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46 Cards in this Set
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What is the Mandate of Heaven?
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belief that Chinese rulers were divinely chosen, but must be just during their rule
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Where did the Shang Dynasty exist?
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northern China along Huang He Valley
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What is KAMI?
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nature spirits; associated with Shinto
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Official state religion of Japan, stresses the importance of nature
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What is Shintoism?
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Who was the founder of Taoism?
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Lao tzu
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What is Yin-Yang?
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competing, complementary forces of nature
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What are the main beliefs of Confucianism?
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humans are good
code of politeness emphasis on education respect |
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Which two religions were introduced to Japan from China?
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Buddhism and Confucianism
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What country had the greatest impact on the development of Japan and Korea?
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China
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What are the main teachings of Taoism?
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humility, simple life, harmony with nature
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What is the Silk Road?
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routes of trade between the Med. basin and Asia
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What book contained the teachings of Confucius?
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Analects
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What contributions/advancements were made by China?
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silk, porcelain, printing, civil service
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What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?
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offered protection from northern invaders
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According to Confucius, what is the most important relationship?
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family
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Which emperor was responsible for construction of the Great Wall of China?
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Shi Huangti
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Identify the religion associated with ancestor worship
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Confucianism
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Identify the religion associated with why people suffer
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Buddhism
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Identify the religion associated with the caste system
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Hinduism
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Identify the religion associated with code of politeness
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Confucianism
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Identify the religion associated with Nirvana
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Buddhism
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Identify the religion associated with Four Noble Truths
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Buddhism
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Identify the religion associated with the Vedas and Upanishads
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Hinduism
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Identify the religion associated with Asoka's missionaries spreading it
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Buddhism
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Identify the religion associated with the Aryans
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Hinduism
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Identify the religion associated with Siddhartha
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Buddhism
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What effect did Shintoism and Confucianism have on the power of Japan's emperor?
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it strengthened his role
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What country developed one of the first civil services?
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China
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Identify the religion associated with belief in many forms of the same deity, Brahma
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Hinduism
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How were Shang government and religion related?
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the government and religion were closely tied and centralized
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Which civilization created paper and printing?
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China
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Civilization that controlled most of Asia and destroyed numerous cities and the countryside
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Mongols
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archipelago
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large chain of islands
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missionary
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someone who attempts to spread religion or convert non-believers
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divine
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being related to or associated with the gods
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porcelain
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hard white ceramic material
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ancestor
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a person from whom one is descended
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humility
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the quality of being humble
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proximate
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closeness
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magnetic compass
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Chinese invention that made sea navigation easier
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Silk Road
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series of routes that connected Asia with the Mediterranean basin
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What two "religions" spread from China to Japan?
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Confucianism and Taoism
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What effect did Confucianism have on the power of governments in China and Japan?
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it strengthened governments
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Kami
State religion nature is important The above describe which religion? |
Shinto
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What are the five relationships according to Confucius?
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ruler: subject
parent: child friend: friend husband: wife sibling: sibling |
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Chinese civil servants had to take exams that tested their knowledge of what?
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Confucianism (mostly)
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