
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union with brahman

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moksha

56
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Indian social ladder

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caste system

57
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Most successful Mauryan emperor

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Asoka

58
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Geographic location of India

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Deccan plateau

59
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What mathematical development was made?

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decimal system

60
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Rite in which a wife was to throw herself on her husband’s funeral pyre

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sati

61
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Important poets

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  1. Li Bo
  2. Tu Fu
62
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Who built the Taj Mahal?

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Shah Jahan built it for his wife.

63
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What did the Tang and Song dynasties do?

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  1. Faded the power of aristocratic families
  2. civil service system
  3. women’s status further declined
64
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Why is the Yuan dynasty important to China?

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It reunited China & spread chinese culture

65
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Who brought Buddhism to Japan?

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korea

66
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How did India influence Korea?

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  1. architecture: Angkor Wat & temple at borbodur
  2. Hindu and Buddhist faith
  3. Languages & art forms
67
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How did China influence Korea?

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  1. Political influence: demanded tribute from local leaders
  2. Koryu modeled its central government after China
  3. Writing system

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