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"Who had the longest continuous civilization in the world, entered a golden age under the Tang dynasty."

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China

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The Chinese produced exceptional poetry, paintings, and porcelain, and their inventions--like the compass and fireworks--changed the world. True or False?

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TRUE

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When fierce Mongol invaders took over China's government and, for a time, ruled the largest empire in the world, what happened to Chinese civilization?

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Chinese civilization lived on.

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When the Han dynasty slipped from power in the third century A.D., what happened to China?

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China splintered into different factions.

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Near the end of the sixth century what emperor reunified China?

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Emperor Wendi

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The Sui dynasty lasted how long?

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Only 40 years

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What was the Sui Dynasty?

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The family of rulers who reunited China in the sixth and seventh centuries.

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What is bureaucracy?

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A group of officials who help run a government or other organization

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In the seventh century, how did China differ from Europe in size, organization, and government?

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China was the largest country in the world. China was united and ruled by a single emperor. Most of Europe was fragmented and ruled by many different kings and other nobles.

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What steps did Emperor Wendi take to unify China?

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Wendi distributed land to poor farmers; built another capital in the north end of the country; combined existing laws from north and south into a single legal code, set up a national bureaucracy to carry out the wishes of the empire, returned the country to some Han ways by choosing government officers on the basis of ability rather than birth, used examinations to select some officials, tolerated different philosophies and religions.

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Describe the Grand Canal?

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The Grand Canal is a system of connected waterways linking north and south China.

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How did the Grand Canal help unite China?

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It increased trade and travel within the country. The Chinese people saw the emperor as he traveled the canal on pleasure cruises. The frequent sight of the emperor reinforced the idea of a united country.

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How did the building of the Grand Canal contribute to the end of the Sui dynasty?

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The people were tired and angry after years of sacrifice building the canal. Some began to rebel and one of Yangi's own officials assassinated him!

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What dynasties, governments, rulers, or empires come to mind when you think of large areas that were united under one ruler?

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The Shang dynasty, the Zhou dynasty, the Han dynasty, the Empire of Alexander the Great, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.

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What are some strategies or general practices that rulers throughout history have used to unite diverse people under one rule? In other words, what have rulers done to hold their empires together?

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Build roads and canals to improve communication and transportation within the empire, treat conquered people well, defend and strengthen boarders, establish a broad system of law or legal code, establish a singal system of currency, weights, and measures, and tolerate different philosopies and religions.

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Do you see any common or repeated reasons that great empires decline?

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Size of empires too large to protect from attack, lack of attention to the problems or concerns of the common people, and death of the ruler without a strong successor

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How do people use canals today?

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Today, several major shipping routes connect continents. Some follow natural sea passages and inland waterways. Others developed as people changed the environment to suit their needs.

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What are canals?

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Canals are channels or ditches filled with water. Ancient civilizations of people dug these canals to bring water from rivers or lakes to irrigate dry land. They also used canals to drain water away from swampy settlements and farmland.

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Over the centuries civilizations found another use for canals, what was this?

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To use canals for transportation.

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Where is the Suez Canal located?

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The Suez Canal extends from Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea south to Port Tewfig on the Gulf of Suez, connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.

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What direction does the Suez Canal run and how long it it?

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The Suez Canal runs in a north and south direction, and is about 100 miles long.

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Give a brief history of the Suez Canal.

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The Suez Peninsula is made up mostly of sand. As the Egyptian workers dug with picks and shovels, the sand slid right back into place. Drinking water for the two and a half million laborers had to be carried across the desert. There were outbreaks of the deadly disease cholera that killed thousands. The Suez Canal cost more than twice its estimate and took ten years to complete.

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The Panama Canal is located where?

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The Panama Canal is located on one of the narrowest parts of the Isthmus of Panama between North and South America.

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What direction does the Panama Canal run and how long is it?

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The Panama Canal runs from the Caribbean Sea (part of the Atlantic Ocean) to the Gulf of Panama (part of the Pacific Ocean). It is 51 miles long.

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Give a brief history of the Panama Canal.

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"To get from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, ships used to have to sail around the tip of South America, which was a costly and dangerous journey. In the late 1800's, France hired Ferdinand De Lesseps to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama. After years of cost overruns and deadly outbreaks of malaria and yellow fever, the French abandoned the effort. The Americans signed a treaty with the Republic of Panama quickly signed a treaty to give the US control over the canal zone for 99 years. Thousands of workers spent 10 years battling landslides, heat and outbreaks of yellow fever and malaria to complete the project. In the process, engineers develop new building techniques and doctors found ways to bring the two deadly diseases under control

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Where is the Erie Canal located?

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The Erie Canal is in New York State and is an inland canal.

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How long is the Erie Canal?

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The Original canal was 40 feet wide and 4 feet deep. Mules pulled barges along it's 363 mile length between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. Later it was enlarged to 70 feet wide and 7 feet deep.

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Give a brief history of the Erie Canal.

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"The Erie Canal was built primarily by European immigrants. In 1862 the canal was enlarged and again in 1985. As railroads started to compete with for business, a new and much bigger canal was built to enhance the old routes. Mule power gave way to internal combustion engines, and a deeper and wider canal was added to accommodate large barges. Before the Erie Canal was built the only natural westward passage was through the Appalachian Mountains was along the New York's Mohawk River. This passage was difficult and dangerous due to the rapid moving waters and waterfalls.

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Where is the Grand Canal located?

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Located in China and it joins the Yangtze River in the south and the Yellow River in the north.

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How long is the Grand Canal?

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The canal system covered about 1200 miles in all.

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Give a brief history of the Grand Canal.

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"Yangdi wanted to make both the north and south feel like one people, he wanted to encourage communication, travel, and trade, and this is why he wanted the Grand Canal built. Tens of thousands of laborers were forced to work on building the Grand Canal system, almost as many as those who build the Great Wall. Thousands died in the effort to build the canal. As many as 40, 00 barges plied the canals waters carrying grain, travelers, soldiers along the empires northern borders.

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Which canal connects the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic and Pacific Ocean?

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Panama Canal

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Which canal is sometimes considered the boundary between Africa and Asia?

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Suez Canal

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Which canal cuts thousands of miles off shipping routes from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean?

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Suez Canal

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Which canal was built on the isthmus that connects North and South America?

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Panama Canal

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Which canal is the oldest and longest man-made waterway in the world?

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Grand Canal

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Which canal lets ships pass depart from parts of the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?

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Erie Canal

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Which canal allows ship to pass through the nation of Egypt?

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Suez Canal

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Which canal connects the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers?

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Grand Canal

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Explain why people build canals and describe the Challenges in building them.

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They built canals to irrigate dry farmlands, to survive, to protect against dangers, to be able to control resources, for travel and for trade.

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List examples of major canals around the world.

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Suez Canal, Panama Canal, Grand Canal, Erie Canal

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Why do people try to change their natural environment?

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To protect themselves against dangers, to survive, and to control resources.

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What two large bodies of water does the Panama Canal link?

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The Atlantic Ocean (or Caribbean Sea) and the Pacific Ocean.

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The Suez Canal is sometimes considered the boundary between what two continents?

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Africa and Asia

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Ships traveling through the Suez Canal save thousands of miles on their route between what two bodies of water?

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The Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean

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Through what modern nation does the Suez Canal Pass?

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Egypt

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After the end of the Sui Emperor, what was china's next empire?

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The Tang Dynasty

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What was the reign of the Tang Dynasty in China known as?

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The Golden Age

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What were Mongols?

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Mongols were mounted warriors from central Asia who conquered northern China.

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How long did the Tang dynasty rule?

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for three centuries.

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What did China enjoy during the Tang Dynasty?

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China enjoyed a period of harmony, stability, and achievement--a golden age. Art, literature, and learning flourished, and the busy trade route later known as the Silk Road became a conduit for valued goods and the era's "information superhighway."

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The Tang Dynasty came to power after what dynasty?

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Sui dynasty.

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During what dynasty did China's capital,Chang'an became the leading city, drawing merchants, traders, and religious pilgrims from across asia.

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Tang Dynasty

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What was the "Brilliant Emperor" and what did he value and support?

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Xuanzong, and he valued scholarship and the arts.

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Reuniting north and south China in A.D. 906, the Song dynasty came to power after the fall of?

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The Tang Dynasty

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The song dynasty lasted approximately?

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300 years

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The Song leaders valued intellect, loyalty to family, tradition , and honor, which are primary principals of?

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Confucianism

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In 1279, who overthrew the Song Dynasty.

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The Mongols

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What was exchanged along the silk road?

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Commerce and cultural exchange flourished along the Silk Road during the Tang dynasty.

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What year did Yangdi die and the Tang dynasty begin?

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618

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When did the Tang dynasty fall?

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907

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When did the Song Dynasty begin?

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960

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When did nomadic warriors threaten the empire?

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1126

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When did the Son Dynasty end?

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1279

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How long did the Tang dynasty last?

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289 years

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How long did the Song dynasty last?

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319 years

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How long did China under the Song dynasty remain in relative peace without constant threat of invasion?

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166 years

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During what century did the Tang rule China?

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between the 7th and 10th centuries

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During what century did the Song rule China?

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between the 10th and 13th centuries

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Commerce flourished along the Silk Road during the Tang and Song dynasties. true or false

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TRUE

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Contact between China, western Asia, and Europe led to an exchange of culture and ideas. True or False?

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TRUE

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What did China do for the world?

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From the silk trade and through this exchange, China gave the world many new inventions: the compass, gunpowder, refined process for porcelain making, and paper

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Who were the Mongols?

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The Mongols were nomadic tribe that lived In central Asia, just north of China in Mongolia.

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Where did the Mongols live?

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They lived In central Asia, just north of China in Mongolia. Mongolia is a high land most of it rising more than 3000 feet. The air is thin and the growing season is short.

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What are steppes?

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Grassy plains in Mongolia

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When choosing a person for the civil serice, the Tang dynasty considered what most important?

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The person's merit

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Under the Song dynasty, individuals selected as officials followed the teachings of?

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Confucius

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Mongols were mounted warriors from where?

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Asia

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Mongols established the largest land empire in history? True or False

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TRUE

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The Mongol people originated where?

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In the steppe of Asia just north of China.

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What is the mobile dwelling of the Mongols called that they take with them as they move from place to place?

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Ger

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Why did the Mongols move so much?

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Because they were looking for better land and a more livable climate.

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Describe a steppe.

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a steppe is a dry grassland with few trees.

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Describe the geography of Mongolia and the surrounding regions

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Mongolia is the homeland of the mongols and is in central Asia, and mongolia consists primarily of semiarid steppe and prairie land

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Every place on earth has a specific, unique location and a relative location. What is Mongolia's?

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Mongolia lies just north of China. The capital of modern Mongolia is at 48 degrees N, 107 degrees E

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Physical and human characteristics that help identify specific locations or areas for the Mongols?

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Gers still dot the Mongolian landscape, but now many accommodate tourists. Mongolia is in central Asia

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The Mongol Empire didn't last as long as some other empires, but it was the largest land empire in all of history. True or False?

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TRUE

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Temujin was the birth name of who?

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Genghis Khan

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Early mongol nomads lived in groups called what, that were organized around family ties?

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tribes or clans

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What does Khan mean?

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Ruler

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Much feared, Genghis Khan's army was highly skilled in what?

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fighting on foot and on horseback

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What was the distance from the easternmost edge of the empire to the westernmost border?

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about 5,800 miles

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What was the empire's distance from north to south along the 60 degree E longitude Line?

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1,700 miles

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Identify the mountain ranges the Mongol Empire encompassed.

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Caucasus, Ural, Zagros; Hindu Kush, Kuntun, Tian Shan, Altai, Himalaya, Sayan, Altun Shan

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What kinds of climates did the empire include?

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Cool summer, subarctic, humid continental, semiarid steppe, dry desert, Mediterranean, humid subtropical, highlands.

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What parts of Asia did the Mongols fail to control?

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Anatolia, Arabia, India, Burma and Southeast Asia, Japan, northern Siberia

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Who was the Mongol ruler who conquered China and established the largest land empire in history?

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Kublai Khan

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Who was the ruler who united the Mongols and conquered a vast empire?

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Genghis Khan

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Genghis Khan used to terror as a weapon and an effective war tactic? True or False?

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TRUE

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What did Genghis Khan command his soldiers to do when they were not at war?

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commanded them to fight pretend battles to sharpen their skills.

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What did Genghis Khan do with his warrior?

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He turned his warriors into an army and united the Mongols

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What did Genghis Khan do before attacking a city?

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He gave the inhabitants of the cities he attacked the choice of surrendering or dying

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What kinds of fighting methods did Genghis Khan and his Mongols use?

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new fighting methods like diege towers, scaling ladders and catapults

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How did Kublai Khan try to restore China from the ravages of war?

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He commanded Chinese workers to build and repair roads, he allowed use of the silk road again, and he lengthened the Grand Canal, extending it to Beijing

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What lead to exploration?

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Curiosity and a desire for new products.

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In what century did mainly the Italian's establish trade with the Chinese?

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the 13th Century

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Who was Marco Polo?

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Famous European Merchant that made Kublai khan, the Mongol Empire and China itself, known to the West.

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What Italian traveler wrote about his time with the Khans?

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Marco Polo

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According to legend, Marco Polo received a position in the court of which Chinese Emperor?

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Kublai Khan

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Travel by land during the thirteenth century was hazardous because of difficult terrain. True or False?

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TRUE

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Who undertook long-distance travel more than anyone else during the thirteenth century?

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Merchants

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Travelers during the thirteenth century used a variety of pack animals, name some of the animals used.

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Horses, camels, and yacks

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What did Marco Polo do for Kublai Khan?

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He was hired as a government official, to translate and work for the emperor.

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How did Marco Polo let the world know about the Khans?

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He was a prisoner of war. During his time as a prisoner he spoke in great detail to a fellow prisoner and professional writer named Rustichello. Rutichello convinced Marco to collaborate with him in writing a book about his experiences.

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What was the book about Marco Polo's experiences called?

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A Description of the World

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What happened in Europe during the 1200s that seemed to put Europe on track for a bright Future?

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The 1200s were good years for farming and agriculture. More towns and cities and more trade, there were strong monarchs who brought order and the church provided a common bond of faith and supported great art and architecture.

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What three things happened during the fourteenth century that led historians to call it "The calamitous fourteenth century"?

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War, famine, and the plague.

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What caused the Hundred Years' War?

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Was caused by disputes between the English and French Monarchs over land and honor.

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What developments in technology and war tactics changed the way people fought wars during the fourteenth century?

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English introduced the longbow, which could pierce armor. The English also developed an infantry that could use weapons very effectively.

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What was the final outcome of the hundred year war?

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By the end of the war, thousands of people were dead, fortunes had been wasted, and England lost all of it's territory on the European continent except for the port of Calais.

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When did the Hundred years War start and end?

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The Hundred Years' War changed both England and France. The war started in May 1337 when King Philip VI of France attempted to confiscate the English territories in the duchy of Aquitaine. It ended in July 1453 when the French finally expelled the English from the continent.

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What two nations fought The Hundred Years' War?

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England and France

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Who led the successful defense of Orleans during the Hundred Years' War and was later burned at the stake?

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Joan of Arc

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What were some of the causes of the Hundred Years' War?

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The English king made claims to the French throne, The French king wanted control of the English provinces in France that the English had controlled since Norman times, the French and English valued land and needed more land to ward off famine, and land and honor were at stake.

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At the end of the Hundred's Year War English infantry introduced the longbow. True or False?

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TRUE

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At the end of the Hundred's year War, France lost all of its English territory except Hastings. True or False?

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FALSE

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At the endo of the Hundred's Year War, England lost all of its French territory except Calais. True or False?

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TRUE

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Who inspired the French to act as one people?

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Joan of Arc

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What happened in the mid 1300's in Europe?

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In 1347, a mysterious disease from Asia entered Italy and swept through Western Europe. Historians estimate that one-third to one-half of Europe's population died from the plague.

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What was the plague called?

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The Black Death, or Bubonic Plague

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Where did the plague start?

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It started in Asia and moved to the Mediterranean - Italy, Greece, Crete, Sicily, and Sardinia - - and then westward across Europe to France, Portugal, Serbia, Hungary, the central part of Western Europe, England, Ireland, and Norway. Finally it reached the Holy Roman Empire, parts of Eastern Europe, Scotland, Denmark, and Sweden.

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How long did it take the plague to spread?

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it spread to all of these areas in a period of just 4 years.

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How did the Black Death plague spread to all these areas?

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Trade played a big part in the spread of this disease. Genoese merchants caught the disease when Mongols attacked the trading post of Caffa on the Black Sea. The merchants returned to Italy, taking the disease with them. Scholars thing that flea-infested rats on these ships may have carried the plague.. When goods were unloaded at a port, some rats left the ships and the fleas spread into the community. As ships moved from Italy to other parts of Europe, disease, as well as goods and ideas moved with them.

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How many people in Europe did the Black Death plague kill?

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The Black Death devastated Europe, killing perhaps 25 million people in just a few decades. -one-third of Europe's people.

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What were the signs that someone had the plague?

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The symptoms were not the same as in the East, where a gush of blood from the nose was the plain sign of inevitable death; but it began both in men and women with certain swellings in the groin or under the armpit. They grew to the size of a small apple or an egg, more or less, and were vulgarly called tumours. In a short space of time these tumours spread from the two parts named all over the body. Soon after this the symptoms changed and black or purple spots appeared on the arms or thighs or any other part of the body, sometimes a few large ones, sometimes many little ones. These spots were a certain sign of death, just as the original tumour had been and still remained.

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The plague caused a breakdown of social order, how?

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So many were dying from the plague, people feared catching it. People stopped checking on neighbors, visiting family etc. The plague killed so many peasants that the old social order of lie on the manor began to fall apart. As labor grew scarcer, peasants left their lord's land and moved to cities in search of higher wages. But the plague was even worse in the overcrowded cities, where the disease spread like wildfire.

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With the cumbling of the Manor system, peasant farmers prospered. True or False?

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TRUE

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There were fewer workers on the manors, so Peasant Farmers left their manors. True or False?

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TRUE

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The plague did not significantly reduce the population of Europe. True or False?

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FALSE

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The social order of life on the manor did not change after peasants left and were able to earn higher wages. True or False?

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FALSE

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Because of the Plague, scholars took an interest in medicine and the sciences. True or False?

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TRUE

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List one accomplishment of Emperor Yangdi that helped bring the Chinese together as one people?

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He built a vast network of canals for trade and communication, known as the Grand Canal.

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Who was Joan of Arc?

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A peasant girl who led the French army in battle against the English.

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What did Genghis Khan's father name him?

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Temujin

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What does Temujin mean?

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Made of Iron

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Kublai Khan was a conqueror and a builder. True or False?

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TRUE

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What was China's capital in the sixth centruy, and the largest city in the world at the time?

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Chang'an

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What terms best describe the Tang Dynasty?

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Prosperous and artistic

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What did the Sui Dynasty do for China during the sixth century?

answer

It reunited northern and southern China

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What happened to the Song Dynasty in 1279?

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It was overthrown by invading Mongol tribes

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Which famous ruler of the Tang Dynasty was known as the Brilliant Emperor?

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Xuanzong

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Who was the first ruler of the Sui Dynasty and what did he do?

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Wendi, and he unified nothern China and seized control of western regions

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The effects of Black Death did what to Europe in the fourteenth century?

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The effects of the plague on Europe encourage scholars to study medicine and natural sciences

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During the Hundred Years' War both sides tired of fighting, but French gained more than England. True or False?

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TRUE

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What country introduced the longbow with great success against mounted knights during the Hundred Years' War?

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England

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What terms could be used to describe the underlying causes of the Hundred Years' War?

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Land and honor

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Mounted knights lost their dominant role on the battle field during what war?

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The Hundred Years' War

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Describe the geographic features of the Asian steppe.

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The Asian steppe is harsh grassy plains with little to no trees. The summers are short and the winters are long and cold. There is little rainfall and the winds blow across the steppe constantly. Because of the altitude, the air in the Asian steppe is very thing. There is only a short growing season in the steppe, the land is not good for farming.

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Did the Tang Dynasty come to power before or after the Sui Dynasty?

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After

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