Chapter 10 terms

Question 1

Li Shimin

Answer 1

first emperor of the Tang Empire

Question 2

Tang Empire

Answer 2

Chinese dynasty that took control from the Sui dynasty

Question 3

Grand Canal

Answer 3

built to link the Yellow River with the Yangtze River

Question 4

Tributary system

Answer 4

political relationship where independent groups acknowledged the Chinese emperor’s supremacy

Question 5

bubonic plague

Answer 5

bacteria spread by fleas on rats along trade routes, decimated the population of both China and Europe

Question 6

Uighurs

Answer 6

Turkic group that took over Inner Asia in the 8th century

Question 7

Song Empire

Answer 7

Strongest Chinese empire after the collapse of the Tang

Question 8

Junk

Answer 8

large ocean-going ship used by the Chinese

Question 9

gunpowder

Answer 9

invented by the Chinese to counter cavalry assaults

Question 10

neo-Confucianism

Answer 10

new interpretations of Confucian teachings that became extremely influential

Question 11

zen

Answer 11

Buddhist interpretation, popular with the Japanese

Question 12

Movable type

Answer 12

changes in printing that allowed cheaper printing

Question 13

Koryo

Answer 13

the ruling house of the Korean peninsula that united Korea after the fall of the Tang

Question 14

Fujiwara

Answer 14

family that controlled Japan and protected the emperor

Question 15

Kamakura Shogunate

Answer 15

first of three decentralized military governments in CHina

Question 16

Champa rice

Answer 16

fast growing rice introduced to China from South Vietnam