Civilizations of East Asia and Southeast Asia

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Prince Shotoku believed that both Buddhism and __________ could unify Japan.

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Confucianism

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What features are associated with the dynasties of the Tang (618–907) and Song (960–1279)?

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prosperity, stable government, and advances in farming

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When the Mongols came to power, what did they do with the Silk Road?

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reopened the Silk Road to trade.

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What did European sailors really love?

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the compass

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Who had a higher social status in the Yuan dynasty?

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Turks and other Muslims

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For three hundred years after 860, the real power in Japan was in the hands of...

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the Fujiwara family.

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The Tale of Genji provides a glimpse of life in the Heian court because its author served the emperor’s wife.

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True

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The Mongol empire provided safety for travellers like Marco Polo.

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True

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What strategy did both Toyotomi Hideyoshi and, later, Tokugawa Ieyasu use to create peace in Japan?

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They both forced the daimyo to pledge loyalty to them.

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How did nobles of the Heian court help strengthen the Japanese language and develop its literature?

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They wrote in a script called kana that represented Japanese sounds.