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Asian History (Major) Flashcards

1
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Known as Roof of the World

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Pamir (South Asia)

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2
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Longest mountain range in Asia

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Himalaya

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Worlds highest mountain also known as house of snow

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Mount Everest (Nepal, Tibet)

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4
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Worlds highest plateau

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Tibet

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5
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worlds largest archipelago

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Indonesia

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6
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Known as China’s sorrow

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Huang he river

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7
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Worlds largest lake or inland sea

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Caspian Sea

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8
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Worlds deepest lake

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Lake Baikal

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9
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Body of water with lowest elevation from sea level and with highest level of salinity

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Dead Sea

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10
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Longest river in Asia

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Yangtze river

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11
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This country has the worlds largest oil reserves and is the worlds largest oil producer

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Saudi Arabia

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12
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This country is also known as Guardian of the (Persian) gulf

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Oman

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13
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This is transcontinental country the bridge between Europe and Asia

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Turkey

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14
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It is referred to as land of the Cedars

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Lebanon

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15
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It means to seas in Arabic

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Bahrain

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16
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This country is the result of the united seven Trucial states in the area

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UAE

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17
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It is also known as Zhongguo meaning middle kingdom

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China

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18
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This country means fragrant Harbor

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Hong Kong

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19
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What is the first European colony in east Asia that was establish in 1987

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Macau

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20
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It is formerly known as for Formossa

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Taiwan

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21
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Japanese call their country as - which means sun origin

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Nippon

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22
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It is the worlds coldest desert which is situated in Mongolia

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Gobi desert

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23
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It serves as a buffer state between Russia and China

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Mongolia

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24
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The three major rivers of Indian subcontinent

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Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra

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25
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Punjab means

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Five rivers

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26
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Sri Lanka is also known as

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Ceylon

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27
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If is where Noah’s ark came to rest after the flood

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Mount Ararat (Armenia)

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28
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Worlds largest landlocked country

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Kazakhstan

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29
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It means land of the 40 tribes

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Kyrgyzstan

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30
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It is the most populous island in Indonesia

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Java

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31
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It is ranked third in the worlds countries with biggest oil reserves

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Brunei

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32
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It means land of the free

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Thailand

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33
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It means East

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Timor, in Timor-Leste

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34
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It is considered as the richest part of the seas

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Coral triangle

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35
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It is also known as the computer country of Asia

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Singapore

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36
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It is also known as the land of the golden pagodas

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Myanmar

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37
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What is formally known as kampuchea

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Cambodia

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38
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It is the degradation of the soil of its nutrients to support plant and animal life

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Desertification

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39
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You simply put the amount of nature needed to support human life

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Ecological footprint

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40
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It is a possible ape-form ancestor of present humans because of the resemblance of its death with ours

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Dryopithecus

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41
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A more develop ape-form ancestor found in Siwalik Hills, India; appeard around 14 million years ago

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Ramapithecus

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42
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It is the first of the ape-form ancestors to be considered a hominid size of brain is same with modern humans

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Australopithecus africanus

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43
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It is called as “man of skill” or handyman” since they use stones (from cooled lava) for activities like to cut meat

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Homo habilis

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44
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It is called as upright man appeared around 500 years ago

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Homo erectus

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45
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The size of the skull is same to modern humans it appeared around 250 years ago

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Homo sapiens

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46
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It’s probably appeared during the ice age in Europe around 70,000 years ago

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Neanderthal

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47
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The fully developed Homo sapiens who appeared around 35,000 years ago

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Homo sapiens sapiens

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48
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Humans live a nomadic life; living of hunting and gathering food such as fruits

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Paleolithic period

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49
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The top three differences of Paleolithic men with other animals

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  1. having an upright posture that enables him to use his hands to create and utilize his tools
  2. Having an ability to speak into receive information from the message
  3. Having a significantly bigger brain size
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50
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This is the most important discovery; controlled use of fire

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Paleolithic period

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51
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Humans live in a permanent construction and in groups and learn to sharpen and to make use of tools

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Neolithic period

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52
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Animism and handicraft developed

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Neolithic period

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53
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Domestication of animals started

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Neolithic period

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54
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Homosapien sapiens is the only human species that live with the start of this period.

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Neolithic period

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55
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What is the most important discovery specially when it comes to agriculture

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Neolithic period

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56
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Its a belief who has caste system

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Hinduism

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57
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The 4 class of caste system of Hinduism

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Brahmin, Kshatri-ya, Vaishya, Sudra

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58
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Hinduism believe in -

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Karma and reincarnation

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59
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this belief gives importance to brotherhood, purity, and humility

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Buddhism

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60
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Founder of Buddhism

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Ashoka

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61
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This belief states that China is in and is the center of the world

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Sinocentrism

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62
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they focuses in the good behaviors or morality of man

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Propriety

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63
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It was introduced to monitheism

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Judaism

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64
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Recognizes the emperor as a descendant of the Sun Goddess, making the former the most powerful leader; ordinary citizens, then view themselves as the superior race

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Divine Origin

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65
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This civilization lies in the fertile crescent, the strip of and between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates; the whole area of the river is now part of Iraq

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Tigris-Euphrates Civilization

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66
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first great leader of Semites and founded the first empire

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Sargon I

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67
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First empire in the world

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Akkadian

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68
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It became known under the rule of Hammurabi

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Babylonian

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69
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A set of political, civil, and economic laws

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Hammurabi’s Code

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70
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The chief god of babylonian

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Marduk

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71
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They are the first one who used iron to their weapons in warfare also used horses and chariots

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Hittites

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72
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first great Assyrian ruler

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Tiglath Plieser I

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73
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Assyrian’s center

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Assur

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74
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The next Assyrian ruler; under his rule, Assyria reached its peak

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Ashurnasirpal II

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75
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Capital of Assyrian

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Nineveh

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76
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the chief god of Assyrian

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Ashur

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77
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This was known for the most brute and ferocious rule enforcement

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Assyrian

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78
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Oldest citystate

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Ur

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79
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They practices polytheism

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Sumerian

80
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Firstwriting system

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cuneiform

81
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Pyramid like temple governed by a concept of theocracy

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Ziggurat

82
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they are the first one who created bronze and wheels and use lunar calendar

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Sumerian

83
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they develop sexagesimal system

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Sumerian

84
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The greatest ruler of Chaldean

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Nebuchadnezzar

85
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Under the rule of Nebuchadnezzar, Chaldeans invaded Jerusalem, and brought thousands of Jews to Babylonia as slaves

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Babylonian Captivity

86
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one of the seven wonders of the ancient world

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Hanging Gardens

87
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They are very interested in astronomy and the were nicknamed as

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stargazers of babylon

88
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The zodiac came from them as they believed that the stars and constellations have an affect on man’s fate

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Chaldean

89
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the first leader of Persians who allowed different religions to exist under his rule

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Cyrus the Great

90
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He annexed Iran, Indus valley and more; this made Persia the most powerful empire in the ancient world

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Darius the Great

91
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The term for Persia’s provinces; for a higher government’s efficiency. It’s governors are called satrap

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Satrapy

92
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Persia’s official religion, founded by Zoroaster

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Zoroastrianism

93
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chief god or the god of truth of persian

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Ahura Mazda

94
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Known as the greatest merchants of the ancient world

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Phoenician

95
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the first to make glass bottles

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Phoenician

96
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most important contribution of Phoenician that was borrowed by the greek

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Phoenician alphabet

97
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Lord of the Heavens

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Ba’al

98
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Goddess of Byblos

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Ba’alat

99
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He led the Jewish people

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Abraham

100
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They introduced monotheism

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Hebrew

101
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This civilization has a concept of urban planning like construction of floodways.

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Indus Valley Civilization

102
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On this book it shows that they were delivered from slavery and left Egypt

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Exodus

103
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first nomad to occupy Indus

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Aryans

104
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consists of four collections of prayer, oration, and ritual guidelines

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Veda

105
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The oldest and most important of the four Vedas

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Rig Vida

106
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This system is known as Varna in Rig VEda

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Caste System

107
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the beggars or anyone who has the lowest in Caste System

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untouchables

108
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what do you call the kind of job who is a priest and scholars

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Brahmins

109
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what do you call the kind of job who is the warrior/army

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Kshatriya

110
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what do you call the kind of job who is the merchant and farmers

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vaishya

111
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what do you call the kind of job who is the artisan

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sudra

112
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Who grabbed the power of Alexander the Great when he died during Mauryan Empire?

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Chandragupta Maurya

113
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Author of Arthasastra, a book on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy

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Chanakya

114
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Under his rule, Maurya is on it’s peak

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Ashoka

115
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Ashoka turned to this belief for self renewal

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Buddhism

116
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Empire founded by Gupta (golden age of hinduism)

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Gupta Empire

117
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Discovered that plates rotate on their axis

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Aryabhata

118
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greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language of India

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Kalidasa

119
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Huang is the Chinese word for ?

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yellow and it refers to fine, yellow sediments

120
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first to provide a written history of chna

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Shang Dynasty

121
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proof that they have a writing system

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Oracle bones

122
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This dynasty practiced animism

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Shang Dynasty

123
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It has the longest reign of any dynasty

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Zhou (chou) dynasty

124
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On this dynasty, Confucius was born

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Zhou dynasty

125
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They exercised feudalism, built roads and made coins and also they use iron and bronze for weapons and farming tools

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Zhou dynasty

126
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He became the emperor of Qin (Ch’in) Dynasty at the age of 13

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Shi Huangti

127
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On this dynasty, great wall of china was built for defense against invaders

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Qin Dynasty

128
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He founded the Han Dynasty and even exercised a centralized government

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Liu Pang

129
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Under his rule, the civil service has started

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Wu Ti

130
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On this Dynasty, paper and silk road became known

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Han Dynasty

131
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the first great historian of china during han dynasty

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Ssuma Chien

132
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A short dynasty but laid as the foundation of Golden age of china

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Sui Dynasty

133
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During his rule, Grand canal was built. connecting Yangtze and Huang he rivers

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Yang Ti

134
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This dynasty was founded by Sung Taitsu

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Sung Dynasty

135
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On this dynasty, they discovered a magnetic compass, paper printing and gunpowder

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Sung Dynasty

136
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He successfully invaded china in 1729 during Yuan Dynasty

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Kublai Khai

137
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He became a curt official under Khan

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Marco Polo

138
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Known as the greatest leader during Muslim invasion of India

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Tamerlane

139
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During his rule, it was the golden age of Mughal Empire

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Akbar

140
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His name means Grasper of the world

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Jahangir

141
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His name means king of the world; he ordered for Taj Mahal to be built as a tomb for his wife

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Shan Hajan

142
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Last ruler of Mughal Empire

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Aurangzeb

143
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First settlers of Japan

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Ainu

144
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this empire was founded by Jimmu

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Yamato Empire

145
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The first japan’s emperor

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Jimmu

146
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It is the first capital of Japan

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Nara

147
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written by Shotoku, it is written set of laws of Japan

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Seventeen Articles

148
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Second Capital of Japan

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Heian

149
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The world’s first full length novel

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The tale of genji

150
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The tale of genji was authored by

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Murasaki Shikibu

151
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a hereditary military dictator; the ceremonial representatives of the emperor

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Shogun

152
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Shogunate was founded by - meaning tent government

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Yoritomo Kamakura

153
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military governors

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daimyo

154
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the military officials tasked to serve their lords

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samurai

155
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code of ethics that is followed by samurais

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bushido

156
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They defeated Mongol’s invasion twice

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Kamakura Shogunate

157
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warring states

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Sengoku

158
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he introduced firearms in Japan

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Odu Nobunaga

159
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he became known during kamakura shogunate

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toyotomi hideyoshi

160
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It is also known as Muromachi Period

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Ashikaga Shogunate

161
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This was founded by Ashikaga Takauchi

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Ashikaga Shogunate

162
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It is considered as the weakest Shogunate

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Ashikaga Shogunate

163
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tokugawa Shogunate was founded by

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Tokugawa Ieyasu

164
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Tokugawa Shogunate moved to he capital to Edo or in present day the -

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Tokyo

165
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Definition of alternate attendance policy

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forced vacation of daimyos with their family

166
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a powerful empire is considered to be powerful when ?

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it has control over a large area of sea routes and ports

167
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This empire was founded by Jayavarman II

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Khmer Empire

168
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Capital of Cambodia

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Angkor

169
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Grandest work of architecture under Jayavarman’s reign

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Angkor Wat

170
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It was governed by Ly Dynasty and even became part of China until 939

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Annam Empire

171
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Most important contribution by the Chinese during Annam empire in Vietnam

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Buddhism

172
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Muang Thai means

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land of the free

173
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Sukhotai Kingdom was founded by

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Rama Kanken

174
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First king of burma

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Anawatra

175
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He reunited the nation again during Burmese Empire

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Buying Naung

176
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The capital of Burmese until 1581

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Pegu

177
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Malay Asia is consist of

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Malay Peninsula, Indonesia and Philippines

178
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It is composed of Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, Timor-Leste and Singapore

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Malay Archipelago

179
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A state that has a rule over the sea

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Thalassocracy

180
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This empire controlled and taxed over sea routes of Malacca Strait, Kendah Strait, and Sunda Strait in exchange of protection from pirates

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Srivijaya Empire

181
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Srivijaya Empire was annexed by

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Madjapahit Empire

182
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Sailendra empire began around - in Java

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8th century AD

183
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last Hindu Empire that reigned in Malay Archipelago

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Madjahapit Empire

184
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Madjahapit was founded by

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Raden Widjaya

185
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Also known as Hermit Kingdom

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Korean Civilization

186
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first kingdom in Korea

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Gojoseon Kingdom

187
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Gojoseon was founded by

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Dangun Wanggeon

188
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Gojoseon was divided into two:

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Koguryo and Paekche, Shilla

189
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chieftan of Goguryeo kingdom and he developed military

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Dongmyeong

190
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This kingdom is from northern part of Korean peninsula to Manchuria

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Goguryeo Kingdom

191
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This kingdom was found in the southwest part of Korean peninsula

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Baekje Kingdom

192
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This kingdom was found in the southeast part of Korean peninsula

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Silla Kingdom

193
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He founded Yi Dynasty

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Sejong the great

194
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Korean’s alphabet

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Hangul

195
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The golden age of korea

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Goryeo Kingdom

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