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Grand Canal |
the waterway linking the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers |
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Li Shimin |
founder of the Tang Empire, second emperor |
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Tang Empire |
empire unifying china, 618-907 |
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tributary system |
countries not under the control of China enrolled as tributary states, meaning they acknowledged the emperor for exchange for trading rights or alliances |
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Song Empire |
960-1126, controlled by the Lioa and the Jin people |
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Junk |
a very large flat bottom sailing ship produced in the Tang |
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gunpowder |
saltpeter, sulfur, charcoal. brought to china in 400-500's |
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neo-cunfucianism |
new approaches to Confucianism, basic ruling in the Song |
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Zen |
Japanese word for highly disciplined meditation |
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movable type |
each character is cast on a separate piece of metal |
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shaminism |
practice of identifying special individuals who will interact with spirits for the benefit of the community |
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Koryo |
Korean kingdom founded in 918-1259 |
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Fujiwara |
aristocratic family that dominated the Japanese imperial court |
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Kamakura Shogunate |
first of Japan's decentralized military governments |
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champa rice |
quick maturing rice that can allow two harvests in one growing season |
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srivijaya |
a state based on the Indonesian island of sumatra |
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Why was the city Chang'an important to the Sui and the tang? |
played a key role in the development of communication and trade (tributary system) |
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What two cultures did the tang Empire blend? |
Chinese and Turkish cultures. Chinese weapons with Turkish ways. |
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To facilitate communication and trade between northern and southern china, the sui built the... |
grand canal |
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the sui dynasty fell because... |
overextension, high cost of public works, assassination of emperor, need for massive resources |
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the tang empire is considered cosmopolitan because... |
it mixed styles, goods, and cultures from every part of asia |
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Which sect of Buddhism was connected with the Tang Dynasty? |
Mahayana |
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Chinese maritime innovations included... |
compasses and large oceangoing ships |
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Gunpowder was first used nu the Chinese against... |
Jurchens |
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The use of printed materials in rural life included all of the following except... |
directions for cross pollination of crops |
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the tang empire declined when... |
political decay and military decline undermined the social order |
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After the decline of the tang Empire, the states that emerged were... |
Liao, Song and tanggut |
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the most important technological innovations of the song empire was... |
the stern-mounted rudder, high-quality steel, and gunpowder |
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according to neo-Confucianism, the ideal person is the... |
sage |
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the development of movable type and printed material helped with... |
letting people access info on planting and irrigation, furthered development of agriculture land, adaptation of iron plows and rakes, information on how to prevent disease |
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Confucianism spread to east asia with the spread of |
the Chinese writing system |
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prior to contact with china, koreas primary religion was... |
shamanism |
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which Chinese custom did the Japanese choose not to implement |
walls around its cities for protection |
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it appears that women enjoyed greater status in korea and Vietnam, for example... |
the trung sisters of Vietnam led local farmers in resistance against invaders |
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Teotihuacan |
powerful city in central mexico 100bce-750ce |
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chinampas |
raised fields constructed along lakeshores in Mesoamerica to increase agriculture yields |
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maya |
Mesoamerican civilization concentrated in mexico's yucatan peninsula but never unified into a single empire |
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what did the maya contribute? |
math, astronomy, the calendar |
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toltecs |
power postclassic empire in centrsl mexico |
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altepelt |
an ethnic state in ancient Mesoamerica, the common political building block of that region |
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catpolli |
a group up to a hindered families that served as a social building block of an altepelt |
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aztecs |
also known as mexica, created a powerful empire in central mexico (1325-15210 |
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ayllu |
Andean lineage group or kin-based community |
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mit'a |
Andean labor system based on shared obligations to help kinsmen and work on behalf of the ruler and religious orginazations |
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moche |
civilization of north coast of peru, built extensive irrigation |
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wari |
Andean civilization culturally linked to Tiwanku, perhaps beginning as a colony of Tiwanku |
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tiwanku |
name of capital city and empire centered on the region of Lake Titicaca |
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tribute system |
system in which captured peoples were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods and labor |
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tenochititlan |
capital of Aztec empire |
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anasazi |
important culture of what is now the southwest united states, built multistory residences and worshipped in building called kivas |
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inca |
largest and most powerful Andean empire |
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chiefdom |
form of political organization with a ruler by a hereditary leader who held power over a collection of a village |
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khipus |
system of knotted colored cords used by preliterate Andean peoples to transmit information |
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religion in Teothaucan was |
polytheistic |
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The benefit of chinampas was... |
year round agriculture |
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maya society was organized in which family system... |
patrilineal |
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maya sacrificed victims typically consisted of... |
captured nobility from other areas |
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women in maya society were... |
central to the religious and economic life of every home |
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the major states in the postclassic periods were those of the.. |
toltecs and aztecs` |
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The dates of the Inca Empire were... |
1400-1550 |
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the Aztecs formed their empire by... |
ruthlessly conquering other people |
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Andean civilization was... |
isolated and mountainous |
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the Andean mountain agriculture supported which products? |
meat, grains and potatoes |
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llamas and alpacas were valued by the incas for... |
wool, food and trasportation |
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the principal reason for human sacrifice among the Aztecs was... |
Huitzilopochtli required a diet of human hearts |
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How did the Inca ensure the loyalty of defeated regions? |
by forcing the heirs of defeated rulers to live in the royal court |
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the city of cuzco was not as large as Tenochtitlan, but... |
it was laid out in the shape of a puma |
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where was the inca empire located? |
Chile |
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who was the emperor of the Aztec empire? |
Moctezuma |
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what was the capital city of the inca epire? |
cuzco |
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who was the conqueror of the Aztec empire? |
cortes |
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location maya empire? |
yucatan |
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emperor of the inca empire? |
atahualpa |
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capital city of the Aztec empire? |
tenochtitlan |
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conqueror of the inca empire |
pizarro |
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location of the Aztec empire |
mexico |
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the years maya was in effect |
250-1400 |
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the years Aztec was in effect |
1325-1521 |
