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World Cultures 2

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Sui Wendi   show
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Tang Taizong   show
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show empress who helped restore the Han system of uniform government throughout China. rebuilt bureacrucy  
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Li Bo   show
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Kubla Khan   show
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Marco Polo   show
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Zheng He   show
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show Kingdom that united the Korean peninsula. ruled from 668-918. under this dynasty, Korea became a a tributary state.  
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Koryo   show
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show Dynasty that ruled from 1392-1910. Was set up by Yin Song-gye  
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Yin Song-gye   show
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Sejong   show
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show The region that Japan lies in. The region is subject to many earthquakes and volcanoes.  
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show came to dominate a corner of the largest Japanese island, Honshu. Heartland of of Japanese government.  
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show Sun goddesses that they claimed to have direct descent from.  
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show Worship of the forces of nature "the way of the gods" never really evolved into a international religion, but the traditions have still survived to present day  
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Shotoku   show
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Sei Shonagon   show
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Murasaki Shikibu   show
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Minamoto Yoritomo   show
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi   show
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Tokugawa Leyasu   show
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show Buddhist sect from China that emphasized meditation and devotion to duty  
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Alexius 1   show
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Edward 1   show
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show Pope who ruled at church's height, claimed supremacy over all rulers  
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Isabella   show
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Joan of Arc   show
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show Crowned by the pope in 962, he established the Holy Roman Empire  
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Philip 2 Augustus   show
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Philip 4   show
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Saladin   show
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Thomas Becket   show
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show Pope who initiated first crusade saying, "God wills it!"  
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William   show
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What was a main goal of KIng John in agreeing to sign the Magna Carta   show
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show The king had absolute power and was not subject to the law  
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show To build an efficient system of tax collection  
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show A treaty that ended that struggle between emperors and popes over lay investiture  
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What were the Hoy Roman emperors less effective than those in England of France in creating a strong Monarchy   show
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show Most of the central and eastern Europe and parts of France and Italy  
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show To fee the Holy Land  
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show The Albigensians wanted to purify the Church  
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What is not one of the Crusader states established after the First Crusade   show
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show pride  
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show the campaign to drive the Muslims out of Spain  
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show flying buttresses  
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Romanesque architecture included thick walls, gloomy interiors, and towers, but didnt include   show
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show Rulers needed government officials who could read and write  
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show Milan  
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show algebra  
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How did medieval cathedrals help to educate people who could not read   show
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show women were not allowed to attend the universities  
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what describes the Church during the late middles ages   show
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what was not one of the Three Beasts of Worldliness that block Dantes path   show
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show inquistion  
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Two important pieces of literature from the High MIddle Ages include ___ by Dante Alighieri and ___ by Chaucer   show
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show John Wycliffe and Jan Hus  
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show Illumination  
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show long bow and the cannon  
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Anna Comnena   show
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show Chief who united the Mongols of central Asia, began extreme absolute power  
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show Eastern Roman emperor who sought to restore the glory of Rome  
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show Czar whose 300 year long dynasty was ended by revolution in 1917  
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The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultural heritage of   show
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What was true about the Byzantine economy   show
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show It was situated on a crossroads between Europe and Asia  
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show religious art and architecture  
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What group finally conquered the Byzantine Empire   show
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Under the Ottomans, Constantinople became   show
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show the Byzantine empire  
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show the southern steppe  
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What kind of government did Russian rulers develop   show
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show Moscow  
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How did Mongol rule affect Russia's relations with Western Europe   show
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Eastern Europe is a region of   show
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Jewish refugees fled to Western Europe because   show
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Poland was unlike Russian or Western Europe in   show
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show diet  
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Justinian's most significan accomplishments inclue building the __, or the Church of Holy Wisdom, and ____, a law code that had an impact far beyond the Byzantine Empire   show
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Two missionary brothers, _ and _, converted many of the Slavic groups to Byzantine Christianity   show
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show Golden Horde  
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show Verangians  
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show Boyars  
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show Time of Troubles  
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show Golden Bull of 1222  
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in the Polish _, the vote of a single noble was enough to block the passage of law, making it hard for the government to take decisive action   show
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show Caliph whose reign is considered the golden age of Abbasid dynasty  
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Muhammad al-Razi   show
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show Scholar and astronomer who wrote the Rubaiyat  
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show Muslim general who ousted Christian from Jerusalem in 1187  
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Suleiman   show
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Before Muhammad became the prophet of Islam, he was a   show
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Islam, in common with Christianity and Judaism, teaches   show
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The law code drawn up by Islamic scholars, based on the Quran is   show
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show It doesnt separate religious matters from the criminal of civil law  
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show Women were given spiritual equality with men  
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Which city didnt serve as a capital of the Islamic Empire   show
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In what dynasty did caliphate succession become hereditary   show
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show they ended Arab dominance  
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Extensive trade in the Middle East included China, India, and the Byzantine Empire but didnt include   show
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Which best describes Muslim trade   show
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Traditional Muslim art included   show
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What was not one of the new banking practices pioneered by Muslims   show
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A significant contribution of Islamic culture to Western Europe was   show
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show Upper class Hindus converted to Islam in larger numbers  
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What was not among the changes Muslim rule had on India   show
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How did Akbar the Great win the support of his Hindu subjects   show
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What was not one of the social classes established to bring order to Ottoman society   show
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show Using new weapons such as the musket and cannon  
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show the Ottomans remained dependent on agriculture  
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show Sufism  
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The _ is a collection of Mohammed's early sayings   show
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Islam considers Muhammad, like Jesus and Moses, to be a _   show
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show Sunni  
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show House Of Wisdom  
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show People of the Book  
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show Hijra, Medina  
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many in the Islamic community known as the _ see _, or struggle in God's service, as an important day   show
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show British businessman who "discovered" present day Zimbabwe  
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show One of the most widely traveled and entertaining Muslim writers  
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show Ethiopian ruler who had churches carved into the mountains  
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show Mali emperor who converted to Islam and completed the Hajj  
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Africa's trade was spurred by its mineral resources, which included iron, copper, and diamonds, but didnt include   show
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Which kingdom was called the "land of gold"   show
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show Benin  
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show Timbuktu  
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Axum prospered partly because it has a port of the   show
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King Ezana of Axum strengthened ties with the Mediterranean world by   show
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show India  
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What kingdom were churches carved into mountains   show
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How did religion play a role in the decline of Axum   show
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what was not one of the East Africa trading city   show
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show Ethiopia  
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show manufacturing  
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show Phoenicians  
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Which practice represents adaptation to the environment   show
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show Inheritance was traced through the mother's side  
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Art in Africa was closely tied to   show
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show they gathered roots and herbs and hunted small animals  
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show they worshipped many gods  
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show African artists made statues and masks for religious ceremonies  
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the elders played a vital role in many African villages by   show
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What african society didnt leave behind any written records   show
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What do African's oral literature, religion, and art have in common   show
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show Geez  
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Primarily through marriage and trade, _ grew out of the blending of East African and Muslim cultures   show
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Migration led to the spread of the root language _ through the west and south africa   show
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show desertification  
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show Savanna  
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show Lineage  
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Many African societies were _, meaning that descent was traces through the mother   show
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show griot  
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Africa has 5 distinct climate zones: _, _, _, _, _   show
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show drums  
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Children's responsibilities were often assigned based on their __   show
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show military strength  
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Mongol rule in China was a time of   show
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Because of Korea's geography, most people met their need for food by   show
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show Chinese  
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show Pagoda architecture  
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show Buddhism and Confucianism  
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show Producing important works of literature  
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show Merchants had lower social status than peasants  
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At its greatest extent in 1294, the Mongol empire stretched from   show
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How was the subordinate position of women reinforced during the late Song dynasty   show
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The Mongol conquest of China resulted in   show
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How did Korean women lose many of their rights during the Silla dynasty   show
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The Tokugawa shoguns created an orderly society by   show
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show Paekche  
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The early Japanese were prevented from uniting because of   show
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show in 1433, the Ming cut off China from the rest of the world  
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show the shogun  
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show Bushido  
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show Daiymo  
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show Tributary states  
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_ was a Japanese writing system that used phonetic symbols to represent syllables   show
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Korean experts developed _, and alphabet that used symbols to represent sounds of spoken Korean   show
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"The way of the gods," of _ was a local Japanese religion that worshipped forces of nature   show
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show Lady Murasaki, The Tale of Genji  
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The __ __ is the waterway that connects the Yangzi and Huang He rivers   show
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__, the Buddhist sect that emphasized meditation and devotion to duty, gained widespread acceptance among Japan's samurai class   show
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show No, Kabuki, Buhraku  
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Koreans perfected the techniques of making __, porcelain with a blue-green glaze   show
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show Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kynusu Archpelago  
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Japan in one of the several countries in a Pacific region known as the __ __ __, which is subject to earthquakes, volcanoes, and underwater earthquakes called __   show
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