Africa and Asia Empires Quiz

What dynasty re-established order in China after the fall of the Han Dynasty in 220 AD?

__________broke from the pattern of other dynasties and paid tribute to enemies in exchange for the promise of peace.

Established its power and influence through much of the 400’s AD Japan.

Trans-Saharan trade

In 1279 AD, Kublai Khan established the ___________Dynasty.

When they discovered the wealth of Kilwa, they decided to take over and colonize Kilwa, Sofala and Mombasa. 

Divine spirits lived in nature in harmony with people while evil spirits were responsible for evil.  Ancestor worship.

Ghengis Khan's grandson

Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu

Situated on a plateau between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers.  This area was prime for agriculture and herding cattle.

The labor needed to mine the large deposits of gold and salt was largely provided by?

In the 1400’s a new empire, the __________ came to dominate the routes and lands that Ghana and Mali had once controlled

“supreme general of the emperor's army.”

Because of the tremendous power the shogun had, the 1200’s AD in Japan are known as the___________

Around 1200 AD, one of the Mongol clan leaders rose up to take power from political rivals.

Genghis Khan means

Tent-like structures had a wood frame covered on a platform with wheels so they could travel from one place to place.

Steppe nomads found it easiest to travel together in family groups called ___________.

African gold helped to fund what movement in Europe in the 1500-1700s AD?

Circa 1200 AD ____________was a kingdom on a stopping point for gold headed toward the Swahili coast.

A system that involved carving Chinese characters onto small blocks of wood that could be arranged to form sentences. 

Which two goods came to dominate the trans-Saharan trade routes

A region of dry, grassy land that lies just north of India and between the continents of Europe and Asia

Temujin was also known as?

A group of people, especially traders, traveling together across a desert in Asia or North Africa.

What modern day country is where the Kingdom of Aksum was found?

The Tang dynasty’s achievements were begun under a ruler named ?

African vast, rich, grassy regions are known as...?

During Mongol control, the Chinese viewed Kublai Khan as

•Around 800 AD, Ghana extended influence over smaller kingdoms because of _____ levied on trade goods to fund __________

Individuals that make a living by tending to and herding cattle.

samurai were to show tremendous courage in battle and be willing to die an honorable death in service to their lord

Historians believe that trade began moving across the Sahara Desert around as early as

1. characterized by a strong central government 2. Nobles present in court 3. strict rules regarding social conduct