This is the primary sacred text of the philosophy created by Lao Tzu
The Legalist Papers
The Rig Veda
The Analects
The Dao Dejing
Emperor during the Han Dynasty, tries to reform Chinese government, fight the Xiongnu, and opens the Silk Road.
Han Wudi
What technology needed to develop during the Song Dynasty because the Chinese lost access to land trade?
Sea Trade Technology
This is the concept that family-ties and loyalty are more important than anything else, it is very important to Confucian thinking.
Filial Piety
Name Three major philosophies that came from China's 100 Schools of Thought.
Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism
This person was mostly a figurehead in their country.
King of India
Emperor of Japan
Emperor of China
King of Korea
This was one emperor's strategy to escape from the powerful Fujiwara clan's control:
Cloistered Government
Mass Assassinations
Marrying into the Taira clan
Creating a national imperial army
Which one of these was a major leader in Mauryan Empire India?
Ashoka the Great
Aurangzeb
Alexander the Great
Chandragupta II
First Emperor of China, responsible for the Great Wall and standardization of many things.
Qin Shihuangdi
The name of the myth that we studied about ancient Japan.
Izunagi and Izunami
The Chinese Dynasties in order starting from earliest to last.
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Song, Tang, Sui
Zhou, Qin, Shang, Han, Tang, Sui, Song
Qin, Zhou, Han, Tang, Sui, Shang, Han
Era of Japanese history that saw Japan becoming "more Japanese"
Jomon
Yayoi
Asuka
Heian
What is the dynastic cycle?
The process of change between dynasties, restarting when a dynasty fails through corruption or invasion or internal reasons
Why was the Grand Canal Important?
It linked Northern China to Southern China, allowing for fast transportation, trade, and communication between these two areas.
Murasaki Shikibu wrote this first novel during the Heian era of Japan
The Record of Lodoss War
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
The Tale of Genji
The Pillow Book
What is the mandate of heaven?
The idea that the gods support the emperor, but only while the emperor is worthy of ruling. A new emperor may take over if the current one loses this mandate.
Class of military nobles that became important during the Heian era, their name means "One who serves"?
Daimyo
Samurai
Emperor
Shogun
What was the major accomplishment of the Sui Dynasty?
The Creation of the Grand Canal
What religion has the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path?
Buddhism
What is the Kofun period named after?
Burial Mounds
The style of houses
Haniwa clay figures
the Kofun emperor
Which period of Japanese history saw the introduction of Buddhism?
Nara
Yayoi
Edo
Asuka
Ashoka built these all around his empire to spread his rules and glory.
The Rock Edicts
Pyramids
Large Buddhist Temples
Large Hindu Temples
Era in Japanese history when Wet-rice agriculture is introduced to Japan.
Yayoi Era
Wet-rice agriculture, weaving, and iron-working all came to Japan during this era.
Asuka
Yayoi
Nara
Heian
What is the name of the religious texts that the Aryans created, starting Hinduism?
The Vedas
Indian Empires in order.
Harappan, Aryan, Mauryan, Gupta
Aryan, Mauryan, Harappan, Gupta
Gupta, Mauryan, Aryan, Harappan
Harappan, Mauryan, Gupta, Aryan
What was Footbinding and what Dynasty became famous for it?
Where rich women crushed their feet for status, during the Song Dynasty
The religion brought to India by the Aryans.
Hinduism
Why was Buddhism a popular alternative to Hinduism?
It did not rely on the caste system, normal people could achieve Nirvana
Kingdom of Korea that was the closest and friendliest to Japan
Baekje
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