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58 Cards in this Set
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Sui Dynasty
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Dynasty after Han Dynasty. Greatest accomplishment: completion of Grand Canal (connected Huang He and Yangtze Rivers)
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Sui Wendi
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1st Emperor of Sui Dynasty. United Northern and Southern China. Restored a strong central gov't
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Tang Dynasty
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Dynasty ruled for 300 years. Empire expanded. Expanded networks of roads and canals. Prosperus Dynasty.
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Tang Taizong
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2nd Emperor of Tang Dynasty. Expanded the Empire. Reconquered the northern and western lands that China had lost in Han Dynasty.
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Wu Zhao
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Only woman ever to be emperor of China. Assumed title of emperor for herself. Extended China's influence over Korea.
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Song Dynasty
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Lasted 3 centuries. Took over after division of Tang Dynasty; Tried to buy peace with northern enemies, this failed to stop the threat.
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Movable Type
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Individual characters arranged in frames, used over and over.
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Gentry
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A class of powerful, well to do people who enjoy a high social status
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Jurchen
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Manchurian people that conquered northern China and made Song Dynasty flee south.
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Pastoralists
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herding domesticated animals
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Clans
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People who claimed to be desceded from a common ancestor
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Ghengis Khan
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Mongol clan leader who was a brilliant organizer; gifted strategist; used new weapons and technologies and used cruelty as a weapon.
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Kublai Khan
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Founded Yuan Dynasty. United China for the first time in 300 years. Improved trade; built palace in Beijing.
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Marco Polo
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Venetian trader who traveled the Silk Roads who served Kublai Khan's court.
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Porcelain
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Bone hard,white ceramic made of a special clay and a mineral found only in Chinese.
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Foot Binding
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Practice of wrapping feet at young age; wealthy prestigious women.
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Acupuncture
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Treatment of inserting slender needles in the body at specific points.
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Steppe
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dry wind swept plains
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Yurt
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Mobile tent on wheels
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Typhoon
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Tropical cyclones
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Kamikaze
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Divine Wind
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Venice
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City in Italy that Marco Polo was from.
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Shinto
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Japan's earliest religion that means way of the gods.
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Typhoon
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Tropical cyclones
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regent
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one who rules on behalf of another
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etiquette
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the code governing correct behavior and appearance
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Samurai
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bodyguard of loyal warriors
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Bushido
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Code that samurai lived by
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Shogun
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Supreme general of the emperor's army.
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Khmer Empire
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The empire that ruled Southeast Asian mainland for centuries.
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Angkor Wat
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Largest religious sculpture made by the Khmer dedicated to the god Vishnu.
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Koryu Dynasty
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original name of Korea. Dynasty that ruled for four and half centuries.
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Kami
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Divine spirits of nature
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Yamato
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People who worshipped the Sun Gods
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Torii
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Symbol of the Shinto
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Amaterasu
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The sun goddess
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Zen Buddhism
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Buddhist meditation mixed with Shinto beliefs
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Prince Shotoku
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Japanese prince that tried to adopt Chinese model of government.
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Heian
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Where Japanese moved capitol to in 794.
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Lady Murasaki
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Woman of Heian court that wrote "The Tale of Genji"
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Feudalism
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Pol. system in which warlords used land given by shogun.
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Minamoto Yoritomo
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Leader given shogun title
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daimyo
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military governor controlled by shogun.
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Srivijaya
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Dynasty that ruled Sumatra, Borneo, and Java from the 7th to the 13th century.
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Ly Dynasty
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Dynasty of Vietnam that established capitol at Hanoi
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Koryu
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Origin of modern Korea name
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celadon
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milky green glazed pottery
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A southeast Asian Empire, centered in what is now Cambodia, known for its rice growing
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Khmer Empire
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A dynasaty that ruled what is now Korea from 935-1392AD. Known for its Celadon Pottery, Moveable Type, and it's use of a civil service system.
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Koryu Dynasty
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Floating magnetized needle that always points north or south. Used in navigation
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Magnetic Compass
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What led to the fall of the Tang Dynasty?
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Tang rulers imposed crushing taxes in the mid 700's
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What was the largest unified land empire in history?
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The Mongol Empire
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A test to get a government job?
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Civil Service Examination
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Why did Kublai Kahn favor Mongols and Foreigners for government posts?
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Felt that foreigners were trust worthy and wanted people with no local loyalties
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What was women's status during the Tang and Song periods?
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Women were subserviant to men
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Which civilizations did rice cultivation help prosper?
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Khmer Empire and China
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What was an enduring characteristic of Japanese government?
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The ability to take another cultures idea, change it a little to make it uniquely their own
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How did the Mongol conquest effect Korea?
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Had to give 20,000 horses, clothing for 1 million soldiers, and many children and artisans were made slaves
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