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Empires In East Asia Flashcards

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1
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How long did the Tang Dynasty last?

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618 to 907

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2
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Who was Wu Zhao?

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The only female Emperor in China

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How long did the Song Dynasty last?

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From 960 to 1270

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What happened after 1127?

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The Song emperors only ruled the southern part of China

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5
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What happened during the Song Dynasty?

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Population and economic growth

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What technology was invented in the Tang and Song Dynasties?

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Movable type, gunpowder, porcelain, clocks, paper money, and the compass

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7
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What were pastoralists?

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People who hearded animals

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8
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What was a clan?

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People who descended from a common ancestor

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What did Genghis Kahn do in 1200?

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He unified the Mongols

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What was Pax Mongolica?

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Mongolian Peace

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Who was Kublai Kahn?

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The grandson of Genghis Kahn, who assumed the title of Great Kahn and 1260

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12
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Who was Marco Polo?

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The most famous European to visit China and the young Venetian trader

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When did the Mongols gain control of all of China?

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From 1279

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When did Kublai Kahn rule?

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From 1215 to 1294

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15
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Where did Kublai Kahn build palaces?

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Shangdu

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16
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Where did Kublai Kahn move the capital of his empire?

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China

17
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How did the Mongol rulers treat their Chinese subjects?

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They have little in common with one another and kept to themselves.

18
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How did Kublai Kahn expand foreign trade?

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He invited foreign merchants to come visit China.

19
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Why did the Mongols give most high government posts to foreigners?

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The Mongols believe foreigners were more trustworthy because they had no local loyalties.

20
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Why were the Mongols unable to conquer Japan?

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A typhoon sunk all the Mongol ships.

21
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Why is that Yuan dynasty important in Chinese history?

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Kublai Kahn united China for the first time in more than 300 years, opened greater contacts and trade, etc.

22
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What brought about the fall of that Yuan Dynasty?

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Heavy spending

23
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What is a kamikaze?

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Divine wind

24
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What makes up the geography of Japan?

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An archipelago of 4000 islands

25
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How much of Japan is suitable for farming?

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12%

26
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What is Shinto?

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A religion based on respect for the forces of nature and the worship of ancestors

27
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What is the Yamato clan?

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The first emperors of Japan

28
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What did large landowners set up for protection?

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Private armies

29
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What with small landowners do for production?

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They would trade part of their land to strong warlords in exchange for protection

30
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What is the Bushido?

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The Samurai code of behaviour

31
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What are the shogun?

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Supreme general of the emperors army

32
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What labor projects were going on in the Sui dynasty?

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The grand Canal and the Great Wall

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