Topic 12 Review

What is a social system in which landowners granted people land or other rewards in exchange for military service or labor?

• Feudalism

• Mantra

• Merit System

• Tribute

What is a sacred word, chant, or sound that is repeated over and over to advance one’s spiritual growth?

• Feudalism

• Mantra

• Merit System

• Tribute

What is it called when people are hired and promoted based on talent and skills, rather than wealth or social status?

• Feudalism

• Mantra

• Merit System

• Tribute

What is a payment or gift to a more powerful country?

• Feudalism

• Mantra

• Merit System

• Tribute

According to the diagram above, what was one major way European feudalism differed from Japanese feudalism?

How did the people of Japan adopt and change parts of other cultures?

Which Shinto tradition reflects Japanese family loyalty?

• The honoring of ancestors

• Doing what is right

• Having personal honor

• Puting others before yourself

Which of these are benefits of the tributary system of Ming China?

• Prevented China attacking tributary states

•  Brought goods to the tributary states, allowed China to focus on building projects such as canals

• Peaceful borders between states

• The Merit System

 Choose one Chinese advancement of technology and explain how it improved Chinese society.

How did the criticism of Buddhism lead to persecution of Buddhists?