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?