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23 Cards in this Set
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Taj Mahal
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a tomb built by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife
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Agra
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a city in India
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Babur
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the central Asian leader in 1526
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Akbar
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Babur's grandson who became the greatest Mogul Emperor
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Shah Jahan
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Akbar's grandson, who ruled from 1628-1658
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Forbidden city
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the palace of the Chinese emperor in Bejing
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Mongolia
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an empire in 1206 in Northern Asia
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Bejing
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China's capital and home to the Forbidden City
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Wu Hou
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the first empress who came to power in the early years of the Tang Dynasty
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Zheng He
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Chinese explorer who went westward, he led the first of 7 voyages in 1405.
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Cambodia
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where the Khmer ruled their lands
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Laos
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a country in Southeast Asia once part of the Khmer civilization
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deva - raja
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a god king
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absolute power
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the power to control every part of society
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Edo
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major city in unified Japan
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Osaka
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the shoguns capital
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Nagasaki
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a port in Japan
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aristocrat
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nobles
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samurai
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fierce warriors
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typhoon
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tropical storm with heavy rains and rough seas
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daimyo
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ruling leaders who controlled many samurai and governed large areas of farmland
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shogun
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a special high ranking in military office
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policy of isolation
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it cut off Japan from the goods and culture of most countries
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