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Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a Gentry? | A class of powerful, well-to-do people who enjoy a high social status. |
| Who was Wu Zhao? | Was a chinese sovereign who ruled unofficially as empress consort and empress dowager and later, officially as empress regnant. |
| How long did the Tang Dynasty last? | From 581 to 618. |
| What turned the people against the Sui Dynasty? | The endless labor on state projects. They were overworked and overtaxed. |
| What steps did the Tang take to restore China's bureaucracy? | They reestablished the civil service examination system. |
| What characteristics of their culture do you think contributed to the Mongols' military success? Explain your response. | The characteristics of the culture that helps contributed to the success of the Mongol's military power where there ruthlessness. |
| What happened to the Mongol Empire in the years after Genghis Khan's death? | His successors continued to expand his empire. |
| Why was terror an important weapon for Genghis Khan? | To make the people surrender without a fight. |
| In what ways did steppe nomads and the people of neighboring settled societies interact? | They engaged in a peaceful way. |
| Which of these listed events do you think is the most important? Why? | Genghis Khan unites Mongols. |
| What impact did the Mongol Peace have on interaction between East and West? | The impact of the Mongol Peace have on interaction between East and West where the trade of China's silk and porcelain. |
| What happened to the Yuan Dynasty after Kublai Khan's death? | It collapsed. |
| Why did the Mongols employ foreigners rather than Chinese in high government offices? | They believe foreigners are more trustworthy than locals. |
| What was life like in the Heian court? | The life in the Heian court was the high people in the of society filled their days with elaborate ritual and artistic pursuits. |
| what purpose did the samurai serve? | A samurai was expected to show reckless courage, reverence for the gods, fairness, and generosity toward those weaker than himself. |
| What is Shinto? | A native religion in Japan; it means "way of the Gods"; ancestral worship and respect for the forces of nature; followers believe Kami, or divine spirits, dwelled in places like beautiful trees, rocks, waterfalls and/ or mountains. |
| What is Bushido? | A strict code of behavior followed by a samurai warrior in Japan; means "way of the warrior". |
| On what was Khmer prosperity based? | Improved rice cultivation helped the Khmer Empire. |
| How did Srivijaya become wealthy and powerful? | They taxed trade that passed through their waters. |
| How did geography influence the history and culture of Southeast Asia and of Korea? | Geography influences the history of culture of Southeast Asia and of Korea because since they are near the pacific oceans they can have better trade to their sea trade. |
| What was the Koryu Dynasty? | A dynasty that ruled Korea from a.d. 935 to 1392. |
| What was the Khmer empire? | A Southeast Asian empire, centered in what is now Cambodia, that reached its peak of power around a.d. 1200. |
| Which people were least influenced by India? | The Vietnamese. |
| Who found the the first Korean State, according to the Korean legend? | Tan’gun |
| Where is Korea located? | Korea is located on a peninsula that juts out from the Asian mainland toward Japan. |
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