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Question 1

turbulent time between Zhou and Qin dynasty marked by chaos/disunity

Answer 1

Warring states period

Question 2

turbulent time between Han and Sui marked by chaos/disunity 6 different dynasties all weak

Answer 2

Era of division

Question 3

first politically centralized dynasty following fall of Han and Era of division

Answer 3

Sui Dynasty

Question 4

Duke of Tang first Tang emperor

Answer 4

Li Yuan

Question 5

powerful medieval chinese dynasty following collapse of Sui capital at Chang’an

Answer 5

Tang dynasty

Question 6

capital city of Han , Sui, Tang dynasties

Answer 6

Chang’an

Question 7

Tang ruler know for empires expansion

Answer 7

Tang Taizong

Question 8

educated upper class, elite who worked for chinese gov’t

Answer 8

scholar gentry

Question 9

examinations based on confucianism needed to be passed to obtain gov’t jobs

Answer 9

civil service system

Question 10

subservient relationship

Answer 10

tributary system

Question 11

Nickname given to China belief they were the center of the universe

Answer 11

the “Middle Kingdom”

Question 12

ceremonial ritual tributary delegations had to preform when presenting tributento chinese emperor

Answer 12

kowtow

Question 13

land redistribution system began by Tang in order to limit power of aristocratic land owning families

Answer 13

equal-field system

Question 14

man made water way linking Yangtze and Huang He rivers for trade/transportation

Answer 14

Grand Canal

Question 15

Tang dynasty poet writings reflected free spirit/love of nature

Answer 15

Li Bo

Question 16

Tang dynasty poet writings were formal and concerned with justice

Answer 16

Du Fu

Question 17

buddhism sect, east asia, empasis of meditation

Answer 17

Chan (Zen)

Question 18

nomadic turkish people helped tang emperor put down rebellions in 750s, attacked and stole Chang’an

Answer 18

uighurs

Question 19

powerful medieval Chinese dynasty following collapse of
Tang

Answer 19

Song dynasty

Question 20

Pastoral nomads set up the Liao Empire in China’s northern frontier

Answer 20

Khitan

Question 21

Pastoral nomads who set up the Xi Xia Empire in China’s western lands

Answer 21

Minyak

Question 22

Northern nomadic group, forced the Song into a reverse tributary relationship

Answer 22

Jurchen

Question 23

Original capital city of the Song dynasty; given up after invasion by the Jurchen

Answer 23

Kaifeng

Question 24

New interpretation of Confucianism, developed in the Middle Ages, based on
teachings of Mencius and Buddhism

Answer 24

Neo-Confucianism

Question 25

Confucian contemporary scholar who combined Buddhism and Confucianism

Answer 25

Mencius

Question 26

Female Tang empress, legitimized her rule by claiming to be an incarnation of Buddha

Answer 26

Wu Zhao

Question 27

Song dynasty female poet

Answer 27

Li Qingzhao

Question 28

Three political organizations of early Korea – Koguryo, Paekche and Silla

Answer 28

“The Three Kingdoms”

Question 29

First politically unified Korean dynasty

Answer 29

Silla Dynasty

Question 30

Second politically unified Korean dynasty

Answer 30

Koryo Dynasty

Question 31

Green-glazed porcelain, became a highly valued art form in Korea

Answer 31

celadon

Question 32

Early agricultural settlers in the Red River delta of modern Vietnam

Answer 32

Viets

Question 33

Japanese indigenous religion based on spirits in nature known collectively as the kami

Answer 33

Shintoism

Question 34

Polytheistic Shinto gods and goddesses

Answer 34

kami

Question 35

Medieval shogunate family who ruled Japan during the Heian Era

Answer 35

Fujiwara family

Question 36

Capitals of Japan during Heian Era, ruled over by Fujiwara Shogunate

Answer 36

Nara & Kyoto

Question 37

Rule of Fujiwara Shogunate in Japan

Answer 37

Heian Era

Question 38

Novel written by Murasaki Shikibu, fictional tale, loosely based on Fujiwara clan

Answer 38

The Tale of Genji

Question 39

Second medieval shogunate family who ruled after the collapse of the Fujiwara

Answer 39

Minamoto family

Question 40

Supreme military ruler, held most semi-centralized political authority

Answer 40

shogun

Question 41

“tent”/military government run by a shogun, emperor has no real political power

Answer 41

bakufu

Question 42

Japanese warriors who protect the daimyo (local warlord families) and owed loyalty to the shogun

Answer 42

samurai

Question 43

Buddhist temple built near Nara, largest wooden building built in history

Answer 43

Todaji Temple

Question 44

Code of conduct followed by Japanese samurai warriors, involved piety, respect for the enemy in battle and ritual suicide

Answer 44

bushido code

Question 45

Ritual suicide performed by a samurai warrior who broke the code of Bushido in order to atone for his sins and bring honor back to his family

Answer 45

seppuku