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  • Siege warfare
    surround the town and starve them out
  • A mystical and superstitious religion
    Taoism
  • Religion that stresses intense mental concentration
    Zen Buddhism
  • What contributions did merchants make that led to the development of cities?
    Merchants helped cities meet the needs of the growing population.
  • What is a Shaman?
    Medicine man
  • What modern country developed from Angkor?
    Cambodia
  • Japan borrowed its written language from which country?
    China
  • In the 1100-1200, who was traveling from Western Europe to fight Muslims in the Middle East?
    The crusaders
  • The ________ developed the production of silk.
    Chinese
  • Supposedly had power over spirits
    Shamans
  • Law code written by Chinggis Khan
    Great Yasa
  • What type of Christianity was in Mongolia?
    Nestorian
  • Established a new line of rulers in 1192
    Yoritomo
  • Method of suicide
    hara-kiri
  • Vietnam developed from what 2 kingdoms?
    Dai Veit and Champa
  • What became the leading religion in Chinese history?
    Ancestor worship
  • Chinggis Khan invaded _______ China.
    northern
  • Over the centuries, what are some examples of things used for money in China?
    Bolts of silk; jade; pearls; pieces of metal and leather; dogs and horses; and bronze or copper coins.
  • ________ successfully repelled two Mongol invasions.
    China
  • What was created by combining fibers with rags and water?
    Paper
  • The Mongols were called the "Golden Horde" because of their _______.
    homes
  • Land influenced by India and China
    Cambodia
  • What is one of the 7 wonders of the world?
    The Taj Mahal
  • Religion that stresses worship of nature and the emperor
    Shintoism
  • Temujin
    Chinggis Khan
  • The __________ dynasty was the earliest known dynasty in China.
    Shang
  • Another name for the city of Edo
    Tokyo
  • A samurai is a _____________ warrior.
    Japanese
  • List 4 of the most important discoveries/ inventions made by the Chinese?
    1. Paper 2. Compass 3. Gun powder 4. Printing
  • The Chinese were trying to find the substance that gave them eternal life and developed what instead?
    Gun powder
  • The Japanese borrowed ________ from China.
    Buddhism
  • How much silk is on each silk worm?
    1 mile
  • The teaching of __________ combined with Buddhism, developed a major religion in China.
    Confucius
  • Who was the first clan in Japan?
    Fujiwara
  • What is fuedalism?
    Social system characterized by loyalty to a local ruler.
  • What religion developed in China from the teachings of Lao-Tzu?
    Taoism
  • Ancient name for Cambodia
    Angkor
  • Empire developed in Cambodia between the ninth and thirteenth centuries
    Khmer
  • Cast iron was developed by the ________.
    Chinese
  • What dynasty existed in the north?
    The Song dynasty
  • Gained control of Champa in 1471
    Dai Viet
  • Religious leader who taught a philosophy based on relationships
    Confucius
  • ________ soldiers lived in the saddle and even slept on their horses during marches.
    Mongol
  • What law code governed the Mongol Empire?
    Great Yasa
  • Who arrived in China in 635 and were the earliest Christian missionaries in the country?
    Nestorians
  • Shamans were what?
    The priests of the traditional Mongol religion
  • Central and southern kingdom
    Champa
  • What did Taoism encourage?
    People to live in harmony with nature
  • Dominant clan starting in 1336 during the second feudal period
    Ashikaga
  • Japanese warrior
    Samurai
  • __________ carried on extensive trade with other nations.
    China
  • What was the last dynasty?
    The Ming dynasty
  • Who built the Taj Mahal and why?
    Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and in memory of his wife
  • Land that forms the western border of the South China Sea
    Vietnam
  • Central leader of Japan
    shogun
  • Unwritten military code
    Bushido
  • Under What dynasty did the population double?
    The Song
  • Yoritomo was the first Japanese leader to receive what title?
    Shogun
  • What mineral was first used in the development of the compass? What properties did it have that made it ideal for this?
    Load stone; has magnetic properties
  • What was the Golden Horde?
    Empire in Western Asia
  • The _______ were highly regarded in China.
    merchants
  • Dominant clan who moved the capital to Tokyo in 1603
    Tokugawa
  • Transition from local rule to a central ruler
    Taika Reform
  • What dynasty developed a strong, centralized government?
    The T'ang dynasty
  • The ______ were considered dangerous in China because of their wealth and mobility.
    merchants
  • How many noble truths is Buddhism founded on?
    4
  • Dominate clan in the 700s
    Fujiwara
  • Japan's capital beginning in 1192
    Kamakura
  • Who wrote journals which resulted in European desires for trade with the Orient?
    Marco Polo
  • Who had power over the spirits?
    Shamans
  • One of the greatest monuments of architecture in India
    Taj Mahal
  • "Selfish desires results in suffering" comes from what religion?
    Buddhism
  • Who founded the Mongol Empire? What was the name he was given?
    Temujin; Chinggis Khan
  • Shogun
    Great general
  • With what other culture is "Medicine man" used with the same meaning?
    American Indian
  • China was the first nation to use ______ as a form of currency.
    paper
  • Social system characterized by loyalty to a local ruler
    Feudalism
  • Siege warfare was used effectively by the _______ in battle.
    Mongols
  • What is the oldest Chinese dynasty? When was it?
    The Shang dynasty; around 1500 BC
  • What did Mongolian traders bring from the Far East to the Middle Eastern markets?
    Exotic goods
  • ________ demonstrated great cruelty and built an empire that collapsed shortly after his death.
    Tamerlane
  • What is silk made from???? :(
    Silk worms??? XP
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