Fall Exam Review Guide

Part II

China & Japan

China (Chapter 14)

  1. What two new forms of Buddhism were popular in China?Change for next year

____Neo Confucianism______

  1. What two things could a samurai not do because it was considered beneath him?

__1. go to the theater 2. take part in trade/commerce______

  1. Name the code of honor all samurai were expected to follow.Move to Japan section

____Bushido______

  1. What was built during the during the Sui dynasty that allowed the Chinese to link trade between north and south?

_____Grand Canal______

  1. Who was the most famous ruler of the Ming Dynasty?

_____Zhu Yuanzhang______

  1. What was the period of disorder that lasted from 220 to 589?

______Period of Disunion______

  1. What two inventions were produced during the Song Dynasty

___1. Fast ripening rice 2. paper money 3. moveable type ______

  1. During what dynasty did the Golden Age of Chinese civilization take place?

__Tang Dynasty______

  1. Which desert is located in the northwest section of China?

____Taklamakan Desert______

  1. What mountain range is located in in the Southwest corner of China?

______Himalayas______

Japan (Chapter 15)

  1. What two things make the Ainu different from the Japanese?

___1. They looked different 2. They spoke a different language ______

  1. What Japanese city was considered a center for culture and learning?

_____Heian______

  1. Who was one of the most influential individuals to bring Chinese ideas to Japan?

______Prince Shotoku______

14. How many main islands make up Japan? _____4______-

15. When the Ainu lived in small farming villages, what were the rulers called? _____rajas______

16. How did Prince Shotoku help spread Buddhism in Japan? ___1. built Buddhist temples 2. wrote commentaries on Buddhism______

17. What was the name of the famous tale that is considered the world’s first novel? Who wrote it? ______Tale of Gengi: by Lady MurasakiShikibu______

18. Why were the Mongols not able to successfully attack Japan? (In other words, what happened to their ships?) ____Violent storms sank their ships______

Vocabulary to Know

26. Empress Wu / Woman ruler of the Tang Dynasty. She was considered vicious but talented
27. isolationism / A policy of cutting off contact with other countries
28. civil service / Service as a government official
29. wood block printing / A form of printing in which an entire page is carved into a block of wood, covered with ink, and pressed to a piece of paper to create a printed page.
30. clans / An extended family
31. regent / A person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone
32. figurehead / A person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else
33. shogun / A general who ruled Japan in the emperor’s name