Medieval Asia

Background information:

The Sui Dynasty was most famous for...

• Inventing a new battle technique

• Building the Grand Canal

• Finishing the Great Wall of China

• Giving land to peasants

Empress Wu

• Was a intelligent leader

• The wife of an emperor

• The first and only female empress to reign over China

• All of the above

Which is not a technology of the Tang Dynasty

• Fireworks

• Woodblock printing

• Sundials

• Porcelain

What happened after Japan's Heian period ended?

• Military leaders called shoguns took over
• Emperors were killed
• The government became centralized
• The poor became powerful

How was Kublai Khan related to Genghis Khan?

• his son

• his grandson

• his brother

• his wife

What did the samurai call their strict code of honor?

• nirvana
• dharma
• chivalry
• bushido

Who in the Japanese feudal system does the following best represent:

-live a simple life

-must obey all orders

-master the martial arts

-wrote poetry and had tea ceremonies

-defeat or dishonor one must commit Seppuku

• Emperor

• Shogun

• Samurai

• Peasants

What did daimyos provide to the shogun? 

• Loyalty and military service
• Loyalty and food
• Fiefs and military service
• Fiefs and food

Who threatened the Japanese with invasion in the late 1200's? 

• The Portuguese
• China
• The Mongols
• India

What was the main duty of a samurai warrior? 

• Protect the Emperor
• Protect the Shogun
• Protect his Daimyo
• Protect his family