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The Earth and Its Peoples
Chapter 10: Inner and East Asia, 600-1200
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History
9th Grade
03/16/2009

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Second Emperor of the Tang, ruled from 627-649. Extended his power primarily westward into Inner Asia.
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Li Shimin
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The imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907.
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Tang Empire
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A 1,100 mile waterway built by the Sui that linked the Yangzi with the Yellow River.
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Grand Canal
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A sum of money given to a leader to show your loyalty.
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Tributary System
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A widespread disease throughout Canton and south China in the early 600's.
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Bubonic Plague
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A new Turkic group that had taken much of Inner Asia.
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Uighur Empire
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Country centered on the high, mountain-bounded plateau north of India. Their political power occasionally extended farther to the north and west between the seventh and thirteenth centuries.
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Tibet
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A substance which the Song used to propel clusters of flaming arrows.
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Gunpowder
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A form of Confucianism that was primarily developed during the Song Dynasty.
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neo-Confucian
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An ancient family of priests, bureaucrats, and warriors that controlled power and protected the emperor.
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Fujiwara
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Political reforms of Diocletian and Constantine resulted in _______ of the empire.
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Division
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The military reforms of Diocletian and Constantine resulted in an ___________ of the army.
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Enlargement
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Between 324 and 330, Constantine built ____________.
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Constantinople
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A sack is _______ _______ of an Empire
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Total Destruction
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China was reunified under the ____ and ____ Empires.
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Sui, Tang
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The Sui's rapid decline could have been related to its _________.
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Overspending
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The Tang Empire was established in _____.
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618
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________ Buddhism was the most important school of Buddhism in Central Asia and East Asia.
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Mahayana
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Buddhism spread through _______ ________ that converged on the Tang Capital.
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Trade Routes
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__________ was the destination of ambassadors who were sent from other states under the tributary system.
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Chang'an
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Tang China combined _________ influences with _______ culture.
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Central Asian, Chinese
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China lost its monopoly on _____ but began to produce ______.
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Silk, Cotton
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Tang _____, _____, and _____ led to a tremendous growth in trade.
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Roads, Canals, Boats
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True or False: China imported more than it exported.
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FALSE:
"Tang china exported far more than it imported."
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After the fall of the Tang; the _____, _____, and _____ emerge as new states of China.
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Liao, Jin, and Song
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The Liao Empire lasted from 916-1121. This Empire lasted so long because.
a. A stable trade
b. The invention of irrigation
c. The strong military
d. The number of farmers
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c. The strong military
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The Song wanted the Liao to be crushed. To do this, they teamed up with _____.
a. The Jurchens
b. The Tang
c. The Jin
d. The Sui
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a. The Jurchens
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Chinese innovations during the Song period mainly pertained to _____, _____, _____.
a. Military, Biology, Mathematics
b. Calendar Making, Math, Astrology
c. Astrology, Military, Mathematics
d. Military, Trade, Economy
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b. Calendar Making, Math, Astrology
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________ developed a chain driven mechanical clock in 1088.
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Su Song -- The compass was also developed by the Song peoples.
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The song introduced the ________, and ________ to shipbuilding technology.
Definition
Sternpost rudder, water-tight bulk heads. These innovations were later adopted in the Persian Gulf.
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The minerals _____ and _____ were very important to the Song military.
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Iron, Coal. -- With these resources they produced high quality iron and steel for weapons. Also, with gunpowder they could launch rockets and missiles.
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The ____ developed neo-Confucian:
a. Tang
b. Song
c. Sui
d. Liao
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b. Song -- Although they created this philosophy, Buddhist sects (especially Chan(Zen)) remained popular.
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The _____ _____ examination system, introduced in the Tang, reached its mature form with the Song.
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Civil Service -- The examination broke the domination of hereditary aristocracy by allowing men to be chosen for government on a basis of merit(good qualities or attributes)
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Men from _____ families did not have time to commit to studying for the Civil Service Examination, so they were unlikely to be appointed to office.
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Poor
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With the invention of _____ _____, the Song government were able to mass-produce texts for exam takers.
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Movable Type
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During the Song period, China's population rose to ________.
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100 Million -- This growth fed the cities with people willing to work.
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_____ Money was the wide use of a credit system.
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Flying. -- This was government issued paper money. This led to inflation and was stopped.
Term
Silla was influenced by the _____ while Koryo was not at all.
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The Tang
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_____ was the most important crop to Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.
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Rice
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The unified state of Korea established a government at _____ on Honshu Island
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Yamato
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The Fujiwara family dominated the Japanese government during the _____ period from 794 to 1185.
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Heian
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Although considered to be a part of South Asia, Vietnam is actually located in _____ Asia.
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South East
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The _____ was influenced by the Malay, Indian, and Chinese culture. They also exported rice to China.
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Champa
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_____-_____ was popular in China, but not anywhere else. It symbolized that the woman was rich enough not to work. Although attractive, they eventually could not walk.
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Foot-Binding
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_____ was not considered important to women.
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Education
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