wh 14 x2 Flashcards

1
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Sun Goddess

A

ameratsu

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2
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Promotion system in China

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meritocracy

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3
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Belief spirits inhabit everything

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animism

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4
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Overthrew Mongol rule in China

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Zhu Yhanzhang

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5
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Ordered construction of Ankor Wat

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Suryavarman II

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6
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Royal messenger

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Marco Polo

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7
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“the way of the gods”

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shintoism

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8
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Wealthy elite Chinese scholars

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mandarins

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9
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Mongol dynasty in China

A

yuan

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10
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Dynasty fell, in part, to Turkish revolt

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tang

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11
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Dominant European power in Indonesia by the 1500’s

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portugal

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12
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First center of Islam in S. E. Asia was in.

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melaka

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13
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Approximate number of islands in area of S. E. Asia

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10,000

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14
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Traditionally, Japanese emperors were

A

figureheads

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15
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The Mongol Empire broke into factions based on

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regional culture

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16
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Chinese official state philosophy.

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confucianism

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17
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Code of conduct for samurai.

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bushido

18
Q

Occupied country where government officials wrote and spoke native language, but wrote their official documents in Chinese.

A

Vietnam

19
Q

Chinese export highly prized in the West.

A

china

20
Q

Influenced by China and Korea but didn’t adopt meritocracy.

A

japan

21
Q

Genghis Kahn codified Mongol laws which were called?

A

yasa

22
Q

The three kingdoms of Korea: Silla, Paekche and,

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koguryo

23
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First major power to emerge from central Asia.

A

seljuk turks

24
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The peoples of the central Asian steppe region based their nomadic communities on

A

clans

25
Q

Which of the following religions is unique to Japan?

A

shinto

26
Q

The Silk Road connected –

A

Asia to the Mediterranean basin

27
Q

Japan was protected from invasions by –

A

seas

28
Q

goods and ideas from china
- porcelain
- textiles
- paper
-
fill in blank

A

navigation tools

29
Q

Unlike in Europe, what people were allowed to become Samurai?

A

women

30
Q

What Chinese invention was very inaccurate but was designed to be used as a type of psychological warfare?

A

rockets

31
Q

Islam spread to all parts of Indonesia except ____

A

bali

32
Q

in modern times the temples of ankor wat are threatened by

A

tourism

33
Q

chinese imports included ______ ,hides, silver and glass

A

cotton

34
Q

________ was and is a traditional form of art and enervation England in S. E Asia

A

shadow puppetry

35
Q

To get a government job in China, one must pass a ______, based on ______

A

Civil Service Exam, Confusianism

36
Q

Mongols were prevented from invading Japan because of a _________

A

typhoon

37
Q

The _______ empire was the largest in history.

A

mongol

38
Q

The Mongol advance into Africa was stopped by the _______ in Egypt.

A

mamluks

39
Q

________ was universal leader of the mongols later known as ganghis khan

A

temujin

40
Q

Aside from their military, how did the Mongols keep control over the Chinese?

A

-Kublai Khan
-Mongols did not have much experience with government
-Chinese had a long history of organized government
-Mongols kept many aspects of Chinese rule
-Also kept features of the Chinese form of government but made sure Chinese politicians did not gain too much power
-Ended civil service examination for choosing officials
-Instead, gave jobs to Mongols and trusted foreigners
-Chinese officials were given little to no power
-Confucian thought remained strong during Mongol rule
-Kublai worked to rebuild China
-Printed trade and contacts with the rest of the world

41
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How did the feudalistic life of Japan compare to that of European feudalism? How was it different?

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Similarities:
-Societies were build on a system of heredity classes (nobles on top, warriors next, tenant farms & serfs
at bottom)
-Low social mobility
-Constant warfare made warriors an important class (KNIGHTS IN EUROPE AND SAMURAI IN JAPAN)

Differences:
-Knights were supposed to know the concept of chivalry
-Samurai were supposed to know the concept of Bushido or, “Way of a Warrior”
-samurai would commit self-die to atone for their transgressions in order to obtain power.
-Japan Feudalism : based on the ideas of Confucius
-European Feudalism: based on Roman imperial laws and customs

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