Tang/Song Japan Misc Mongol Empire Yuan Dynasty
What created an intelligent, capable governing class in China?
Civil service examinations
Writers, poets, and painters was a typical job for whom during the Tang and Song dynasties?
Who are the women ?
These are the ways the Heian court of Japanese women advanced
What is art, culture, and etiquette
This was combined with Buddhism to form Japanese philosophy and religion
What is Shinto?
This clan borrowed much of their culture from China but made it unique and their own
Who are the Yomato clan (first Japanese dynasty)
Japan was influenced early on by Korean customs because….
It acted as a bridge for ideas from China
This ruler often acted as a figurehead while another power ruled, usually a Samurai
Who was the emperor of Japan?
What were the civil service examinations?
Angkor Wat revealed this about the Khmer Empire?
What is that they were influenced by Indian culture?
This Khmer city-and temple complex was built to honor the god Vishnu
What is Angkor Wat?
The dynasty that ruled Korea
What is the Koryu Dynasty?
This person lives their lives mainly by herding domesticated animals
What is a pastorialist?
Name the factor which contributed to the success of the empire created by the Mongols.
Superior military skills, tolerance of other cultures/religions, and harsh treatment
What did Mongols adapt from China in order to enable warriors to be more effective shooting arrows while riding?
The saddle and stirrup
Why did the Mongol Empire divide into 4 khanates?
1.Growing cultural differences 2. the empire was too vast to control with so few Mongolian armies
Explain one effect of Pax Mongolia
1.Trade flourished 2. stability and safe passage on the Silk road
How were ancient Greeks and ancient Mongols similar?
Both civilizations established vast empires and spread their cultures to people they conquered
Who was the first Great Khan to rule his empire from China and NOT Mongolia?
Kublai Khan
Name 2 accomplishments of Kublai Khan
1.He united China 2. he was China’s 1 st foreign emperor 3. he opened China up to foreign contact and trade 4. he established trading posts or mail routes
What was the reason that Mongolian forces were defeated when invading Japan?
1.Typhoons 2. Japanese samurai expertise in sword fighting
What was a long term impact of Marco Polo’s trips to China?
Increased trade between China and Europe
Name 2 effects of the Mongolian rule on Kievan Russia?
1.Russia was isolated from their neighbors 2. Russians were cut off from new ideas and inventions from Western Europe 3. Russians experienced the Renaissance later than Western Europe 4. Russian leaders adopted the idea of strong, centralized control