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W. History Ch. 7+8 Flashcards

1
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Which dynasty made the Grand Canal?

A

Sui Dynasty

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2
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Which dynasty was China’s Golden Age?

A

Tang Dynasty

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3
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Who were welcomed during China’s Golden Age?

A

foreigners

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4
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Which dynasty began footbinding?

A

Song Dynasty

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5
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What is the term that means “a chain of islands”?

A

archipelago

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6
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What is the name of the Japanese imperial family?

A

Yamato

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7
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What’s Japan’s main religion?

A

Shintoism

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8
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What’s Japan’s secondary religion?

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Buddhism

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9
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What was the time of great change when Japan adopted a lot of China’s positive political ideas?

A

Taika Reforms

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10
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Who was the first Japanese Shogun?

A

Yoritomo

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11
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What was a Japanese warrior called?

A

samurai

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12
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What was the unwritten code of conduct for Japanese warriors?

A

Bushido

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13
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What is a Japanese ceremonial suicide called?

A

hara-kiri

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14
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What river divides Korea and China?

A

Yalu River

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15
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What is the green glazed pottery from Korea called?

A

celadon

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16
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What is Korea’s alphabet called?

A

Hangul

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17
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What tribal group took over Vietnam in the 1400’s?

A

Dar Viet

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18
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Which river flows through the middle of Indochina?

A

Mekong River

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19
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What is the main empire of Southeast Asia from the 800’s to the 1200’s?

A

Khmer Empire

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20
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What is the largest religious ruins in the world?

A

Angkor Wat

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21
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What European country took control of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos during imperialism?

A

France

22
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What European country took control of Burma, Singapore, and Malaysia during imperialism?

A

Britain

23
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What country remained independent during European imperialism?

A

Thailand

24
Q

What is the desert in Mongolia?

A

The Gobi Desert

25
Q

What were round tents with felt waterproof covering?

A

yurts

26
Q

What was Mongolia’s religion?

A

Shamanism

27
Q

What invention turned the Mongols into great conquerors in the 1200’s?

A

stirrup

28
Q

What has corn, beans, and squash been nicknamed by the Native Americans?

A

The 3 Sisters

29
Q

What is the main religion of Native American tribes?

A

Animism/Shamanism

30
Q

What are towns in the Southwest made out of Adobe called?

A

pueblos

31
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What did the Plains Indians use to transport their goods before horses?

A

dogs

32
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What river did the Mound Builders live near?

A

Ohio River

33
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What is the shape of the most well known mound?

A

serpent

34
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What is the name of the 40000 person city from Pre-European times?

A

Cahokia

35
Q

What type of society did the Eastern Woodland tribes have?

A

matriarchal

36
Q

What Native American alliance located in New York in the Eastern Woodlands were treated by the British and the French as a nation?

A

Iroquois Confederation

37
Q

What civilization is known for its calendar?

A

Mayan Civilization

38
Q

What lethal game did the Mayans play?

A

ball court

39
Q

What group of people are known for leaving behind statues of colossal heads?

A

Olmec Civilaization

40
Q

Who was the god who would one day come from the east, across the sea, and usher in a new day of light and peace?

A

Quetzalcotl

41
Q

What was the Aztec name for Mexico City?

A

Tenochtitlán

42
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How many people did the Aztecs conquer?

A

5000000

43
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What did the Aztecs do daily?

A

sacrifice

44
Q

Where was the Incan Civilization?

A

Andes Mts.

45
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What was the Incan Capital City?

A

Cuzco

46
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Who was the leader of the Incas?

A

Pachacuti

47
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What was the collection of knotted strings used for accounting and data storage in the Incan Empire called?

A

quipo

48
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Essay Question:

How did China influence the rest of Asia?

A

Landscape painting, printing, porcelain, the civil service system

49
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Essay Question:

Explain Shintoism.

A

A form of nature worship developed into a cult of national patriotism. Humans are good because they are potentially divine spirits.

50
Q

What was the life of the samurai like?
What code did they live by?
What were their main values?

A

Samurai learned military skills and to instill patriotism.
They lived by the Bushido.
Values=loyalty, honor, duty, justice, courage, sincerity, politeness, and culminating in hara-kiri.

51
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Essay Question:

What evidences of advanced civilizations do we see in the Americas before any contact with Europeans?

A

Totem poles in northwest,
pueblos in southwest,
the mounds,
pyramids, temples, palaces,
colossal Olmec heads,

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