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Ancient Asia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how long did the Tang dynasty rule? and who was their first ruler? | 300 years / Tang Taizong |
| what did China develop / create / invent that was important to society? | 1) Gunpowder 2) Acupuncture |
| what was the ranking of women during these Chinese Dynasties? | they were considered less that men |
| what was one of the reasons the Tang dynasty fell?? | because they assigned crushing taxes |
| Who did China overtake? | Korea |
| What did The Tang dynasty do? | they expanded the network of roads and canals started by the Sui dynasty. |
| which lands were the Song dynasty unable to retrieve? | the northern lands lost to the nomadic tribes and the western lands lost in 751 |
| how long did the Sui dynasty last? | they lasted from 581 to 618 |
| What are the four biggest Japanese islands called? | Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. |
| what did the yamato clan claim? | to be Descendant from the sun Goddess Amaterasu. |
| where does the first mention of Japan come from? | it comes from old Chinese writings of the 1st century. |
| who were the first emperors of Japan ? | the yamato clan. |
| when did Japan start believing in Buddhism? and what happened to Shinto? | in the mid 700's, and although they believed in Buddhism they did not give up their belief in Shinto. |
| what was Bushido? | it was the code of the samurai or the way of the warrior |
| what was expected of a samurai? | a samurai was expected to show reckless courage, reverence for the gods, fairness and generosity, and they were expected to know that dying honorably is more important that everything else. |
| who were the Shogun ? | they were the leaders of the samurai, also known as the supreme general of the emperor's army. |
| how did Chinese ideas and culture spread throughout southeast Asia ? | by trade and migration |
| when did the Khmer create an empire? | the 800's |
| what helped the Khmer become prosperous? | the cultivation of rice |
| where did Southeast Asia lie? and who lived in it? | it is home to many different cultures. it lies on the most direct sea trade route. |
| What was Korea's biggest achievement? | Korean artisans produced one of the great treasures of the Buddhist world:- thousands of large wooden blocks for printing all the Buddhist scriptures. |
| Who destroyed the set of blocks? | the mongols |
| Where is Korea located? | on a peninsula that juts out from the Asian mainland toward Japan. |
| What happened in 108 B.C? | the Han empire conquered much of Korea and established a military government there. |
| When did the Silla gain control of the whole Korean peninsula.? | In the mid 600s |
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