Ch. 11, L. 1-3 East Asia Review

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  1. 4. he unified Japanese clans against Chinese invasion; wanted rulers to be viewed as divine
  2. 7. Mongol leader who united the clans and conquered the world's largest land empire
  3. 8. the emperor with the last name of the dynasty which completed the Grand Canal
  4. 10. man-made waterway which connected the two major rivers of China and northern and southern China
  5. 12. name of the first Mongol dynasty in China
  6. 13. Korean dynasty which arose after the Silla; adopted Chinese government ideas to unify; later suffered under Mongol rule
  7. 17. Minamoto Yoritomo formed a centralized government with a shogun as leader
  8. 20. a fine fabric made in China
  9. 22. man-made barrier on land to protect China from invaders
  10. 24. a chain of islands
  11. 25. educated ruling class; a group of people who controlled much of the land and produced most of the candidates for civil service
  12. 26. a trade route between southeast and southwest Asia; the Mongols protected it; it was a reason for the Mongol Empire's prosperity and trade
  13. 28. empress of the Tang Dynasty
  14. 29. a common theme in the arts and literature during the Song Dynasty
  15. 31. a popular drink from southeast Asia, as the leaves to make it are grown there
  16. 32. Italian merchant who traveled to China, was in Kublai Khan's court, then wrote a book about his travels
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  1. 1. a device which helped China become a great sea power
  2. 2. a device which showed which direction earthquakes were coming from
  3. 3. fine ceramic made of high-fired clay
  4. 5. these people overthrew the Song Dynasty
  5. 6. Korean dynasty which emerged as the leader over the three early dynasties
  6. 9. flammable powder, used in fireworks and weapons
  7. 11. a merit-based system of exams which allowed men to advance in government careers and which created an intelligent, capable, and literate ruling class
  8. 14. an early form of printing using carved blocks and ink
  9. 15. the samurai warrior code
  10. 16. means "those who serve," Japanese warriors and bodyguards for their lords and wealthy families
  11. 18. lightweight, printed currency
  12. 19. a strong metal, the product of mixing cast iron and wrought iron
  13. 21. Chinese dynasty with a Golden Age of inventions and cultural growth
  14. 23. Japanese military leader or general who held the power of a dictator
  15. 27. Mongol ruler who united China for the first time in 300 years; established the first Mongol dynasty in China and the capital at Khanbalik
  16. 30. family under which Japan was first unified