History of Japan and China

Khans lead this nomadic group known as the _______which displaced or killed millions of people across Afro Eurasia, but their conquests also allowed for the exchange of numerous goods, ideas, and inventions across the region.

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Mongols

Chinese rulers based their right to govern on the _______ __ ______ (3 Words). It stated that Heaven granted the right to rule to a virtuous ruler and his male heirs. 

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Mandate of Heaven

______ religion was the traditional religion of Japan, based on the worship of and respect for nature.

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Shinto

During China’s Han dynasty in order to find qualified people to administer their government, candidates for government jobs had to prove their knowledge and ability by passing a _____ _______ ___________ (3 Words).

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Civil Service Examination

As a result of China’s system of meritocracy, an educated person with a government positions was a ______ - _______

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Scholar - Official

a person appointed to rule a country because the current ruler is a minor (not old enough), absent, or incapacitated.

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regent

This Japanese Poem called a _____ has 5 lines and 31 syllables. The lines do not need to rhyme, but each line does need to have a certain number of syllables 5-7-5-7-7.

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tanka

In Japan, the emperor was the official ruler, but the shogun was the actual power behind the throne. They were the military leader of Japan.

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shogun

The ______class were wealthy landowners and vassals of the shogun/emperor in medieval Japan.

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daimyo

Knights of the Middle Ages practiced a code of chivalry that honored loyalty and bravery, whereas Japanese samurai warriors developed a code of honor and morals called _______that blended the Confucian values of obedience with the Buddhist beliefs.

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bushido