Chapter 7 and 8 Flashcards
Which dynasty built the Grand Canal?
Sui Dynasty
Which dynasty was China’s Golden Age?
Tang Dynasty
Who were welcomed during Chinas Golden Age?
Christian Missionaries/Foreigners
Which dynasty began foot binding?
Song Dynasty
What term means “chain of islands”?
Archipelago
What is the name of the Japanese Imperial Family?
Yamato
What is Japans main religion?
Shintoism
What is Japans secondary religion?
Buddhism
What was the time of “Great Change” called, when Japan adopted a lot of China’s positive political ideas (like civil service exam)?
Taika Reforms
Who is the first Japanese Shogun?
Yoritomo
What is the term for a Japanese Warrior?
Samurai
What is the term for the unwritten code of conduct for Japanese Warrior?
Bushido
What is the name of Japanese ceremonial suicide?
Hara-Kiri
What is the river that divides Korea and China?
Yalu River
What is the green glazed pottery from Korea called?
Celadon
What is Korea’s alphabet called?
Hangul
Which tribal group took over Vietnam in the 1400’s?
Dai Vet
Which river flows through the middle of Indochina (dividing Thailand and Laos)?
Megkong
What was Southeast Asia’s main empire from the 800’s to the 1200’s?
Khmer Empire
What is the largest religious ruins in the world, a Hindu/Buddhist temple complex built by the Khmer Empire and located in the jungles of Cambodia?
Angkor Wat
What is the European country that took control of Vietnam, Cambodia,and Laos during Imperialism?
France
What European country that took control of Burma, Singapore, and Malaysia during Imperialism?
Britain
What Southeast Asian country that remained independent during European Imperialism?
Thailand
What is the name for the desert in Mongolia?
Gobi
What are the round tents with felt waterproof covering?
Yurts
What is the religion of Mongolia?
Shamanism
What has corn,beans,and squash been nicknamed by the Native Americans?
3 Sisters
What is the main religion among Native American Tribes?
Animism/Shaminism
What are towns in the SouthWest made out of adobe called?
Pueblos
What did the Plains Indians use to transport their goods before the horse arrived from Europe?
Dogs
Near what river did many of the Mound Builders live?
Ohio River Valley
What is the shape of the most well known mound?
Serpent snake
What is the name of the 40,000 person city from Pre-European Times?
Cahokia
What type of society did the Eastern Woodland tribes have?
Matriarchal
What is the name of the Native American alliance located in NY,the Eastern woodlands. The British and French has to treat the group as a nation in negotiations of trade and land rights?
Iroquois Confederacy
What civilization is known for it calendar?
Mayas
What lethal game did the Mayas play?
Ball Court
What group of people are known for leaving behind statues of colossal heads?
Olmecs
Who was the “god” would one day come from the east, across the sea, and usher in a new day of light and peace?
Quetzalcoatl
What was the Aztec name for what is now Mexico City?
Tenochtitlan
How many people did the Aztecs conquer?
More then 5 million people
What did the Aztecs do daily?
Auto sacrifice and human sacrifice
Where was the Incan Civilization?
Andes Mountains
What is the Incan capital city?
Cuzco
Who was the leader of the Incas?
Pachacuti
What was the collection of knotted strings used for accounting and data storage in the Incan empire called?
Quipu or Khipu
How did China influence the rest of Asia?
Chinese writing system-Japan created a writing system
Buddhist monks influenced other countries
Architecture
Weight measurements
Medical practices
Style of dress
Building roads and bridges
Civil service system
Explain and evaluate Shintoism
Shintoism the way of the gods originally was nature worship and developed into a cult of national patriotism. The sun goddess is the supreme and the emperor is descended from the sun god. Humans are good because they are potential divine spirits. A persons goal is to achieve harmony with nature, the divine spirits including ones ancestors, nature, and departed rulers and heroes. By performing Shinto rituals one may restore harmony with nature. The key result is that Shintoism develops one love for their homeland, strengthens loyalty to one’s clan and reverence for the emperor.
From 1192-1866,Japan has a feudalistic society. What was the life of the Samurai like? What code did they live by? What were their main values?
Samurai lived by Bushido “the way of the warrior” and unwritten code of conduct, emphasizing loyalty, honor, duty,justice,courage,horsemanship,fencing,jujitsu, instilled in patriotism classes in history, art, literature and writing.
What evidences do advanced civilization do we see in the Americas before there was contact with Europeans?
Written languages
Burial mounds
Steles
Pyramids
Calendars
Astronomy
Farming
