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For the first 2,000 years of China's dynastic history, 5 dynasties ruled in China, beginning with this dynasty around 1500 BC:
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Last dynasty to reign in China (7th Century) before a period of divided dynasties and kingdoms.
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For the first 2,000 years of China's dynastic history, 5 dynasties ruled in China, beginning with this dynasty around 1500 BC:
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Last dynasty to reign in China (7th Century) before a period of divided dynasties and kingdoms.
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Dynasty that divided into 2 parts; Southern & Northern; both eventually fell to Mongols:
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The very last Chinese dynasty; ended in 1917
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Term for "putting knowledge to effective use":
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The tool that the Chinese probably first used to align buildings before using it for navigation.
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The mineral compound used to make gunpowder:
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A product made by pouring molten iron into a mold (cast):
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A religious practice based on the belief that deceased family members have a continued existence, take an interest in the affairs of the world, and possess the ability to influence the fortune of the living:
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A Chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs had a great influence on Chinese life:
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The name of the teaching of the Enlightened One; teaches that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire and that suffering ceases when desire ceases; teaches that enlightenment is obtained through right conduct and wisdom and that meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth:
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A Chinese philosophy in which people live a simple life in harmony with nature:
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A political system in which Nobles are granted land in exchange for their loyalty, military service and protection of the people who live on the land (like serfs).
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Term for a general who would rule Japan in the emperor's name:
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Term for a Japanese warrior who lived by the code of bushido:
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Samurai military code which required the warrior to display loyalty, honor, duty, and courage:
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A ritual of suicide associated with warriors in traditional Japan:
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A religion based in Japan, marked by worship of nature and reverence for ancestors:
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A Japanese form of Buddhism, which focuses on meditation to reach Enlightenment. It's focus on intense mental concentration enabled samurai to endure hardships of battle.
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An extensive city-and-temple complex built by the Khmer and dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu; located in modern day Cambodia:
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Name of movable, felt tents Mongols lived in:
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The man who in 1206, became the supreme leader over all the Mongal tribes; called "Great Ruler:"
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Chinggis Khan's written law code:
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An effective method in which Mongol soldiers fired arrows and flaming objects into a city for weeks. They also kept food from going into the city until the people were starving. They borrowed rocket technology from the Chinese and fired gunpowder-filled bamboo rockets into the towns. What is the name of the military method?
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A tactic used by Chinggis Khan in which his army would pretend to be beaten, leave their camps empty, and when the towns people came to plunder the camp, the men would attack:
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Fun Fact: What kind of armor did Chinggis Khan's army wear?
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The name of the grandson of Chinggis who led Mongol forces (known as Tartars in Europe) through Russian defenses into Europe:
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Name of the battle in which a combined army of Poles, Czechs, and Germans tried to stop the Mongols. Accounts vary, but the Mongol forces seem to have destroyed this army during this battle.
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The Mongols supreme god who ruled all the spirits. Name means, "the great god of heaven.:"
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Religious leaders who were believed to be able to speak to spirits and heal the sick; priests of the Mongol religion:
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The term for the "divine wind" that protected Japan from Mongol invasion:
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(1368- 1644) Chinese group that overthrew Mongols and returned to old traditions (Confucianism, centralized rule); sought to remove all traces of Mongol rule in China:
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Another name for Timur the Lame; a powerful Mongol ruler; Led his armies into the Middle East (from Turkey to India); was a Muslim; concentrated on collecting treasures taken in battle; DID NOT convert to Christianity:
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A beautiful tomb built by the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan to honor his wife. It is located in India.
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Name of the plateau located NORTH of China:
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Technology first developed by Chinese in third century; involved using woodblocks with Chinese characters carved into them and used to stamp the characters with ink onto paper:
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Chinese civilization expanded through a common process that started with improvements in agriculture. Improvements in agriculture then led to what development?
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As the population increased on the Asian continent, what was then able to develop or grow?
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Within the growing cities on the Asian continent, what was able to be sustainably developed?
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The product that the Chinese learned how to create from a moth's cocoon; the Chinese emperors tried to keep the process for making this product a secret:
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The command from the Creator God that He has put inside humans, causing them to instinctively work to produce, grow families, and manage the earth.