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Americas The
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American
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The civil service
exam created this
new class in
China’s
government
Who are scholar
officials?
These two
dynasties
improved
commerce and
agriculture in
China
Who are the Tang
and the Song?
The meritocracy
in China was well
educated in this
type of
philosophy
What is
Confucianism?
These people
made religions
like Christianity
popular in China
during the Yuan
Who are the
Mongols?
This is the name
of China’s first
emperor
Who is Qin
Shihuandi?
This discovery
was made when
alchemists were
searching for a
long life potion
What is
gunpowder?
This was the
name given to the
first compass
invented by the
Chinese
What is the
“fish?”
These two
inventions led to
the invention of
paper money
What are paper
and wood block
printing?
This discovery
gave people small
doses of disease
to help prevent
future sickness
What is
inoculation
(vaccine)?
This delicate
white material
was used to
create fine pottery
What is
porcelain?
This religion came
to Japan from
China by way of
Korea
What is
Buddhism?
This regent from
the Soga clan was
very interested in
bringing Chinese
ideas to Japan
Who is Prince
Shotoku?
Like the Mandate
of Heaven in
China, the
Japanese thought
this about their
What is
descended from
the Gods?
Japan adopted
their writing
system and
literary style from
this country
What is China?
Shinto, the
ancient religion of
Japan worshipped
these spirits of
nature
What are kami?
This religion
appealed to
samurai because
of its emphasis on
discipline
What is Zen
Buddhism?
This was the title
of a landowning
noble in Japan’s
military society
What is a daimyo?
Daily
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This was the
name of the first
shogun
Who is Minamoto
Yoritomo?
This was the
punishment for
failing to live up
to the code of
Bushido
What is seppuku
(suicide)?
Amida Buddhism
promised escape from
the life cycle if
followers said the
name of Buddha this
many times in their
What is once?
This civilization
was centered in
the Valley of
Cuzco.
Who are the Inca?
This practice was
believed to give
power to the gods
What is human
sacrifice (offering
blood)?
In this society,
warriors could
rise in social
class through
warfare.
Who are the
Aztec?
The Aztecs
received this sign
from their god to
settle in
Tenochtitlan
What is an eagle,
holding a snake,
sitting on a
cactus?
This civilization
was the one not
ended by Spanish
conquest or
disease
Who are the
Maya?
These were at the
center of many
cities in the
Americas
What are temples,
pyramids, or
religious centers?
These are two
functions of
architecture in the
Americas
What are sites for
ceremonies, tombs,
calendars, observing
astronomy?
The Maya
invented this
important tool
that the Aztecs
later adopted
The solar
calendar and
sacred round
This civilization
did not invent a
writing system
Who are the Inca?
Daily
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The most
important animal
to the Inca
What is the llama?
Final
Jeopardy
Social
Structure
Name the smallest
organizational
units for each
civilization of the
Americas
Maya (City-state)
Aztec (Calpulli)
Inca (Ayllu)