Chapter 16 Flashcards

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Asoka

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Maurya Empire’s greatest ruler

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2
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Tsai Luni

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Invented Paper

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3
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Pi Sheng

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Chinese Printer and Alchemist

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4
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Shin Huang Ti

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Imperial Ruler of Chin Dynasty

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5
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Genghis Khan

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Conquered Northern China & Korea

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6
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Prince Shotoku

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Founder of Japan

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7
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Prince Henry the navigator

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3rd son of King John I of portugal

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8
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Marco Polo

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Son of Italian merchant

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9
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Leif Erikson

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Viking Sailed to America AD1000

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10
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Christopher Columbus

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Discovered America

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Vasco da gama

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1st European to reach far east by sea

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Amerigo Verspucci

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Realized that Columbus discovered a new continent and not just a part of Asia

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Spanish Explorers

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De Leon, De Balboa, Cortes, Pizarro, Coronado, De Soto, Cabrillo

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14
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Phillip II

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Led the new crusade

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15
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Pedro Cabral

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Discovered Brazil

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French Explorers

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Verrazano, Cartier, Champlain, Marquette, Joliet, De la Salle

17
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Henry Hudson

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English Navigator

18
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English Explorers

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Cabot, Drake, Raleigh

19
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Maurya Empire

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Established by Asoka by driving out the greeks and conquering northwestern India

20
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Mogul Empire

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Muslims invaded India creating the Mogul Empire in 1526

21
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Caste system

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A strict social structure of Hinduism

22
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Hinduism

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belief in many gods and reincarnation

23
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Buddhism

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Believe that man’s righteousness is the path to perfect peace and happiness.

24
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Reincarnation

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Continuous process of rebirth. The soul appears after death in another body.

25
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Shang Dynasty

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Developed the system of writing

26
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Ch’In Dynasty

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Created after the fall of the Ch’ou dynasty. Irrigation, network of roads and travel.

27
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Great wall of China

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Built during Ch’in Dynasty. To protect against the nomadic Barbarous Huns

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Han Dynasty

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Start of Buddhism in China. Devised 365 1/4 day calendar & China pottery

29
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Confucianism

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High standards of morality is the savior of society

30
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Taoism

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Emphasized harmony with nature

31
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Yamato

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Warring clan that ruled over Japan around the 4th century

32
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Shinto

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Oldest surviving religion of Japan

33
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Age of Exploration

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Founding of the Western Civilzation