Unit 8 Flashcards
Japan is made out of how many islands?
4 main islands and thousands of smaller ones
A series of islands is called a
Archipelago
Japan was
Isolated from other cultures and difficult to unite
_______ is when everyone in a culture is similar to one another
Homogeneous
The mountains made it so
There was little good farmland
What was Japan depend on for transportation and food
The sea
Two natural disasters Japan was likely to have
Earthquakes and volcanoes
What did the unstable environment do for Japan
They had a high respect for nature
Military commander with real power
Shogun
What was the emperor
Just a figure, no real power
Who gave land to others
The shogun
Who were the Warriors
Samurai
Why was the samurai given land
To protect others
What was the bushido
Code of conduct for the samurai
Strong family that ruled for almost 300 years
Tokugawa Shogunate
who brought Japan stability
The Tokugawa shogunate
Japan was isolated by choice.
True or false
True
Origins of the Mongol empire
Central Asia (they were also nomatic)
The first country the Mongol empire took
China
The largest unified empire
Mongol empire
Who was Genghis Khan
World emperor
Who unified all Mongols under his rule
Genghis Khan
What was Genghis khan known for
Terror and destruction
Who was kublai khan
Grandson of Genghis khan
When ___ died the Mongol empire fell apart
Kublai khan
How long did the Mongols rule Russia
250 years
What empire was centered in China but spread the empire to the Middle East
Mongol empire
Mongols showed Russia how to have an absolute government
True or false
True
What did the Mongols do to Russia
Isolate them from Western Europe
Where did Marco Polo go
China
What was Marco Polo known as
A liar
Where did Marco Polo’s writing spark interest (writing about Chinese things)
In Europe
Who
- was an African Muslim
- traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and China
- writings are useful today as a historical resource
Ibn Battuta
Who took over China after the Mongols
Ming Dynasty
Ming dynasty brought back the idea that China was
The Middle Kingdom (center of the earth)
What is the belief that your culture is better than others
Ethnocentrism
Muslim traders made trade routes across the ____
Sahara desert
Arab trade routes
Silk Road to China
Sea route to India and the spice islands
Mediterranean Sea to Europe
Routes across the Sahara
Powerful king of the empire of Mali
Mansa Musa
Mansa Musa converted to _____ and went on the ______
Islam The hajj (pilgrimage)
Job to pass on oral tradition
Griots
