Chapter 15

Question 0

Zen

Answer 0

Form of Buddhism that focuses on self discipline, simplicity, and meditation

Question 1

Shinto

Answer 1

Japan’s original religion, involves worshiping gods believed to be found in nature

Question 2

Haiku

Answer 2

Japanese form of poetry that has 17 syllables arranged in lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables

Question 3

Daimyo

Answer 3

Noble who had large landholdings and a private army

Question 4

Samurai

Answer 4

Professional soldiers of japan

Question 5

Vassal

Answer 5

Person in feudal society who received land and protection from lords in return for loyalty

Question 6

Shoguns

Answer 6

Japanese military leader who ruled on the emperor’s behalf

Question 7

Koryo

Answer 7

Kingdom on Korean Peninsula established in the 900s, from which present-day Korea takes it name

Question 8

Celadon

Answer 8

Ceramic pottery with a thin blue or green glaze perfected in Korea

Question 9

Khmer empire

Answer 9

Empire that began in the 500s and had gained control of much of mainland Southeast Asia by the 800s

Question 10

Angkor wat

Answer 10

Temple complex built on the indochinese peninsula in the 1100s, the worlds largest religious structure

Question 11

Dai Vietnam

Answer 11

Independent kingdom established by the Vietnamese after they drove the Chinese from the indochinese peninsula in the 900s

Question 12

Mughals

Answer 12

Muslims from Central Asia who conquered northern India in the 1500s

Question 13

Babur

Answer 13

General who led the Mughal conquest of northern India

Question 14

Akbar

Answer 14

Mughal emperor who showed wisdom in governing his empire

Question 15

Jhangir

Answer 15

Weak Mughal emperor; the son of Akbar

Question 16

Nur Kahn

Answer 16

Wife of Mughal emperor jahangir; held the true power during her husband’s reign

Question 17

Shah jahan

Answer 17

Jahangir’s son, who became the emperor of the Mughal empire in 1628

Question 18

Taj Mahal

Answer 18

Beautiful tomb built by shah jahan to honor his wife, mumtaz mahal

Question 19

Aurangzeb

Answer 19

Shah jahan’is son, who became the emperor in 1658

Question 20

Osman

Answer 20

Founder of the Ottoman Empire in Asia Minor in the early 1300s

Question 21

Divan

Answer 21

Imperial council that advised the sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Question 22

Suleyman 1

Answer 22

Sultan of the ottonman empire in the 1500s who organized an effective legal code

Question 23

Janissaries

Answer 23

Members of an elite fighting force in. The Ottoman Empire made up mainly of slaves