Chapter 14

Question 1

The Ganges River begins here

Answer 1

Tibetan Plateau

Question 2

23 1/2º N Lat

Answer 2

Tropic of Cancer

Question 3

4 Main Islands of Japan

Answer 3

Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku

Question 4

In feudal Japan the knights are called this

Answer 4

Samurai

Question 5

Became the first shogun which is a military commander is the highest rank

Answer 5

Yoritomo

Question 6

Around 1417 the Emperors ruled for 276 year; they built the for bitten city inside Beijing walk

Answer 6

Ming Dynasty

Question 7

He visited China and stayed for 17 years; he was the 1sst European that Kahn ever met

Answer 7

Marco Polo

Question 8

Mongol leader; he came down from Mongolia and captured most of China

Answer 8

Genghis Khan

Question 9

Connects the Med. Sea and Black Sea

Answer 9

Bosporus Straight

Question 10

Seasonal winds with heavy rain (wet- Jun to oct dry Nov to May)

Answer 10

Monsoons

Question 11

Is a chain of Islands

Answer 11

Archipelago

Question 12

Worlds largest mountain range the highest mountain peak is Mount Everest which is 29,028 feet

Answer 12

Himalayas

Question 13

Desert located in China (coldest deserts in the worlds) 2 largest desert in the world; it can get as hot as 113º and 40º below 0

Answer 13

Gobi

Question 14

He invaded Southern China; his grandparent was Genghis Khan

Answer 14

Kublai Kahn

Question 15

Is the capital of China

Answer 15

Beijing

Question 16

Important religion in Japan

Answer 16

Shinto

Question 17

Ruled for over 200 years they believed that outside influences a threatened Japan’s society

Answer 17

Shoguns

Question 18

Opened the doors of Japan to the rest of the World

Answer 18

Admiral Perry

Question 19

Highest mountain peek it is 29,038 feet located in the Himalayas

Answer 19

Mount Everest

Question 20

23 1/2º S Lat

Answer 20

Tropic of Capricorn

Question 21

Connected the Huang River and the Change River

Answer 21

Grand Canal