Chapter 4 East Asia and Chinese Influences Quiz Review

  What religion did Japan convert to after Shinto?

The Jurchen took over northern China and 500,000 Song Chinese fled south in one of the largest_______ in human history.

Most samurai practiced a form of Buddhism because of its emphasis on self-discipline, inward contemplation,&fearlessness

Where was the Song located?

 Partially due to the scarcity of land, the ________, or wealthy landowners, gained power to protect their property

The Yamato line has run unbroken from 660 B.C.E. until today, which makes it the oldest line of monarchs in the world.

Japan is an island chain, or___________ made up of four large islands and many smaller ones.

One woman named Murasaki Shikibu used kana to write The Tale of Genji, the world's first novel.

A person who rules when a monarch or emperor is unable to do so

Tea started off in the poor communities in China

A printing process that involved arranging individual clay characters-into a frame to form a page.

Many educated Chinese were drawn to the teachings of _______________, which focused on society, ritual, and morality.

The huge influx of new residents into southern cities changed the ___________, or the characteristics of the population.

Money in circulation, or currency consisted of bronze coins.

Tea originated in England

After Korea unified in 668, the Tang saw an opportunity to __________, or remove from power, and take control.

The physical geography or __________ of Japan affected many aspects of life in this nation and still does today.

Japan’s terrain of rugged mountains and dense forests may have inspired the earliest religion of Japan called

Regional variations in language

A group of people chosen to represent others

Along with establishing the government, army, & education, the Ly dynasty worked on its ____, or transportation networks

  The emperor was only a shadowy figure, while the ___________, or general, had little real authority.

Tea was first eaten like a vegetable

In 936, the Koryo kingdom defeated the Silla and founded the dynasty from which_________ takes its name

     What was the most plentiful crop in China?