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Chapter 12 - China & Buddhism(Chapter 6) =1) Who was the famous traveler from Venice who visited the court of Kublai Khan and wrote of his travels?=

Marco polo -amery morehead
=2) Who am I: A famous Chinese naval commander who was also a Muslim?=

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=3) A rolling grassy plain in central China is called the _, the home of the Mongols.=
 * Zheng he -Emily Tew ;)**

Steppe -amery morehead
=4) What is a __yurt?__= =__ a yurt is a rounded tent built to live in and let the wind go around rather then go against-KAYLA RICHARDSON __= =5) The F_ _ was an area of Beijing in which the emperor lived?=

Forbidden City-Amery Morehead
=6) Who was Temujin? By what name was he more well known? What made him so important?= Tenujin was genghis khan. he took over much of China -Emily Tew :) =7) What major projects did the Sui Dynasty undertake to strengthen the economy of China?= Reunited China, rebuilt the Great wall of China & built the Grand Canal -Emily Tew :) =8) Who was Jamuka and what happened to him?= Jamuka was Temijun, or Genghis Khans blood brother. He paired up with his clan but then later split. When Genghis Khan asked him to rejoin his clan he asked for them to kill him instead. -Emily Tew :)

= __Ch 6 Buddhism__ = =9) ___ means "The Enlightened One".=

Buddha -amery morehead
=10) Explain the meaning of Karma.= = karma is kinda like payback you do somthing good good thing will come to you and if you do somthing bad something bad will appen to you-KAYLA RICHARDSON = =11) What are Buddhism's "Four Noble Truths" and the Eight-Fold Path?= **They were Buddhas teachings. ** **The four noble truths : ** **1.life is full of suffering ** **2.people suffer because they desire worldy things and self-satisfaction ** **4.the only way to stop desiring things is to follow the eight fold Path ** **Eightfold Path: ** **1.Know and understand the Four Noble Truths. ** **2.Give up worldy things and don’t harm others. ** **3.tell the truth, don’t Gossip, and don’t speak badly of others. ** **4. Don’t commit evil acts, like killing,stealing, or living an unclean life ** **5.So rewarding work. ** **6.work for good and oppose evil. ** **7.Make sure your mind keeps your senses under control ** **8.Practice meditation as a way of understanding reality. ** **-Amery Morehead ** =12) To Siddhartha Gautama, __M__ was the cause of suffering. .= Materialism -Emily Tew :) =13) What is __Nirvana? a person who gives up all desires....(tayha neal)__= =14) What is the difference between Mahayana Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism?= Mahyana believe that Buddha is not a god, just a really good teach & Thervada believe he is a god. -Emily Tew :)

**Chapter 13 - Africa in the Middle Ages**

=1) An African boat with a triangular sail is called a __ Dhow... amery morehead = =2) The culture of East Africa, a combination of Muslim and African culture is called__.=

Swahili -amery morehead
=3) Define and explain the term __griot.__= __ a griot is a historian kayla richardson __ A griot is an African storyteller. (Jaycie Walker) =4) What is a __clan? a group of people descended from the same ancestor...(tayha neal)__= =5) This West African leader made a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324.= the hajj - kayla richardson Mana Musa - Emily Tew :) =6) This Niger River kingdom produced skilled bronze sculptures and reliefs.= benin empire kayla richardson =7) was a city-state in modern Ethiopia, accepted Christianity in 334 a.d.= jihad kayla richardson Axum (Jaycie Walker) =8) What was the National Honor of the Trousers?= its when the emporer gave you pants as a reward of being of meaning to him and the bigger the pants the better kayla richa rdson =9) Who was Queen Makeda?= = QUEEN MAKEDA -CASEY MCCORD = queen of sheeba kayla richardson =10) What Axum King brought Christianity to his kingdom?= king caleb kayla richardson  Ezana - Emily Tew :) =11) Sundiata Keita put __ in charge of provinces?= Generals - Emily Tew :) =12) A high, flat area of land is a _? plateau...(tayha neal)= =13) Called ships of the desert__.__ _=

Camels -Amery morehead
=14) Explain the unusual line of succession of the throne in Ghana?= this line only included the oldest or strongest sons and females where prohibited to be on the line kayla richardson  The throne went to the kings sisters son. -Emily Tew :)

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‍ 6) Who was Minamoto Yoritomo ? === ‍<span style="background-color: #75ea75; color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Minamoto Yoritomo was the leader of the Minamoto clan and the first person to recieve the title __shogun.__ (cassidy harrison) === ===  ===

Minamoto Yoritomo
=== ‍ 7) This clan provided many of the regents who ruled in place of the many young Japanese emperors.fujiwara clan...(tayha neal) === === ‍ 8) What stopped the 2 mongol invasions of Japan? What was the Shinto name for these natural events? violent pacific storms smashed many of their ships the ones that made it alive to shore were defeated by the japanese,,,,,kamikaze (Casey McCord) ===

g beautifully is called? ‍ n T.) acific storms that smashed the ships. kamikaze (cassidy harrison)
=== ‍ The Mongol invasion were stopped by violent Pacific storms that smashed the ships. kamikaze (cassidy harrison) ===

The Minamoto won. (Jaycie Walker)
=== ‍‍‍ 11) What was the __ Bushido Code?this code demanded that a samurai be loyal to his master as well as courageous,brave,and honorable....(tayha neal) __ === === ‍‍‍ 12) Who were the Jomon and what was their trademark craft? the jomon were they were wandering groups that began to devlop a culture and they made female figurine....(tayha neal) ===

The Jomon put designs on clay by using chords. -Emily Tew :)
=== ‍ === === ‍‍‍ 13) Emperor Akihito is the current emperor of Japan. Who was the first emperor? ===

=== ‍‍‍ 14) What country did Prince Shotoku attempt to mold Japan to be like? How did he do this? ===

=== ‍‍‍ 15) The art of writing beautifully is called?calligraphy....(tayha neal) ===

=== ‍‍‍ 17) Explain the teachings of Zen Buddhism . that people can find inner peace through self-control, martial arts, and MEDITATION (tayha neal) === === ‍‍‍ 18) How many volcanoes does Japan have? === About 188-amery morehead === ‍‍‍ 19) How many islands are in Japan? ===

but the 4 main islands of japan are HAKKAIDO SHIKOKU KYUSHU AND HONSHU KAYLA RICHARDSON
=== ‍‍‍ 20) When did the first people come to Japan? How did they get there? ===

=== ‍‍‍ 22) Why did the emperor create the title of __shogun?__ __because the empor got scared and didnt want to take him on the he named him the shogun and the empor did nothing from then on.....(tayha neal)__ ===

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=== ‍‍‍ 25) What was the __red and black coating__ that was used to protect leather armor called? ===


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 20pt;">lacquer Amery Morehead **

=== ‍‍‍ 26) What were the __ kami __? What is anamism?were natural spirts and anamism is japanese a happy life after death and have faith in amdia and dhant his name.....(tayha neal) === === ‍‍‍ 27) What is __ Pure Land Buddhism? was a type of mahayana buddhism...(tayha neal) __ === === ‍‍‍ 28) What was Japan's first capital city? What city became Japan's capital for the next several hundred years? ===

__ Chapter 15 __

The battle of Tours kept the muslims out of Europe. If they wouldve been invaded we might not have grown up as a christian country. -Emily Tew :)
3) Who was Charlemagne? a king a intelligent person and other nam,e was charles the great....(tayha neal) 4) What were the __Papal States__ and how were they acquired by the Roman Catholic Church? PEPIN TOOK HIZ ARMY INTO ITALY AND DEFEATED A GEMANIC GROUP CALLED THE LOMBARBS.HE DONATED THE LAND HE CONQURED TO THE POP WHOME THE LOMBARBS THREATENED!THE POPE RULED THESE LANDS AS IF HE WERE A KING, AND THEY BECAME KNOWN AS THE PAPAL STATES AND I GUESS CUZ THE POPE IS THE HEAD OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IDK YOUR GONNA HAVE TO CHECK THE SECOND PART -CASEY MCCORD 5) What were the Boats of the Vikings called? The long boats!Paige chambliss;] 6) What modern countries were part of Scandanavia? F_, S, N, and D_ SWEDEN,NORWAY, AND DENMARK -CASEY MCCORD 7) Who was Charles Martel?he was a powerful mayor...(tayha neal) 8) What happened on Christmas Day, 800 a.d.?charlemagne was worshiping at the church of st.peter in rome....(tayha neal) 9) What is a __scriptoria__ and why were they important? Where monks would copy importantb writings. -Emily Tew :) 10) What was the name of Charlemagne's capital?it was named paltine chapel...(tayha neal) Aachen. (Jaycie Walker)  11) What was the Holy Roman Empire? Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor? otto's territory germany and northern italy.and ottos was the first holy emperor...(tayha neal) THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE GOT ITS NAME FROM THE IDEA THAT THE EMPIRE WAS MAINLY RULED BY THE POPE AND THE HAD WANTED TO BRING ROMAN CULTURE IN KAYLA RICHARDSON 12) What services were provided by __Monastaries__? Answer: They provided places of worship, Shelters for monks, And fed people in need. Answer: By Kross Thompson. 13) What does it mean t o be __ **excommunicated** ?__ How did popes use this power and the power to **__interdict__** to control the actions of European kings? excommunicated means exclude a person from church membership...(tayha neal)0 14) What was the __**Concordat of Worms?**__? What powers did it give the pope? What powers did it give the Holy Roman Emperor? 15) Who taught Christianity to the Irish? A preist named Patric. (Jaycie Walker) 16) What pope sent 40 missionaries to England? Answer:Gregory The Great. Answer By Kross Thompson 17) Steep-sided valleysin Scandanavia that are inlets to the sea are called _. Answer: fjords. Answer By Kross Thompson 18) Who were the Franks and with whom did they forge a close relationship? 19) Who was Pepin the Short? TANNER FOLGER JK JK JK 6TH PERIOD JOKE BUT THE ANSWER IS CHARLES MARTEL SON 20) Who were the Celts? Why did they flee their homeland? To what 3 areas did they flee? W, I_, and S__. WHEN HE ANGELS AND THE SAXONS CONQUERED SOUTH EASTERN BRITAIN THEY PUSHED ASIDE PPL LIVING THERE,THESE PPL WERE THE CELTS SOME FLED TO WELSH, IRALAND, AND SCOTTISH