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Asia Test
Miklos
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History
10th Grade
10/24/2012

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What:
-does Akbar mean?
-did they do?
Definition
Means:
"The Great One"
Added more territory to Mughal empire.
Term
Who was Humayan?

What did he do?
Definition
Ruler after Babur.

Lost all of Babur land; was an incompetent ruler
Term
Who were Muslims?

What did they practice?
Definition
Religious group to which Mughal emperors belong.

Islam.
Term
Who was Nur Jahan?

What did she do?
Definition
She was a princess.

Historians believe she helped her husband rule.
Term
What did Aurangzeb do?
Definition
Hired Sepoys to protect Mughal empire assets.
Term
Shah Jahan
Definition
Expanded to largest; spends to much money. Empire declines.
Term
What did the Sikhs believe in?
Definition
The believe in Buddhism, Hinduism and Sufism.
Term
What was a major accomplishment of Babur?
Definition
Laid foundation for Mughal Empire.
Term
What are the beliefs of Shinto?
Definition
Believed in nature; home of Kami. (Believed spirits came from trees)
Term
Who was Shogun?
Definition
Supreme general of emperors army.
Term
What is a Samurai?
Definition
Warrior that emphasizes bravery and loyalty.
Term
What does Bushido mean?
Definition
Code of behavior meaning "way of the warrior"
Term
What are the beliefs of Buddhism?
Definition
Believes in 4 noble truths and 8 pathfolds.
Term
What are some accomplishments of the Koreans?
Definition
Produces woodblocks from Buddhist scriptures, 1st to introduce Chinese influence in Japan.
Term
Where did the Japanese live?
Definition
Archipelago compromised of 4,000 islands.
Term
When/What was the Heian Period?
Definition
794-1185; A highly defined court society arose.
Term
What was the Fuedal Period?
Definition
Small farmers looked to lords for protection.
Term
Which Mughal emperor believed in cultural diffusion?
Definition
Akbar
Term
Why was the Taj Mahal built?
Definition
Built for Shah Jahan's beautiful wife.
Term
What was the Tokugawa Shogunate?
Definition
Period in Japanese history when it was a military group.
Term
What was a Haiku?
Definition
Literature Poem 5-7-5
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