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39 Cards in this Set
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Archipelago
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A large group of islands
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Monsoon
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A seasonal wind that blows across South Asia bringing dry weather in the winter and heavy rains in the summer
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Hiimalayas
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The world's highest mountain range, forming the nothern border of the Indian subcontinent
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Mount Everest
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The tallest mountain in the world, located in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet
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Tibetan Plateau
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A high mountain plateau in Asia
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Gobi Desert
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A large desert in east-central Asia
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Sultan
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Supreme ruler of the Ottoman empire
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Grand Mufti
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A religious leader of the Ottoman empire responsible for intierpreting the laws of Islam.
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Osman
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Founder of the Ottoman empire
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Suleyman
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Sultan of the Ottoman empire during its peak
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Sinan
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Suleyman's chief architect
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Istanbul
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Formerly known as Constantinople..largest city in present day Turkey
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Anatolia
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Asia Minor.... peninsula in western Asia
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Akbar
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ruler of Mogul empire in India from 1556-1605
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Shah Jahan
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Mogul emperor of India...built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife
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Mumataz Mahal
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Wife of Shah Jahan the Taj Mahal was built in her memory
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Agra
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City in north-central India capital of the Mogul empire around 1564-1658
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Taj Mahal
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a grand tomb in Agra India built by Mogul Shah Jahan to honor his wife
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Mekong River
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river in SE Asia flows from tibet to the South China Sea
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Tonle Sap
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a lake in western Cambodia
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Angkor
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ruined city in Cambodia capital of the Khmer around 850-1430
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Phnom Penh
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capital of Cambodia first became capital during the Khmer rule in the 1400's
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Jayvarman II
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one of the first kings of Cambodia
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Suryavarman II
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Khmer king who filled his capital city of Angkor with magnificent Hindu temples
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Grand Canal
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a waterway in China connecting Beijing with cities to the south
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Genghis Kahn
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Mogul conqueror... at its peak his empire included China, western Asia and parts of Eastern Europe
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Kublai Kahn
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Grandson of Genghis Kahn founder of China's Yuan Dynasty
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Marco Polo
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Italian merchant who traveled to China where he lived for 17 years at times serving as a diplomat for Kublai Kahn
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Beijing
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captial of the People's Republic of China first became the capital during the rule of Kublai Kahn in the 1200's
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Forbidden City
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walled area in Beijing built in 1417-1420 during the Ming dynasty....contained the palaces of the emperors
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Shinto
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Japanese religion marked by belief in the spirits of nature
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Shogun
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ruler of feudal Japan from the 1100's to the 1800's who although appointed by the emperor, ruled the country as a military dictator
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samurai
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class of soldiers in fuedal Japan who were loyal only to their lords
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Yoritomo
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Japanese shogun who in 1192 attained supreme power from the emperor and ruled the country as a military dictator
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
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Shogun or military commander...his family's rule kept Japan peaceful for more than 200 years
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Lady Murasaki Shikibu
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Japanese author who wrote The Tale of the Genji which is thought to be the world's first novel
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Edo
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former name for Tokyo, Japan
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Kyoto
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city in Japan...formerly the emperor's capital during the rule of the shoguns
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Toyko
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capital and the largest city in Japan
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