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  1. Buddhist monk who traveled silk road and writings are a source for silk road and for India in 7th Century?
    Xuanzang
  2. Created Song Dynasty in 960 based in Kaifeng which had a well run army but needed to pay off the Liao with silk and silver
    Zhao Kuangyin
  3. conquered section of India call Sind and respected Hindu and Buddhist temples
    Muhammad ibn Qasim
  4. Created strict hierarchy of bone ranks in 6th C
    Kim Wonjon
  5. In early 11th C, raided northern India from Afghanistan destroying many temples.
    Mahmud of Gazni
  6. created close alliance with Tang dynasty and built an observatory to study the heavens
    Sondok
  7. woman poet of India who was devoted to Shiva
    Mahadeviyakka
  8. created Neo-confucianism which combined Confucian ideas with Daoist ideas and established new standard for understanding Confucian ideas
    Zhu Xi
  9. overthrew a corrupt kingdom of Silla and declared the Koryo Dynasty which gives the name Korea
    Wang Kon
  10. created the Liao Dynasty in NE China after the Tang fell He created a civilian Chinese government and a military Khitan gov.
    Yelu Abaoji
  11. wrote Tale of Genji in 1010 AD
    Murasaki Shikibu
  12. expanded his kingdom along Ganges river through constant war and conquest in 7th century. His empire fell apart shortly after his death.
    Harsha
  13. China's only woman emperor
    Wu Zhao
  14. Century of Japanes Taika reforms
    7th
  15. Century Muhammad flees Mecca
    7th
  16. Century Charles Martel defeats Muslims at Tours
    8th
  17. Century of Nika Revolt
    6th
  18. Century of civil war between Taira and Minamoto clans of Japan
    12th
  19. Century Charlemagne dies
    9th
  20. Century Wu Zhao begins her rule of China
    7th
  21. Century that Song move their capital to Lin'an
    ?
  22. Century of Battle of Hastings
    11th
  23. Century Tale of Genji is written
    11th
  24. Century of Pala Dynasty supports Nalanda
    8th
  25. Century Koreans introduce Buddhism to Japan
    6th
  26. Century of 3rd Crusade
    12th
  27. Century Song dynasty begins
    10th
  28. True about medieval India
    • many different languages
    • many different cultures and ethnic groups
    • popularity of buddhism faded over time

    NOT It was united under one powerful empire
  29. Buddhist kingdom of Pala supported Nalanda university form which monks converted to he nearby region called
    Tibet
  30. TRUE about geography of India
    • Coconuts were grown on wet southwest coast
    • Rice grew in river valley and coast
    • Camels, sheep and goats were herded in the northwest desert
    • NOT made the country easy to unite
  31. TRUE about Indian civilization
    • known for using armored war elephants
    • God Shiva was important
    • invented zero the system of numbers we use today
    • NOT adopt chinese ideas like Daoism
  32. When Buddhism came to Japan
    it competed with Shinto, their ancient god.
  33. True about Java
    • Influenced by Indian merchants, Islam
    • Hindu Kingdom and Buddhist Kingdom

    NOT Influenced by Zen
  34. True about Silk Road
    • Thoughts, ideas and technology traveled from place to place
    • NOT paved
  35. True about Japanese capital of Nara
    • based upon Tang dynasy capital of Chang an
    • no city walls
    • center of Buddhist temples
    • all of above
  36. Fujiwara clan
    Married their daughters to emperoros of Japan to indirectly contral othe emperor
  37. Minamoto Yoritomo
    created new titile for himself becoming first shogun
  38. In the middle ages, the Japanese language was
    written in chineses and a new script developed in Japasn
  39. The Song Chinese were LEAST known for
    A famous woman emperor

    • TRUE about Song
    • use of gunpowder in weapons
    • large cities
    • choosing leaders through examination process
  40. Nichiren
    responded to persecution by asking his followers to try harder to spread his message
  41. Song moved to Lin'an or Hangzhou because
    the Jin had defeated the Song, puhsing them south
  42. Taika reforms
    • all:
    • developed system of exams that did not work well
    • were developed by prince Shotoku
    • gave great power to the emperor
  43. foot binding was popular
    in Song China
  44. LEAST true about song dynasty
    The Liao feared Song warriors as being too strong and tough for them

    • TRUE
    • admired painters and poets
    • used new varieties of rice
    • used gunpowder
    • paid off attackers with silk and silver
  45. NOT true about Song dynasty exams
    wealthy families did not study for rthe exams because they were already powerful

    • TRUE
    • provided opportunites for some Chinese to advance in govt
    • included questions on Confucian classics
    • given in provinces all over China
  46. Minamoto Yoshitume
    • all:
    • defeated the Taira in a naval victory
    • forced to flee from his brother
    • committed ritual suicide which started a trend afterward
  47. LEAST true about zen buddhism
    Developed at Pala and spread into Tibet

    • TRUE about zen
    • included pondering of puzzles and riddles that didnt have a clear answer
    • appealed to military aristocrats
    • was influenced by Daoist ideas of spritual development
  48. The Sui Dynasty's biggest contribution to China was
    a canal connecting Huange He to the Yangtze River
  49. Emperor Xuanzong
    • all:
    • had his men kill Yang Guifei
    • was emperor during golden age of tang dynasty art
    • fell in love with favorite concubine, Yang Guifei

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