6th Grade Social Studies Chapter 12 Studyguide – Flashcards

There are many different landforms and climates.

In 1526, a central Asian leader named Babur captured parts of northern India.

Akbar's land tax was equal to one-third of the value of the crops produced on the land each year.

The tax was applied to every member of the empire, including nobles and peasants.

Akbar reformed and strengthened the central government and organized the Empire into provinces, districts, and villages, each with its own administration.

Empress Wu Hou strengthened civil service examination by including writing poetry as a requirement for high-ranking government jobs.

- United warring groups - Established a strong central rule - Iron plow improved agricultural production - Iron used as body armor and construction material for bridges - First military use of gunpowder - First known use of fractions - Printers use movable type - First chain-driven mechanism for celestial clock (tells time of day, day of month, and moon movements)

- China leads world in sailing expertise. - Great age of Chinese playwriting - Expert horsemanship skills

The palace of the Chinese emperor in Beijing.

He spent a lot of money filling expedition ships with riches such as gold, silver, and silk. He asked that Zheng He give them as gifts to the people he encountered on his voyages. The emperor hoped that China would be seen by others as a great and wealthy power. He also hoped that expensive gifts would encourage other countries to send envoys to China.

They used this power to form large armies that could defend the kingdom, as well as to invade its neighbors. The kings could also force both the Khmer and slaves to work on the extensive irrigation system.

- Irrigation system - Agricultural surpluses

Angkor

- To honor the Hindu god Vishnu - Later became the tomb of the Khmer king who had ordered its construction - Today, it's there to remind people of the Khmer culture and its achievements.

Edo

Samurai defended their land and kept order in society, while shoguns were ruling leaders who controlled many other samurai, governed large areas of farmland, and were a special, high-ranking military office.

- Cut off Japan from the goods and culture of most countries - The only countries Japan still traded with were the Netherlands, China, and Korea.