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Pre Exp Asia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| At it's strongest point, what percentage of the earth did the Mongol empire cover? | 22% |
| What years did the Mongol empire exist? | 1206 to 1264 |
| Who founded the Mongol Empire? | Genghis Kahn |
| What effect did the Mongol Empire have on Asia? | It allowed for the spread of culture |
| What years did the Ming empire exist? | 1368-1644 |
| For what reason was the Great Wall of China Built? | The keep northen nomads out |
| What two major world religions have had the greatest impact on Asia? | Buddhism and Hinduism |
| What is Labor Intensive Farming? | Primary means for suiting food supply, was time consuming and inefficient |
| What is a Haiku? | A form of Japanese poetry that is three lines broken into a total of seventeen syllables |
| What were Junks? | Chinese sailing ship, at one point in time, China had the largest navy in the world |
| What was the Silk Road? | refers to the vast trade routes that linked Eurasia |
| Who was Marco Polo? | Explorer from Modern day Venice who was the first known European to travel the silk road |
| Who wrote Il Milione? What was it about? | Marco Polo, His travles in Asia |
| Who's administration did Marco Polo work in? | Kublai Khan |
| What does the word Khan mean? | A king in the Mongol Empire |
| Who were the Manchus? | Chinese ethnic group who originated form the Mongol Empire who helped overthrow the Ming Empire and Establish the Qing Empire |
| What was the Tokugawa Shogunate? | The ruling empire in Japan form the 1600’s to the 1800’s |
| Who were the Metsuke? | People in the Sogunate who monitored corruption |