WH1.11 Medieval Asia

Background information:

The Sui Dynasty was most famous for...

• Inventing a new battle technique

• Building the Grand Canal

• Finishing the Great Wall of China

• Giving land to peasants

Empress Wu

• Was a intelligent leader

• The wife of an emperor

• The first and only female empress to reign over China

• All of the above

Which is not a technology of the Tang Dynasty

• Fireworks

• Woodblock printing

• Sundials

• Porcelain

What happened after Japan's Heian period ended?

• Military leaders called shoguns took over
• Emperors were killed
• The government became centralized
• The poor became powerful

What did the samurai call their strict code of honor?

• nirvana
• dharma
• chivalry
• bushido

Who threatened the Japanese with invasion in the late 1200's? 

• The Portuguese
• China
• The Mongols
• India

What is an archipelago?

• A group of Islands

• A group of mountains

• A group of Buddhist monks

• A group of Mongolian scouts

Japan changed to a military government, or shogunate, during the late twelfth century. Who had the most power under this new form of government?

• the emperor

• samurai warriors

• shogun

• a landholder

The two places that had the most influence on Japan due to their close proximity were -

• Russia and Mongolia
• Vietnam and China
• China and Korea
• Great Britain and Rome

Zheng He fleet traveled as far away as?

• Antarctica

• East Africa

• Suva

• Swaziland