Empires in East Asia

YOU HAVE LEARNED ABOUT SEVERAL INVENTIONS, WHICH ONE OF THESE IS NOT ONE OF THE INVENTIONS?

• Mechanical clock

• Explosive powder

• PEANUT BUTTER

• Porcelain

Mongol soldiers were superb shoemen, having spent all their lives in the saddle.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Use the map to answer the question. You can click on the arrows that point outward to expand the map. What two seas lies to the east of Kaifeng?

Use the map to answer the question. You can click on the arrows that point outward to expand the map. After Marco Polo traveled to Kashgar, what was the next location that he traveled to on the map?

What is the name of the person at the top of this picture?

• Marco Polo

• Kublai Khan

• Mongol

Use the table to answer the question. What year di Empress Wu Zhao assumes throne

• 690BC

• 1126

• 690AD

• 850

WHO WAS RULER IN THE 1100'S?

READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTION:

nterest in Buddhist ideas at the Japanese court soon grew into an enthusiasm for all things Chinese. The most influential convert to Buddhism was Prince Shotoku (shoh•toh•ku), who served as regent for his aunt, the empress Suiko. (A regent is someone who rules when a monarch is absent, ill, or too young to rule.) In 607, Prince Shotoku sent the first of three missions to China. His people studied Chinese civilization firsthand. Over the next 200 years, the Japanese sent many such groups to learn about Chinese ways. The Japanese adopted the Chinese system of writing. Japanese artists painted landscapes in the Chinese manner. The Japanese also followed Chinese styles in the simple arts of everyday living, such as cooking, gardening, drinking tea, and hairdressing. For a time, Japan even modeled its government on China’s. Prince Shotoku planned a strong central government like that of the Tang rulers. He also tried to introduce China’s civil-service system. However, this attempt failed. In Japan, noble birth remained the key to winning a powerful position. Unlike China, Japan continued to be a country where a few great families held power.

How did Chinese culture spread to Japan?

Samurai lived according to a demanding code of behavior called

• Bushido

• samurai

• Angkor Wat,

What dynasty lasted four and a half centuries, from 935 to 1392

• Kaypar Dynasty

• Koryu Dynasty

• Young Dynasty