Download Asian History Jeopardy: Round 2

Asian History Double Jeopardy
Culture
Technology &
Economy &
Advancements
Agriculture
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Religion &
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Geography
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This Chinese philosopher said:
“Do to no one what you would
not wish others to do to you.”
Confucius
This religious philosophy
was developed during the
Tang Dynasty to appeal to
followers of Buddhism.
Neo-Confucianism
Followers of the strict version of
this religion believed that only
monks, nuns, and saints had any
hope of reaching Nirvana.
Buddhism
This religion almost completely
replaced Buddhism in India after
the fall of the Gupta Dynasty.
Hinduism
In India, conflict between these
two world religions continues
to the present day.
Islam and Hinduism
China and Japan had dramatically
different histories in part because
while China emerged on the world’s
largest continent, Japan developed
on one of these.
Archipelago
The map below shows the area controlled
by this Chinese Dynasty.
Sui Dynasty
Both the Mauryan Empire and the
Gupta Dynasty first were established
in Magadha, to take advantage of
farming and trade on this river.
Ganges River
The map below shows the territory controlled
by China, after this Dynasty retreated.
Song Dynasty
This map shows that the Ghazni had conquered
this geographic region of Northern India.
Indus Valley
The period controlled by this
Dynasty is regarded as the
golden age of Indian culture.
Gupta Dynasty
The painting below is an example of
this kind of artistic tradition:
Daoist
The Kushans were patrons of this kind
of art, which was a combination of
Greek and Indian styles.
Gandharan
This Southeast Asian building is shown
in the picture below:
Angkor Wat
This Chinese poet wrote:
“Beside my bed the bright moonbeams bound
Almost as if there were frost on the ground.
Raising up, I gaze at the Mountain moon.
Lying back of think of my old home town.”
Li Bo (Li Bai)
During the Tang Dynasty this ceramic
technique was invented. Baked at very
high temperatures it acquired a glass-like
quality. Europe did not develop this
technique until the 18th century.
Porcelain
The rise of the Samurai class in Japan
probably would not have happened
without this Tang Dynasty invention.
Steel
After the invention of printing in the Tang
Dynasty, this is the earliest known printed
document in the world.
Diamond Sutra
In addition to understanding the importance
of spinal cord, and developing a kind of
“plastic surgery,” the Indian Gupta Dynasty
made these 2 other medical advancements.
Setting bones
&
Sterilizing wounds
In addition to developing a numbers system
similar to our modern Arabic numbers, and a
table of sines, the Indian Gupta Dynasty
accomplished these other 3 mathematical
advancements.
negative numbers,
square root of 2,
&
the value of Pi
The Islamic city of Melaka became the
economic trading rival to this other
Southeast Asia city.
Majapahit
Throughout early Japanese history,
aristocratic families would find ways
to avoid this, making it impossible to
maintain a centralized government.
paying taxes
Eventually this Mongol Dynasty suffered
the same fate as all previous large empires:
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2.
3.
Overextended resources
Corruption
Instability caused by discontent citizens
Yuan Dynasty
In this region, economic power and control
over the Indian Ocean and South China Sea
trading routes determined which kingdom
was the most powerful.
Southeast Asia
By the end of the Tang Dynasty, this religion
was no longer supported by the government
because it encouraged people to live in
monasteries instead of contributing to the
Chinese economy.
Buddhism