Which of the following is an important theme in Tang and Song paintings?
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The spiritual essence of nature
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Emperor
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Top of Japanese society but had little real power
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What inference can you draw from the social structure of Tang and Song Dynasty?
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How did Marco Polo characterize Mongol rule in China under Kublai khan?
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His accounts sparred European interest and talks about good government.
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Shinto-
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"The way of the kami"
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Largest class ?
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Artistians and peasants
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Who's influenced the heian culture
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Imperial capital Kyoto
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Which of the following helped the rulers of the Tang Dynasty Reunify China?
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Strengthened government by rebuilding bureaucracy and expanding civil service system
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Emporers importance?
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Living Gods
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How did Ming rulers restore an earlier style of Chinease Government?
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Restored the Civil Service
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Why did most women in song China have to submit to the custom that is the subject of the study being quoted here?
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How did the Mongol rulers change once their conquests were complete?
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Shogun
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The actual ruler of Japan
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Why was the Tai Mahal built ?
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A tomb for his wife
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Japan lies in a region known as ?
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Shintoism
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How was the Song Dynasty able to continue its prosperity despite threats from the north?
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Paper money created more wealth
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How did the song Dynasty survive despite military setbacks?
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They encouraged innovation in technology and agricultural and supported the trading system
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What geogralhic factor allowed Japan to develop its own distinct culture
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The sea (protection and isolation)
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What did a decline in feudal warfare lead to ?
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Population increase and arts.
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How did the Tokugawa shoguns end feudal warfare?
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Through centralized feudalism
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How did the Tang land reform policy strengthen the central government?
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By increasing revanue through more land taxes
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Describe the Mongol invasions of Japan
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1274 Kubiai Khan launched invasion in Korea: typhoon destroyed the invasion fleet
1281 Mongols Send a larger fleet also destroyed a typhoon
Japanese victories go to divine winds
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Lowest class
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Merchants
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Which of the following statements best represent an example of Daoisms ideas?
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How did the Kubai Khan organize Mongol rule in China?
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Tried to prevent Mongols being absorbed in Chinease culture by only allowing them to serve in the military.
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Daimyo
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Wealthy landowners
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Who were the Mongols and where did they come from?
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nomadic tribe to the north of China.
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How did trade with the new world help India
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Uses currency for monuments and building
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In 1435 the Ming emporer changed the policy of Chinease overseas exploration by...?
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Banning the building of larger ships
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Sammural
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Japan's warriors
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How did the social status of merchants reflect Chinease ideas about society?
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They had a low status because their wealth came from the work of others