Question 1

public works -

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projects such as highways, parks, and libraries built with public funds for public use -

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Grand Canal -

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The 1,100-mile (1,771-kilometer) waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers. It was begun in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire. -

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opera -

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Kind of art in which a play's words are sing instead of spoken. -

Question 4

movable type -

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Blocks of metal or wood, each bearing a single character, that can be arranged to make up a page for printing -

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gunpowder -

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invented by the Chinese-used for weapons and fireworks -

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ally -

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A nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as winning a war. -

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influence -

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having an effect or impact on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of another or others -

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archipelago -

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A chain of islands -

Question 9

Shinto -

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principal religion in Japan that emphasizes the worship of nature -

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shrines -

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places of worship -

Question 11

Taika reforms -

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Attempt to remake Japanese monarch into an absolute Chinese-style emperor; included attempts to create professional bureaucracy and peasant conscript army.-

Question 12

reforms -

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changes to bring about improvement -

Question 13

delta -

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A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake -

Question 14

guerilla tactics -

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referring to surprise attacks or raids rather than organized warfare -

Question 15

location -

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A particular place or position -

Question 16

Sui -

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(589-618 CE) The Chinese dynasty that was like the Qin Dynasty in imposing tight political discipline; this dynasty built the Grand Canal which helped transport the rice in the south to the north. -

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Wen Ti -

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Found the Sui Dynasty -

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Yang -

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Second ruler Sui Dynasty -

Question 19

Yangtze River -

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Longest major river in China -

Question 20

Tang -

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Chinese Dynasty -

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T'ai Tsung -

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Tang Emperor -

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Empress Wu -

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Empress of China during the Tang dynasty, she ruled ruthlessly and brought prosperity to China -

Question 23

Li Po -

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Tang Dynasty poet. Most acclaimed poet in China at the time, who wrote about about life's pleasures. -

Question 24

Song -

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Chinese dynasty. -

Question 25

Korean Peninsula -

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The peninsula with the Koreas -

Question 26

Japan -

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A string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean -

Question 27

Korea -

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Country in Southeast Asia -

Question 28

Koguryo -

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Tribal people of northern Korea, established an independent kingdom in the northern half of the peninsula in 37 BCE, adopted cultural sinifications. -

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Manchuria -

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Region of Northeast Asia North of Korea. -

Question 30

Paekche -

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Independent Korean kingdom in southeastern part of peninsula; defeated by rival Silla kingdom and its Chinese Tang allies in 7th century. -

Question 31

Silla -

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Independent Korean kingdom in southeastern part of peninsula; defeated Koguryo along with their Chinese Tang allies; submitted as a vassal of the Tang emperor and agreed to tribute payment; ruled united Korea by 668. -

Question 32

Koryo -

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Korean kingdom founded in 918 and destroyed by a Mongol invasion in 1259. -

Question 33

Kotoku -

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his constitution in 587 AD called for an adoption of Chinese imperial rule -

Question 34

Nara -

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First Japanese imperial capital -

Question 35

Vietnam -

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Country in Southeast Asia -

Question 36

Red River Delta -

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Believed to be the place of origin for Vietnamese -

Question 37

Annam -

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The southernmost province of the Chinese empire that is now part of Vietnam -

Question 38

Trung Trac -

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One of the two rulers who drove the Chinese out of Vietnam -

Question 39

Trung Nhi -

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Vietnamese nationalist and hero; along with her sister Trung Trac, she raised an army that drove the Chinese out of Vietnam for a short period -

Question 40

Indonesia -

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Country in Southeast Asia -

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Sriwijaya -

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Early Indonesian Kingdom. -

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Sumatra -

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The kingdom of Srivijayan was established on that island. -

Question 43

Strait of Melaka -

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Between Malaysia and Indonesia (Southeast Asia) -

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Borobudur -

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The largest Buddhist monument over built. It is in Java, built in the 9th century CE and is an outstanding example of cultural syncretism. -

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Java -

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Most populated island in Indonesia -

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Prambanan -

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Hindu temple in Indonesia -

History - Chapter 13

Empires Grow in East Asia

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