Download Chapter 12 Study Guide – Empires in East Asia

Chapter 12 Study Guide – Empires in East Asia
Terms to Know:
Tang Taizong
Marco Polo
pastoralists
samurai
movable type
shogun
Kublai Khan
Khmer Empire
Genghis Khan
Koryu Dynasty
Questions to Know:
1) What helped China to become a great sea power under Song leadership?
2) Why was Genghis Khan successful as a conqueror?
3) What practices did Kublai Khan follow?
4) Why did the Tang Dynasty fall?
5) Why was the temple of Angkor Wat built?
6) What was significant about the size of the Mongolian Empire?
7) Why was the kamikaze important for Japan?
8) What was the result of interactions between nomads & settled cultures?
9) What was the Pax Mongolica? Why was it important?
10) For what reasons did the Chinese overthrow their Mongol rulers?
11) What helped create a capable governing class in China?
12) Why were foreigners favored for governmental posts by the Mongols?
13) How were women treated in China during the Tang & Song periods?
14) What allowed the China & Khmer Empires prosper?
15) How did Japan respond to contact with Chinese culture?
16) What were the characteristics of the Japanese government during this period?
17) What was the effect of the Mongol conquest of Korea?
Skills: Maps, Tables, Graphs, etc.
- Understand the similarities & differences between a samurai & a knight.
- Understand the geography & size of the Mongolian Empire at its greatest extent.
Essay Questions:
1) How were the accomplishments of Genghis Khan similar to and different from those of Kublai Khan?
2) How did the Mongols affect life in Asia during the time period studied in the chapter?
3) Why was Tang & Song the most advanced civilization of its time?