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Buddhist monk who traveled silk road and writings are a source for silk road and for India in 7th Century?
Xuanzang
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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
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conquered section of India call Sind and respected Hindu and Buddhist temples
Muhammad ibn Qasim
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Created strict hierarchy of bone ranks in 6th C
Kim Wonjon
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In early 11th C, raided northern India from Afghanistan destroying many temples.
Mahmud of Gazni
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created close alliance with Tang dynasty and built an observatory to study the heavens
Sondok
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woman poet of India who was devoted to Shiva
Mahadeviyakka
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created Neo-confucianism which combined Confucian ideas with Daoist ideas and established new standard for understanding Confucian ideas
Zhu Xi
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overthrew a corrupt kingdom of Silla and declared the Koryo Dynasty which gives the name Korea
Wang Kon
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created the Liao Dynasty in NE China after the Tang fell He created a civilian Chinese government and a military Khitan gov.
Yelu Abaoji
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wrote Tale of Genji in 1010 AD
Murasaki Shikibu
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expanded his kingdom along Ganges river through constant war and conquest in 7th century. His empire fell apart shortly after his death.
Harsha
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China's only woman emperor
Wu Zhao
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Century of Japanes Taika reforms
7th
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Century Muhammad flees Mecca
7th
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Century Charles Martel defeats Muslims at Tours
8th
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Century of Nika Revolt
6th
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Century of civil war between Taira and Minamoto clans of Japan
12th
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Century Charlemagne dies
9th
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Century Wu Zhao begins her rule of China
7th
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Century that Song move their capital to Lin'an
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Century of Battle of Hastings
11th
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Century Tale of Genji is written
11th
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Century of Pala Dynasty supports Nalanda
8th
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Century Koreans introduce Buddhism to Japan
6th
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Century of 3rd Crusade
12th
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Century Song dynasty begins
10th
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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
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Buddhist kingdom of Pala supported Nalanda university form which monks converted to he nearby region called
Tibet
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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
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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
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When Buddhism came to Japan
it competed with Shinto, their ancient god.
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True about Java
- Influenced by Indian merchants, Islam
- Hindu Kingdom and Buddhist Kingdom
NOT Influenced by Zen
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True about Silk Road
- Thoughts, ideas and technology traveled from place to place
- NOT paved
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True about Japanese capital of Nara
- based upon Tang dynasy capital of Chang an
- no city walls
- center of Buddhist temples
- all of above
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Fujiwara clan
Married their daughters to emperoros of Japan to indirectly contral othe emperor
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Minamoto Yoritomo
created new titile for himself becoming first shogun
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In the middle ages, the Japanese language was
written in chineses and a new script developed in Japasn
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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
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Nichiren
responded to persecution by asking his followers to try harder to spread his message
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Song moved to Lin'an or Hangzhou because
the Jin had defeated the Song, puhsing them south
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Taika reforms
- all:
- developed system of exams that did not work well
- were developed by prince Shotoku
- gave great power to the emperor
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foot binding was popular
in Song China
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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
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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
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Minamoto Yoshitume
- all:
- defeated the Taira in a naval victory
- forced to flee from his brother
- committed ritual suicide which started a trend afterward
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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
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The Sui Dynasty's biggest contribution to China was
a canal connecting Huange He to the Yangtze River
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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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