history chpt 12

island SE Asia consits of how many islands?

whoever commands these two straits controls the rich trade between SE Asia and India

wealth and influence was passed down through this accepted custom which placed the mother at the center of the family

this modern SE Asian nation has the largest Muslim population in the world

this kingdom arose in the fertile irrawaddy valley in present-day myanmar

this king brought buddhism to the burman people and made pagan a major religious center

dome shaped buddhist shrines

this indian influenced kingdom controlled much of present day cambodia, thailand, and malaysia

king suryavarman II built this great hindu and buddhist temple complex in 1100s

this indonesian trading empire flourished from the 600s to the 1200s because it controlled malacca

best known heian writer who penned THE TALE OF GENJI, the world's first full-length novel

the supreme military commander

the great warrior lords of japan

he set up the kamakura shogunate, the first of three military dynasties that would rule japan

lesser warriors whose name means "those who serve"

the warrior cod that emphasized honor, bravery and absolute loyalty to one's lord

in japanese it means "divine winds"

in 1590 this brilliant general, who was a commoner by birth brought most of japan under his control

in 1600 this daimyo would become master of japan and be named shogun

this buddhist sect, which began in china, emphasized self-reliance, meditation, and devotion to duty

another name for "a chain of islands"

earthquakes launch these killer tidal waves that sweep over the land without warning

japan lies in this region which is made up of a chain of volcanoes that encircle the pacific ocean

the japanese pushed these earlier inhabitants of the archipelago onto the northernmost island of Hokkaido

japanese word for "clan"

this clan set up japan's first and only dynasty, claiming descent from Amaterasu, the sun goddess

in japanese it means the superior forces that are natural or divine

the worship of the forces of nature or "the way of kami"

the process of keeping some traits and discarding or modifying others

phonetic symbols representing syllables that the japanese used to revise the chinese system of writing

vast treeless plains of central asia

this mongol chieftain took the name "universal ruler"

it means "to rule or control with power"

the sons and gradsons of genghis khan established this period of peace and order in the 13th and 14th centuries

this gradson of genghis khan finally toppled the last song emperor in 1279

the mongols adopted this chinese name for their dynasty

this adventurous italian merchant traveled to yuan china and spent 17 years in kublai khan's service

zhu yuanzhang founded this dynasty after he defeated the mongols in 1368

this extraordinary chinese admiral and diplomat explored SE Asia, India, Arabia, and africa

what does "ming" mean in chinese?

it means to "develop gradually"

this korean dynasty united the koguryo paekche and silla kingdoms

this korean dynasty's name is the root from which the modern word korea is derived

porcelain adorned with an unusual blue-green glaze

completed during the silla dynasty, it is considered to be the most famous buddhist temple in korea

in 1392 this brilliant korean general overthrew the koryo dynasty and set up his own empire

this was the last and longest-lived korean dynasty

he was korea's most celebrated ruler

this is the korean phonetic alphabet that uses symbols to represent the sounds of spoken korean

the percentage of people who can read and write

this korean admiral is considered one of the nation's great heroes because he used "turtle ships" to attack and defeat the japanese invaders in the late 16th century

a visitor once compared this in korea to a "sea in a heavy gale"

this capital's nickname was the "city of gold"

only woman to rule china in own name

dynasty 618 that restored china's earlier glory

another name for li shimin who was known as the most admired emperor

self-governing states where rulers had to acknowledge chinese supremacy and send regular tribute to tang emperor

broke up large agricultural holdings and redistributed land to pesants

general who founded song dynasty

960 dynasty that was a time of great economic growth

linked Huang river to chang river

wealthy landowning class

payment that woman brings to marriage

women practice to symbolize beauty

multistoried temple with eaves that curved up at corners

shiny, hard pottery that was prized as finest in the world

greatest tang poet