China & Japan

Question 1

Huang He

Answer 1

Yellow River north

Deposits fertile silt

Question 2

Yangtze

Answer 2

Other major river
Fertile
South

Question 3

Mandate of Heaven

Answer 3

Ruler has divine approval

Any natural disasters showed God didn’t like ruler or decision so they could be overthrown

Question 4

Loess

Answer 4

Fertile silt/silt from the yellow (huang he) River

Question 5

Dynastic Cycle

Answer 5

Dynasty comes to power
Becomes strong
Becomes corrupt; high taxes => less power
Disasters like floods, famine, revolts, invasions
Dynasty believed to have lost the Mandate of Heaven
Overthrown through rebellion
New dynasty emerges

Question 6

Great Wall

Answer 6

Built to keep out invaders in the north and west
Protected trade routes
Many people lost their lives building it
Started construction during Qin dynasty

Question 7

Sui dynasty

Answer 7

Overthrown by peasants who were tired of doing dangerous free labor for the Grand Canal
581-618

Question 8

Grand canal

Answer 8

Built during Sui
Connects Huang He and Chang Jiang
Helped with trade

Question 9

Tang Dynasty

Answer 9

618-907
Conquered a lot of land
Increased infrastructure trade
Built off of foundations set by Sui
Expanded pop, advancements in science and technology, improved agriculture
Part of the golden age

Question 10

Tang Taizong

Answer 10

Created Tang Dynasty and powerful empire

Achieved a lot from Sui dynasty

Question 11

Ch’ang-an

Answer 11

Tang capital that was burned by Rebels

Question 12

Wu Zhao

Answer 12

Empress of tang

Only empress to assume throne by herself

Question 13

Civil service exam

Answer 13

Test of knowledge to become an official in the govt
Tests knowledge
Supposed to make things equal but only rich people got an educ.

Question 14

Song Dynasty

Answer 14

After tang
Small but stable
Good economy

Question 15

Movable type

Answer 15

New & fast

Easy way to type

Question 16

Gentry

Answer 16

Scholars/officials
Powerful people
Became stronger from civil service exam

Question 17

Foot binding

Answer 17

Little girls crushed feet so they could be small

Showed wealth and status

Question 18

Golden age

Answer 18

Tang and Song Dynasties

More arts

Question 19

Mongols

Answer 19

Nomadic tribe turned large empire rulers
Once they conquered a city, they kept peace and let the people keep their culture and expand trade
Allowed Chinese to hold low positions of power

Question 20

Nomads/pastoralists

Answer 20

Traveled with animals

Followed seasonal changes

Question 21

Clans

Answer 21

Nomadic groups

Question 22

Genghis Khan

Answer 22

First Mongolian empire ruler

Wanted to unify the Mongols under one ruler and did

Question 23

Kublai Khan

Answer 23

Last good Mongolian ruler
Started yuan dynasty
Grandson of Genghis Khan
Tried to invade Japan but it didn’t work

Question 24

Yuan

Answer 24

Ruled by kublai khan

Good trade

Question 25

Marco Polo

Answer 25

Venetian trader that helped kublai khan

Question 26

Silk Road

Answer 26

Big trade route that ended in China that extended to far away places

Question 27

Ming Dynasty

Answer 27

China became powerful under Ming dynasty Isolated so little trade and little outside influence Countries paid them to show submission

Question 28

Hongwu

Answer 28

1st Ming emperor Commanded rebel army that overthrew Mongols Encouraged Confucianism but turned tyrannical Encouraged voyages to show off China's power and to explore

Question 29

Feudalism/Japan's govt

Answer 29

Landowners that controlled large pieces of land began to take control of local territories Power was held by noble families

Question 30

Samurai

Answer 30

Warrior class members who protected lords Later gained power for 700 years Followed a moral code that dictated everything

Question 31

Bushido

Answer 31

Moral code of honor and loyalty followed by the samurai

Question 32

Shogunate

Answer 32

Someone who is a military leader but controls through a puppet emperor

Question 33

Kamakura shogunate

Answer 33

Pattern of govt where shoguns ruled through puppet emperors

Question 34

Himalayas

Answer 34

Mountains that act as a barrier for China to other countries

Question 35

Song Dyansty

Answer 35

after tang Expanded pop, advancements in science and tech, agriculture increased, trade expanded Part of the golden age for arts

Question 36

Qing dynasty

Answer 36

Farming methods were improved and new crops led to pop growth Made countries offer ritual tribute to trade with them and follow all of their rules