Chapter 11, Lesson 2: The Mongols and Chinese
Culture (pages 215-219) - Do the following in your
World History Notebook
Define: Khanate, neo-Confucianism, Porcelain
Answer with complete sentences.
1. Why were the Mongols successful in ruling
China?
2. Why was neo-Confucianism embraced by the
state government?
3. What factor made forms of art such as painting
and ceramics available to more Chinese people
than literature?
4. How did the role of religion in Chinese
government change between the Han and
Yuan dynasties?
5. What spurred (accelerated) the golden age of
literature and art in China?
Chapter 11, Lesson 3: Early Japan and Korea (pages
220-224) - Do the following in your World History
Notebook
Define: Samurai, Bushido, Shogun, Daimyo, Shinto,
Zen, Archipelago
Answer with complete sentences.
1. At the conclusion of the 12th century, what
ended Japan’s civil war?
2. Why were Shinto and Buddhism important to
the development of Japanese culture?
3. How did Japan’s geography affect its economy
and culture?
4. How was Korea influenced by China and Japan?