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WHI Unit 11 Test
Asia, China, Mongol, Japan Test Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hindusim | Major Religion in India |
| Polytheistic | Hinduism is an example of ____ in which numerous Gods/Goddesses are worshiped |
| Buddhism | founded by Siddhartha Gautama |
| China | Major religion of ______in Asia, this religion follows the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path |
| Taoism | taught inner peace and harmony could be reached through harmony with nature |
| Confucianism | Traditional Chinese Religion where: -people were naturally good -respect for elders was important -code of politeness -emphasis on education |
| Silk Routes | trade routes from East Asia across the continent where goods like spices, textiles, gunpowder, tea, and paper were traded |
| Mongols | nomadic herders in Asia who invaded Russia, China, and Islamic areas |
| Genghis Khan | famous Mongol leader |
| Golden Horde | Mongol Military |
| archipelago | group of islands, like Japan |
| mountains | Japan's terrain can be described as many islands with lots of |
| Asia | Although an archipelago, Japan is still considered part of this continent- |
| Korean Peninsula | This area allowed for many other Asian religions, styles, languages to travel to Japan |
| Shintoism | traditional Japanese religion |
| Kami | In Shintoism, ____ is the worship of nature spirits, natural features, and ancestors. |
| tolerant | Shintoism is ____ of other Asian religious beliefs and coexists |
| Maritime | travel by sea or water |
| Indian Ocean | goods: textiles and spices traveled across these maritime routes |
| South China Sea | goods: spices, maritime routes that connected southeast Asia and islands of the Pacific |
| Paper | Chinese good that was used throughout the Islamic Empire, Byzantine Empire, and Western Europe |
| Sugarbeet | Indian crop |
| Middle East | Waterwheels and windmills were developed in this region |
| Navigation | Compass and Lateen sail were innovations that allowed for better maritime _______ |
| Sui Dynasty | China was reunified in 589 CE by this dynasty by Emperor Wendi, Grand Canal was built, brought stability |
| Tang Dynasty | After the Sui Dynasty, they centralized power of the emperor and became one of the most stable periods of Chinese history |
| Asoka | Buddhist missionary who helped spread Buddhism into East Asia |
| Eightfold Path | Core believes of Buddhism that explain how to remove desires |
| Four Noble Truths | Core believes of Buddhism that explain life and suffering |
| Poets | Li Bai and Du Fu were ___ of the Tang Dynasty |
| Neo-Confucianism | Belief system that blended Buddhism and Confucianism ideas |
| Cultural Diffusion | The Silk Routes allowed for ____ _____ and global connections under the Mongol and Ming rule |
| Northern | The Song Dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu after a period of war and division following the fall of the Tang Dynasty and united all except for _____ regions of East Asia |
| Woodblock | Type of printing in China that helped spread ideas and knowledge |
| Bureaucracy | Government workers selected through civil service exams and Confucian teachings helped strengthen the Chinese _____ system |
| Samurai | warriors and protectors of Japanese soceity |
| Bushido | code of ethics for Samurai soldiers |
| Feudal System | Lord-Vassal System other name |
| Shogun | military ruler with real power in Feudal Japan |
| Daimyo | powerful landowners in Japan |
| Prince Shōtoku | important leader that introduced many Chinese ideas and helped spread Buddhism |
| The Tale of Genji | Japanese novel by Lady Murasaki Shikibu |
| Pure Land and Zen | types of Buddhism found in Japan |