Ch.12-13 – Flashcard
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Confucian thought about metaphysics evolved in the later Song period as an alternative to which of the following?
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Buddhism
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From where did the Srivijayan rulers of Sumatra draw their ideas on governing?
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India
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How did the development of the Japanese phonetic script change Japan's culture?
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it fostered the spread of literacy
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How did the Song improve the compass?
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By making it smaller, attaching it to a stem, and putting it in a protective case
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How was Khubilai related to Chinggis?
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grandson
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In Song China, who were the primary producers of silk and silk cloth?
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women
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In the twelfth century, the Song experimented with using what in warfare?
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gunpowder
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Paper money developed in China
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as a way to avoid carrying heavy bags of coins.
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The Gupta modeled their empire on what earlier empire?
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the mauryan
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To have a job in the government, a man had to prove that he was
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not lowborn in status
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What happened to Chinggis Khan's empire at his death?
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It was divided into four parts among his descendants.
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What invention helped to improve the education and scholarly culture of Song China?
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printing of books
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What is a yurt
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a round tent in which Mongol families lived
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What was a consequence in Europe of Marco Polo's travels to China?
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His writings helped convince Europeans that Asia was a land of riches.
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Which of the following helped the Japanese to repeatedly repulse Mongol invasions?
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Strong samurai armies and two fierce storms that destroyed the Mongol fleets
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Who were the rulers of the Liao state that succeeded the Tang?
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Khitans
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Who were the samurai?
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skilled warriors in Japan
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Why did the Mongols allow Russian princes to continue to rule their territories until the second half of the thirteenth century?
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Russian princes turned over adequate tributes
