asian 101 Flashcards
set styles of lightning-quick cavalry attacks from the fortified center of Kamenka in the Russian Ukraine.
The Scyths
are considered a branch of the Hsiung-nus were more superior than the Vandals of Europe. The Huns were Asiatic who pressured upon the Germanic tribes, pushing past the Slavs and Germans in the fifth century and established a short-lived empire in the Great Danube plain
the huns
is sandwiched between the frigid lands of the Arctic Ocean and Tibet and between the deserts east of the Caspian Sea and those of North China
north asia
live in the eastern part of Central Asia near Lake Baikal and the headwater of Amur River. The Mongol people lived in a small group of few families with their own yurts
the mongols
the resultant peace initiated by Liu-Bang brought the stability necessary for culture to again thrive and grow.
Han Dynasty
known as Han Wu the Great
wu ti
the period known as Western Han and its demise led to the establishment of the Eastern Han period.
Xin Dynasty
it is often called ‘House of the Dead’. Etymologically speaking t is fusion of two Tartar words ‘sib’ (sleep) and ‘ir’ (land) which coincidentally mean ‘sleeping land.”
Siberia
who persuaded Attila to spare Rome
Pope Leo the Great
the homeland of Genghis Khan and his ancestors
Mongolia
were responsible for military training of the tribes, organized hunts designed at least in part, as military exercises
The chieftains
was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767.
The Ayutthaya Kingdom also spelled Ayudhya or Ayodhaya
was based on the island of Java (part of modern-day Indonesia),that existed from 1293 to circa 1500
Majapahit Empire
was one of the last major empires of the region and is considered to be one of the greatest and most powerful empires in the history of Indonesia and Southeast Asia,
Majapahit Empire
was the first major Indonesian kingdom and the first major Indonesian commercial sea power
The Hindu-Buddhist kingdom of Srivijaya
established themselves in a region which becomes known as Champa
The Cham
was the first large southeast Asian civilizations
Funan
is commonly defined as the East of India and South of China.
Southeast Asia
(also known as Daoism) is a Chinese philosophy attributed to Lao Tzu
Taoism
encompasses the indigenous religious beliefs and practices of the Japanese people
Shintō
where did the Initial Conquests of Gengish Khan began?
the Tangut kingdom of Hsi Hsia (Xi Xia), a northwestern border-state of China
what were the military practices of gengish khan?
superior strategy and tactics rather than to numerical strength. Mongol armies were chiefly composed of cavalry which afforded them a high degree of mobility and speed
what was the organization of gengish khan’s empire
pastoralism and a decentralized patrilineal system of clans.
a Mongol word which denotes the supremacy over a certain number of tribes rather than a clearly defined territory.
ulus
became ruler of the western part of the steppes (modern northern Xinjiang and western Mongolia).
- Ögödei
the youngest, received the eastern part—the original homeland of the Mongols together with the adjacent parts of north China
Tolui
received the lands of Khara-Khitai (modern northern Iran and southern Xinjiang).
- Chagatai
ruled over southwest Siberia and west Turkistan (an area later known as the territory of the Golden Horde).
Jöchi,
kuriltai
general assembly
He claimed descent from Genghis Khan and set out to restore the Mongolian Empire.
Tamerlane
covers 17% of the land area of the continent of Asia, which includes most of China (world’s largest nation in population).
East Asia
has been called the ‘Sleeping Giant’ and ‘topsy-turvy land’
china
meaning central state’ or middle empire’.
Zhongguo
was considered, for many years, more myth than fact until excavations in the 1960’s and 1970’s CE
Xia Dynasty
was the ruler in the kingdom of Shang who, around 1600 BCE, led a revolt against Jie, the last Xia ruler and defeated his forces at the Battle of Mingtiao
Tang
is also known as the Imperial Era in China.
Qin Dynasty
in what era was the great wall of china built
ming dynasty
in what era was the great wall of china commisioned to be built
Qin dynasty
in what era was the legend of hua mulan created
Sui Dynasty
is considered the `golden age’ of Chinese civilization
Tang Dynasty
was founded by the Mongol Khan Kublai Khan who made Daidu or Dadu (today’s Beijing) the imperial capital.
Yuan Dynasty
became the first ruler, and he was the great-grandfather of Japan’s first emperor, the semi-legendary Emperor Jimmu
Ninigi
The first historical period of Japan
The Jomon Period
was the first dynasty to rule over the whole of the Korean peninsula
Unified Silla Kingdom
