Chapter 4 Test Flashcards
Who developed paper?
The Chinese
Who were Japanese clans?
Fuji-wara
Yori-tomo
Asha-kaka
What religion was founded by Tao-tzu?
Taoism in China
What religion promoted nature worship and patriotism?
Shintoism in Japan
What was the name of China’s first dynasty?
Shang dynasty
What country did Kublai Khan try to conquer but was unsuccessful?
Japan
What was traditional religion of the Mongols?
Shamanism
What country is the Taj Mahal located in?
India
What temple located in Cambodia was built during the Khmer empire?
Angkor Wat
What did Europeans call Mongol forces?
Tartars
Two significant Chinese inventions
Iron
Paper
One method that Mongols used to defeat towns
Siege warfare - fired arrows and flaming objects into cities for weeks and prevented food from going in
Hara-kiri
Ritual suicide committed by Japanese warriors
Kamikaze
(Divine wind) Miraculous storms
Lao-tzu
Developed the teachings of Taoism
Samurai
A Japanese warrior
Shaman
A man in Mongol religion, believed to have power over spirits
Shogun
The title of a Japanese clan leader (Great General)
Yurt
A mobile house used by Mongols
Ancestor Worship
The practice of praying to dead family
Buddhism
Religion founded on the 4 Noble truths
Bushide
The unwritten code of the Samurai, formed by the Japanese military
Feudalism
System with local rulers; local rulers controlled large estates (manors); served rulers for a place to live
Shintoism
Nature worship, deity of emperor (Japanese religion)
