African Kingdoms and the Asian World (7/8)

System in which people are subjected to work the  land in return for military protection

After __, Africa is the largest of the continents. 

__is an area north of the Himalaya.

nomadic Sahara traders

The largest desert on Earth. 

Philosophy at the heart of state government from the Song dynasty to the twentieth century. 

Japanese warriors; meaning "those who serve". 

A chain of islands is called a(n)

What percent of Japan is suitable for farming? 

The language family of farming peoples who moved east was

Technological developments during the Tang dynasty included

__was the first of the great trading states to emerge in sub- Saharan W. Africa.

A bride's parents were expected to provide the groom's family with this.

The vast majority of Song dynasty Chinese people lived in 

What did the Chinese call people outside their culture? 

True or False?  Swahili is a mixture of Bantu and Indian. 

From about 1300 to 1450, the most powerful state in southern Africa was

Japan's population is concentrated on __main islands. 

King Ezana, the Axumite ruler, converted to 

Sleeping sickness is caused by

Mali was established in the mid-thirteenth century by 

Who brought Buddhism to Japan? 

This practice limited a woman's mobility and left her crippled for life. 

The area of Africa that juts into the Atlantic Ocean is the

Ritualistic suicide to regain honor.

Who brought much of the Eurasian landmass under a single rule?

In Shintoism, divine spirits that dwell in nature are called 

The samurai of Japan were a new class of military servants whose purpose was to

Many African societies were matrilineal, meaning 

The Bantu communities were based on

The people of Ghana often traded their gold for 

Who unified China in 589 and began the Sui Dynasty? 

During the Tang and Ming dynasties, Chinese literature because

Powerful royal families that controlled Japan. 

What was the first Mongol dynasty in China? 

The "fleets of the desert" were

Civil War in Japan that lasted from 1467 to 1477 which led to the destruction of Kyoto. 

Islam was slow to spread to East Africa because

Japanese general 

Islamic culture was spread in Mali by