First capital of the Han Dynasty until it was moved to Luoyang; the site of modern-day Xi’an [shee-an].

The Great Wild Goose Pagoda was built in this city to hold valuable scriptures brought by the monk Xuanzang [sh’uan-zang].

This capital of the Tang dynasty, modern Xi’an, is home to the Wild Goose Pagodas and was in Tang times the largest city in the world.

Zhang Xueliang [jahng shweh-leeahng] held Chiang Kai-shek hostage in a 1936 incident named after this city, trying to force him to work with the Communist Party to resist Japanese invasion.

This city’s Dàcí'ēn Temple complex includes a leaning pagoda whose interior walls were engraved by the artist Yán Lìběn. :Name this city, home to the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda. An archaeological site near this city contains high levels of mercury in its soil, corroborating the model rivers described in an account by Sīmǎ Qiān .

Many courtesans were trained at a performing arts academy in this city nicknamed “the Pear Garden.” :Name this city, where an imperial consort held a comic ceremony whereby she wrapped a general in a large silk diaper. This city also contains the Great Wild Goose Pagoda.

Yangdi moved the capital to Luoyang from this city, which his father Wendi named Daxing, or “Great Peace.” Both the Han and Tang dynasties ruled from this city; during the latter’s rule, it may have had a million residents.

The Silk Road had its eastern origin in this city, where Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi was buried with his Terracotta Army. name this city also referred to as Chang’an, an ancient capital of several Chinese dynasties, including the Han and Tang.

After the death of Wang Mang, Luoyang replaced this city as capital.

This city in Shaanxi province was formerly a capital of China called Chang'an. It is home to the Wild Goose Pagoda as well as Qin Shi Huang Di's terra cotta army.

Four of the reliefs are in the Stele Forest in this city, where Xuanzong spent his later life translating Buddhist texts. Yan Liben designed Buddha statues for this city’s Giant Wild Goose Pagoda.

A monument built in this city contained both rivers of mercury and over 8,000 terracotta soldiers. name this city that was the capital of both the Qin and Western Han dynasties.

The mausoleum of Shi Huang Di was found near this city. Zhang Xueliang plotted a 1936 event in this city.

This other Silk Road city, now the capital of Shaanxi province, served as the starting point for the Silk Road. The Terracotta Army was later discovered here.

Many travelers along the Silk Road journeyed towards this Chinese city, which was the capital of the Han, Sui and Tang dynasties. The Terracotta Army was constructed in this city.

Mohenjo-Daro was a city in this early civilization centered on its namesake waterway, whose other notable sites include Harappa.

Mortimer Wheeler excavated the Great Granary of this civilization, whose ports included Lothal and Dholavira .

An old name for one of this civilization’s cities may have been “the place of the cockerel,” where chickens were bred for religiously motivated fights rather than food.

This civilization traded carnelian beads through its port city of Lothal.

The late stages of this civilization grew into the Cemetery H culture. :Name this Bronze Age river civilization of modern-day Pakistan. Its centers included Mohenjo-Daro.

Its major cities included Harappa, and it featured extensive city planning and the first known urban sanitation systems. :Name this ancient civilization located in the basin of the major river of Pakistan.

Sir John Hubert Marshall, who first excavated this civilization’s ruins, proposed that it worshipped a “Mother Goddess” based on several clay female figurines.

The “priest-king” statue and Pashupati seal were artifacts from this civilization, which also constructed the earliest known public water tank.

Ernest Mackay discovered a sculpture from this civilization showing a long-armed girl with about thirty bangles in a natural position.

The Great Bath was built by this culture, which possessed the most advanced urban planning and sanitation systems of the ancient world.

Another major city for this culture is found on the banks of the Ravi river and was the first to be excavated, Harappa.

Name the following ancient civilizations .Primarily located in the Sindh region, vestiges of it were found at the cities of Mohenjo-Daro in Pakistan and Harappa in the Punjab.

Civilization that developed around a river in modern Pakistan and included the city of Harappa.

This civilization was centered around Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. identify this Bronze Age civilization centered around a namesake river in India and Pakistan.

The Pashupati Seal and Great Bath were discovered in this civilization’s settlement of Mohenjo Daro. name this civilization along an Indo-Pakistani river valley that encompassed the city of Harappa.

Han historian who claimed they buried over 400 Confucian scholars alive in his Records of the Grand Historian.

You can read about the beginning of China’s Grand Canal in the work of this Han-era historian, who authored the Records of the Grand Historian.

This man was ostracized from court and imprisoned after defending the defeated general Li Ling, whose campaign against the Xiongnu [] went disastrously.

This court official orchestrated the adoption of the Taichu calendar system, used up until the 17th century by the Ming Dynasty.

This man wrote that mercury was used to model China’s waterways in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huangdi, a finding corroborated by the site’s unusually high mercury levels. :Name this scholar who opted for castration over suicide as punishment for defending Li Ling in order to finish his magnum opus.

His major work consists of 130 chapters divided into five parts, including "Chronological Tables" and "Treatises." :Name this man known as the “Father of Chinese History,” who was castrated for defending the disgraced general Li Ling.

Incurring the wrath of Han emperor Wu Ti, this historian was forced to choose between suicide and the completion of his masterwork, the Shi chi. He chose the latter. The moral? History is better than death.

This Chinese writer’s magnum opus, the Records of the Grand Historian, records how the legendary sovereign Shen Nong discovered how to use dàmá, or cannabis, as an herbal remedy.

This "Grand Historian" of the Han Dynasty recorded an appearance of Halley's Comet in the Shiji, a masterwork that he completed after the death of his father.

The Records of the Grand Historian is the most famous historical work of this man, who was in fact the grand historian of the emperor Wudi.

Author of the Records of the Grand Historian, a Han-era chronicle.

This court eunuch wrote a biography of emperors starting with Huangdi, also known as the Yellow Emperor, to his contemporary Emperor Wu of Han. name this "Father of Chinese Historiography," the writer of Records of the Grand Historian.

Wu is the last emperor mentioned in the Shiji or Records of the Historian, written by this contemporary historian whom Wu imprisoned and castrated for defending a disgraced general.

Bai Qi’s bloody campaigns were chronicled by this Han Dynasty eunuch, the author of the Records of the Grand Historian.

This complex was built in Yasodharapura [yaso-dara-pura] as a depiction of Mount Meru during the reign of Suryavarman II, a ruler of the Khmer Empire. name this 400-acre temple complex of Cambodia.

An early visitor to this site, Zhou Daguan, wrote that it was built in one night by a divine hand.

This structure’s design represents a mythical mountain at the center of the universe, Mount Meru.

This site was allegedly built in a single night to serve as housing for Ket Mealea.

Explorer Henri Mouhot [[moo-HOH]] was the first westerner to discover this site while serving as a missionary in Battambang, and he claimed it was a temple which "rivalled Solomon's." This site, a representation of Mount Meru, was built by Suryavarman II [[soor- yah-VAHR-mahn the second]] under the influence of Chola advisors from the Indian subcontinent.

SIR-yuh-VAHR-mun the second) in the early twelfth century and dedicated to Vishnu, though it was later used for Buddhist worship. identify this Khmer (pr. kuh-MARE) Kingdom temple complex, or "wat," in what is now Cambodia.

This westward-facing building is the largest in a similarly-named city that also houses the Bayon, the Ta Prohm, and artificial lakes called baray.

During the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, the sun is positioned to rise directly over this location’s central tower, and this complex appears on the national flag of the country where it is located.

The city of Thom became the new capital after the Chams sacked this site in the 12th century, while the Bayon replaced this site as state temple.

This complex’s eastern gallery features a relief depicting 92 asuras and 88 devas using Vasuki during the Churning of the Sea of Milk.

Jayavarman VII ordered the construction of this temple which was originally designed to mimic India’s Mount Meru.

This site was dedicated to Vishnu, but it was later converted into a Buddhist temple.

This complex is the site of a bas-relief showing Vasuki being pulled by 92 asuras and 88 devas in the “Churning of the Sea of Milk.” This complex was built to resemble Mount Meru and dedicated to Vishnu as a Hindu temple by Suryavarman II, but was later transformed into a Buddhist temple. name this Khmer temple complex in Cambodia.

The Khmer [] Empire built this palatial complex seen on the modern flag of Cambodia.

This was the aforementioned complex built by the Khmer emperor Suryavarman II. This large Hindu temple complex appears on Cambodia’s flag.

Reginald Johnston was a tutor in this place and wrote about its Twilight.

This imperial palace in Beijing was built during the Ming dynasty. It was the center of Chinese government until the end of the Qing dynasty.

Vietnamese architect Nguyen An [] helped built this location from precious Phoebe zhennan [[FEE-bee ZHEN-AHN]] wood.

The Gate of Divine Might is part of this royal residential complex in Beijing, which was built under the Ming dynasty and housed China’s rulers for five centuries. Today, it is a museum.

P’u Yi lived his young life in this complex, not leaving until he was forced to in 1924. Aside from royals, the only males allowed in the inner palace were court eunuchs.

A resident of this place noted that when he traveled around it, there would be a servant who acted as a “motor horn”, repeating the syllable “chir” to clear the path.

Answer the following related to the Ming Dynasty, FTPE:This city-within-a-city was constructed during the Ming Dynasty in Beijing and was surrounded by a 32-foot-tall wall to keep out commoners.

It is said to contain 999 rooms and is fronted by the Gate of Heavenly Peace. :Name this large living complex in the middle of Beijing which was set on fire in 1644.

Complex in Beijing that served as the Ming imperial palace after it was built in 1420.

The Ming dynasty constructed this Beijing imperial palace. It is said to have 9,999 rooms and its name referred to the policy that people could neither enter nor leave without the emperor's sayso.

This complex was built after the Yongle emperor moved the capital to Beijing and subsequently served as the symbolic home and center of emperors in both the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Tiananmen means "Heavenly Peace Gate", referring to a gate on the north of the square which is the main entrance to this ancient, restricted-access imperial residence of Chinese emperors.

Dorgon officially took the title of Prince-Regent in the Wǔyīng Palace at this place after much of it was burned by Lǐ Zìchéng (tsuh-chung).

After the fall of the Qīng Dynasty, Pǔyí was required to live in this place until 1924. what is this palace complex in the center of Bĕijīng?

The Yongle emperor began construction of this Beijing palace complex, which was off-limits to most of his subjects.

This man’s first two disciples made golden caskets in order to preserve the hairs given to them by this man, who later preached at a Deer Park.

This figure’s previous animal incarnations are depicted in the Jataka Tales.

Religious figure that was the subject of two massive statues that were dynamited in Bamiyan by that group.

During one sermon, this man was not understood by anyone except Mahakashyapa, who smiled when this man held up a white lotus.

In response to hearing about his cousin Devadatta’s wealth, this figure compared him to a plantain that is destroyed by its own fruit.

This person gave his first sermon at Sarnath, or the Deer Park, and had a major epiphany at Bodhgaya.

This figure’s mother dreamt of a white elephant with six tusks entering her body when he was conceived.

This figure’s mother had a dream of a white elephant piercing her side before this figure’s birth.

This religious figure’s birthplace is located in modern day Lumbini, Nepal.

This person was supposedly born a prince and renounced his position when he encountered disease, aging, and death. name this person who founded a world religion by teaching the Eightfold Path and the Four Noble Truths.

After this figure’s enlightenment, he described the Eightfold Path as a method of escaping samsara and attaining nirvana. name this religious figure whose teachings form the basis for an Asian religion.

This figure is depicted sitting in a half-lotus position in a 302-foot tall statue in Thailand. name this ancient Indian religious figure, who was formerly depicted at Bamiyan.

This man’s religion gained popularity for its opposition to the caste system in India. name this founder of an religion that promotes the Four Noble Truths.

This figure achieved enlightenment while sitting underneath a Bodhi tree. name this Indian Prince who founded a namesake meditative religion.

With his servant Channa, this figure observed the Four Sights and was made aware of suffering in the world.

During this dynasty, the Zhengtong Emperor was captured during the Tumu Crisis and later abdicated in favor of the Jingtai Emperor.

Li Zicheng of the Shun Dynasty helped cause the downfall of this empire, which was founded by the Hongwu Emperor.

This dynasty’s founder executed the chancellor Hu Weiyong and established the Embroidered Uniform Guard police to secure power.

One emperor of this dynasty, the Jingtai Emperor, succeeded an older brother who was captured during the Tumu Crisis.

The missionary Matteo Ricci was active during this dynasty.

This dynasty accepted the surrender of the Kotte kingdom.

The first ruler of this dynasty rose to power after winning the battle of Lake Poyang, and this dynasty crushed the Miao rebellions.

This dynasty, which gained power after the Battle of Lake Poyang, was founded by a leader of the Red Turban Rebellion who became Emperor Hongwu.

After achieving victory at the Battle of Lake Poyang, Hongwu was able to establish this dynasty at the end of the Red Turban Rebellion.

The restoration of the Grand Canal and the construction of the Forbidden City occurred under this dynasty’s Yongle Emperor, who also oversaw the expeditionary voyages led by Zheng He [zhung HUH].

The last emperor of this dynasty hung himself at the “guilty pagoda tree” and was the Chongzhen Emperor.

This dynasty was founded after the Red Turban Rebellion by a peasant named Zhu Yuanzhang who took a name meaning “vast military,” the Hongwu Emperor.

The Yongle Emperor expanded the examination system and moved his capital to Beijing during this dynasty, which constructed the Grand Canal and the Forbidden City and sponsored Zheng He’s voyages.

Overthrown in 1644, name this Chinese dynasty that preceded the Qing Dynasty and is known for its porcelain vases.

The eunuch Zheng He led voyages for this dynasty. name this Chinese dynasty that preceded the Qing [ching] and is commonly known for its porcelain vases.

Wang Mang’s Xin dynasty interrupted this dynasty for more than a decade.

This dynasty’s Emperor Jing crushed the Rebellion of the Seven States, allowing him to centralize the government around Chang'an.

Li Ling was a general who served this dynasty.

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Its emperor Wudi defeated the Xiongnu Confederation, and this dynasty was founded when Liu Bang defeated the state of Chu.

Its "western" and "eastern" periods are divided by the Xin dynasty and the movement of the capital from Changan to Luoyang. :Name this dynasty, founded by the revolt of Liu Bang.

Emperor Ling of this dynasty faced a Daoist uprising led by a man known as “The General of Heaven” in the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Sima Qian [see-ma chee-ahn] wrote the Records of the Grand Historian during the reign of this dynasty’s Emperor Wu.

Sima Qian served as a court astrologer during this dynasty, whose history he recorded to finish his massive Records of the Grand Historian.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion brought this dynasty to an end, leading to the Three Kingdoms Period.

Wang Mang attempted to usurp this dynasty by establishing the Xin [shin] line.

After the Qin dynasty collapsed in 206 BCE, it was succeeded by this dynasty. It shares its name with the majority ethnic group in China.

Liu Bang founded this dynasty after the downfall of the Qin. name this Chinese dynasty that cultivated the Silk Road.

The history of this dynasty, which also names China’s largest ethnic group, was chronicled by Sima Qian [su-mah chee-en].

This dynasty came to an end when the Yellow Turban rebellion kicked off the Three Kingdoms Period. name this Chinese dynasty once ruled by Emperor Wu, which gives its name to the main Chinese ethnic group.

One of the Four Beauties of China, Yang Guifei, was blamed for a rebellion faced by this dynasty.

Answer the following about Chinese dynasties, :This dynasty followed the Sui Dynasty but was interrupted by Empress Wu Zetian. name this dynasty which fostered the growth of poetry.

This dynasty began to collapse after the rise of jiedushi military governors.

Li Jiancheng was assassinated in a coup during this dynasty called the Xuanwu [shu-an-wu] Gate Incident.

The Silla kingdom unified Korea against opposition from this dynasty, whose forces gave up the secret to making paper after being defeated by Muslim troops at the Talas River.

An alliance between this dynasty and Silla allowed it to oust Goguryeo and end the Three Kingdoms of Korea period.

This dynasty, the last to use the "equal field" system of farming, was crippled by the peasant uprising of Huang Chao.

The Abbasid Dynasty began making paper after defeating this dynasty at the Battle of the Talas River.

This dynasty’s emperor Xuanzong was forced to execute his consort, Yang Guifei, during a massive rebellion led by An Lushan.

This dynasty usurped the Sui and was interrupted by the short reign of Empress Wu Zetian.

This dynasty’s Xuanzong Emperor faced the rival Yan Dynasty in the An Lushan Rebellion, and it beat the Abbasids at the Battle of the Talas River.

Yang Guifei, one of the Four Beauties, lived during this dynasty and was killed after she was accRused of aiding an enemy general.

Du Fu and Li Po were poets during this Chinese dynasty that succeeded the Sui Dynasty and experienced the An Lushan Rebellion.

The An Lushan Rebellion coincided with famines during this dynasty that was once led by Emperor Xuanzhong. name this Chinese dynasty that followed the Sui.

Its first emperor was Taizong, and Li Po and Dufu were famous poets who lived during this dynasty. name this Chinese dynasty that lasted from 618 to 907.

This dynasty was ended when the Red Turban Rebellion forced Emperor Huizong from office.

The Red Turban Revolt, which included the future Hongwu emperor, successfully overthrew this dynasty.

Zhang Hongfan put down a resistance against this dynasty at the naval Battle of Yamen, but this dynasty ultimately fell to the Red Turban Rebellion.

Arab and Persian merchants led the Ispah Rebellion against this dynasty and were crushed in Quanzhou, the city where Marco Polo began his return trip to Venice after visiting this dynasty.

The monk Drogon Phagpa created a namesake alphabet for the founder of this dynasty.

This dynasty, which gained power after winning the Battle of Yamen, built its capital at Dadu.

This was the first dynasty to implement a paper currency not based on precious metals, a legal tender known as chao.

Genghis Khan initiated the Mongol invasions of China; the invasions were completed by his grandson Kublai Khan, who established this Mongol-ruled Chinese dynasty, which succeeded the Song.

Under this dynasty, the capital was moved to Dadu until the Red Turban rebellion eventually destroyed this dynasty, leading to the rise of the Ming.

Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo visited China during the reign of which dynasty founded by the Mongols?

This dynasty used a four-tier caste system that favored northerners over southerners and foreigners over natives.

One man who accompanied this dynasty’s princess Kököchin to Persia served as a tax collector here and wrote extensively of this dynasty’s salt trade.

This dynasty’s failed invasions of Japan were thwarted by Kamikaze winds. name this dynasty of China founded by Kublai Khan.

Strong storms called kamikazes prevented two invasions from this dynasty into Japan. name this Chinese dynasty that was established in 1271 by Kublai Khan.

This dynasty named Taizu its honorary first emperor, although it was founded by his grandson, Kublai. name this Chinese dynasty visited by Marco Polo and founded by the Mongols.

This dynasty adopted Legalism and book-burning under a ruler who began construction of the Great Wall.

Land reforms under this dynasty were implemented by Shang Yang.

An early member of this dynasty was Duke Mu, one of the Five Hegemons who preceded this dynasty’s dominance.

RA eunuch who served this dynasty named Zhao Gao acted as its de facto ruler in the third century BC.

This dynasty had a ruler who used a decoy carriage that was destroyed when a strongman assassin threw a heavy metal cone on it.

The blind lute player Gao Jianli failed to kill a ruler of this dynasty, whose dead body was concealed in a fish cart so his chancellor, Li Si, could forge his will.

One of its rulers visited Zhifu Island in search of immortality and in an attempt to pacify the Ordos region, dispatched General Meng Tian’s forces.

Shang Yang's philosophy of Legalism was the primary ideology of this dynasty, which ended the Warring States period.

The Warring States period came to an end with the rise of this of this dynasty, whose king Zheng adopted the title Shi Huangdi, or First Emperor, after he united the country.

This dynasty, whose chancellor Li Si instituted Legalist policies, was led by a man who supposedly drank an “elixir of life” that was just mercury.

Jing Ke [kuh] nearly assassinated a ruler of this dynasty by concealing a dagger inside a map scroll.

The burying of the Confucian scholars and burning of the books took place under this Chinese dynasty, as described by Sima Qian’s Records of the Grand Historian.

A terracotta army was built for a ruler of this dynasty in which the Great Wall was built under the rule of Shi Huangdi.

This dynasty’s founder constructed the Terracotta Army. name this dynasty which first unified China under Shi Huangdi, and was succeeded by the Han.

Shi Huangdi was the founder of what first imperial dynasty of China this came before the Han dynasty.

Doubts of Yue Fei’s loyalty to this dynasty led to his execution.

During this dynasty, Kaifeng was sacked by the Jirchen in the Jingkang Incident, forcing the capital to be moved to Hangzhou and beginning the Southern period of this dynasty.

Wang Anshi created the baojia system for this dynasty. :Name this Chinese dynasty that was followed by the Yuan dynasty. This dynasty fought against the Jin dynasty.

The first dynasty to have a standing navy and the inventor of gunpowder was this major Chinese dynasty that came before the Yuan and after the Tang.

During this dynasty, Chancellor Wang Anshi implemented the “New Policies,” which were criticized by poet Su Shi, leading to Shi’s eventual exile.

That general serving this dynasty had four words tattooed onto his back and was named Yue Fei.

The scroll painting Along the River During the Qingming [] Festival was created during this dynasty.

During this dynasty, the philosopher Zhu Xi [] formulated the philosophy of the "investigation of things." This dynasty rose to power after the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period.

The Jingkang incident occurred during this dynasty, which saw Sima Guang oppose civil service exams introduced by Wang Anshi .

Following the short-lived Qingli reforms, this dynasty introduced the New Policies under reformer Wang Anshi, who was opposed by Sima Guang.

A feud broke out between Sima Guang and Wang Anshi during this dynasty which broke into “Northern” and "Southern" regions after the Jurchens established the Jin. name this Chinese dynasty which was eventually replaced by the Yuan after falling to the Mongols.

During this dynasty, a resurgence of Confucianism was led by Cheng Yi and Zhu Xi [].

This was the first dynasty to use gunpowder and introduce paper currency. name this Chinese dynasty that came after the Tang and was succeeded by the Mongol Yuan.

The Jingkang Incident began the Southern period of this dynasty, which lost its capital Kaifeng to the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty. name this dynasty conquered by the Mongol Yuan dynasty.

This dynasty's Southern period began after it lost control of northern China to the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, moving its capital from Kaifeng to modern-day Hangzhou [].

This dynasty was founded after a victory at the Battle of Muye, which allowed King Wu to consolidate power.

This dynasty came to power following its victory over Chouhsin at the Battle of Mu-ye.

answer these questions about dynasties of China:This longest-ruling Chinese dynasty followed the Shang and preceded the Qin [“chin”]. This dynasty’s Western and Eastern periods ended during the Warring States Period.

Philosophers like Confucius flourished during this dynasty's Hundred Schools of Thought. :Name this longest reigning Chinese dynasty, which took power after Ji Fa won against the Shang dynasty at the Battle of Muye (moo-yuh).

This dynasty saw the rise of vassal states through the feudal fengjian [fuhng-jeeuhn] system.Name this longest-reigning Chinese dynasty, whose “Western” period ended in 771 BCE.

This dynasty’s fēngjiàn system, in which imperial family members ruled as regional marquesses, was originated by a duke of the same name.

This dynasty originated from the Wei River, and after a barbarian attack the capital moved from Xi’an to Loyang, ending this dynasty’s Western period.

Confucius lived during the Spring and Autumn period, in which what Chinese dynasty, nominally in power from 1046 to 256 BC, was in decline?

The Eastern version of this dynasty featured the Hundred Schools of Thought during the Spring and Autumn Period, and this dynasty faded when the Warring States were unified into the Qin dynasty. name this longest-lasting Chinese dynasty.

A duke’s suppression of the Rebellion of the Three Guards during this dynasty led to the rise of the decentralized Fengjian system.

This dynasty’s King Wu defeated the previous dynasty at the Battle of Muye.

This dynasty’s first ruler defeated the previous dynasty at the Battle of Muye, a victory that Jiang Ziya helped King Wu achieve.

The civil service of Confucius occurred at the tail end of this dynasty during the Spring and Autumn period. name this early Chinese dynasty after the Shang that gave way to the chaos of the Warring States period.

This dynasty was the first to use the Mandate of Heaven, and their decline led to the Warring States Period. They were eventually subsumed by the Qin.

Thinkers like Laozi and Confucius lived during this dynasty, the first to claim the Mandate of Heaven as a source of legitimacy, that supplanted the Shang in 1046 BC and was the longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history.

This dynasty established the standard form of the Three Departments and Six Ministries system, and it promulgated the equal-field system of farming.

This dynasty’s capital of Luoyang was connected to Chang’an by the Grand Canal that this dynasty created. name this dynasty that was supplanted by the Tang.

This dynasty lost the Battle of Salsu against the Korean kingdom of Goguryeo. :Identify this short-lived dynasty that oversaw the construction of the Grand Canal around the year 600.

Eulji Mundeok defeated this dynasty when it tried to attack Pyongyang.

The Tang Dynasty was the successor of this other dynasty, which was led by the tyrannical Emperor Yang. During this dynasty, the construction of the Grand Canal began.

Wikipedia notes that the founder of this dynasty only had two concubines. :Name this Chinese dynasty founded by Emperor Wen and probably best known for creating the Grand Canal.

Its first emperor built the new capital Daxing [“dah-shing”] on the site of Chang’an, and its second emperor rebuilt Luoyang.

A period known as "The Southern and Northern Dynasties" was ended after this dynasty's founder, Wen, conquered the Chen Dynasty south of the Yangtze.

The Tang Dynasty succeeded this short-lived imperial dynasty which reunited China in the late 6th century.

This dynasty’s ruler Yangdi invaded Vietnam, and is accused of killing the founder of this dynasty, Emperor Wen.

This dynasty invaded the Champa kingdom to begin the third domination of Vietnam.

The dynasty’s last emperor, Yang, was the son of its first, Yang Chien, who took the royal name of Wen Ti.

Succeeded what short-lived dynasty that managed to reunify China and built the Grand Canal?

This dynasty’s emperor Yangdi [yahn dee] continued its founder Wendi’s [wun dee’z] project to link the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers with the Grand Canal. name this dynasty that unified China after the Han dynasty before falling to the Tang dynasty.

The Battle of the Salsu River was a major defeat for this dynasty, which completed construction on a waterway connecting Hangzhou to Beijing. name this dynasty that fought a series of wars against the Goguryeo Dynasty of Korea, built the Grand Canal, and was succeeded by the Tang in 618 AD.

In an attempt to reassert imperial authority during this period, Emperor Go-Toba started the Jokyu War against the Hojo regency.

The ascension of Minamoto no Yoritomo started this period of Japanese history that succeeded the Heian.

The battle of Dan-no-Ura allowed this period to begin when the power of the rival Taira clan was broken.

One revolt during this period was ended at the Third Battle of Uji and its leader, Go-Toba, was exiled to the Oki Islands.

This first shogunate lasted from 1185 to 1333. It came to power after the Genpei War, and was overthrown by Emperor Go-Daigo in the Kenmu Restoration.

During this period, the first military code of law of the country, the Goseibai Shikimoku, was adopted.

The Northern and Southern Courts were started during this period, which was dominated by the shikken regents from the Hojo clan.

During this period's Jokyu Disturbance, the Hojo family defeated Go-Toba's forces at the Third Battle of Uji.

The Minamoto family established this shogunate which was later dominated by the Hojo clan and fought off two Yuan dynasty invasions of Japan.

The Heian period was followed by this Shogunate, during which the Mongol invasions of Japan were repulsed.

Following the battle of Dan No Ura in 1185, this period of Japanese history began. It is named for the military capital established by the Minamoto clan.

Seeing the rule of the Minimoto and Hojo families, identify this first Japanese Shogunate, which was succeeded by the Ashikaga Shogunate and is named for a city near Tokyo.

This first shogunate was established by Minamoto no Yoritomo following the Genpei War. This government was overthrown by the Ashikaga shogunate.

This period proved to be the first establishment of a bakufu, or tent government, by the shogun Minamoto Yoritomo. name this Japanese period where the first shogunate was established.

"Divine winds," called kamikaze, thwarted two Mongol invasions during this first shogunate of Japan.

The rebels in the Revolt of the Three Feudatories largely belonged to this ethnic group, the dominant one in China. A dynasty of this name was succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period.

Bàn liǎng were replaced in 118 BCE by the Wu Zhu during this dynasty’s Western period. This dynasty shares its name with China’s largest ethnic group.

This dynasty launched an invasion under Gen. Ban Chao in which itcaptured the cities of Kucha and Kara Shahr.

Ruled millions of people with this ethnicity this shares its name with the second imperial dynasty of China.

This dynasty took increasing interest in the Western Regions, or Xiyu [shee-yoo], during its wars with the Xiongnu [shung-noo] people. :Name this Chinese dynasty whose emperor Wudi sent a military expedition to the west in search of “blood-sweating” heavenly horses.

The Xiongnu were ultimately defeated by the forces of this Chinese dynasty in a series of conflicts lasting from 133 BCE to 89 CE. Emperor Wu of this dynasty, born Liu Che, began the offensive campaigns against the Xiongnu.

This dynasty’s Emperor Wu had to wait for the death of Grand Empress Dowager Dou to launch his campaign against the Xiongnu . :Name this Chinese dynasty that came to power shortly after the fall of the Qin .

Another military campaign under this dynasty was a disastrous attack under General Li Ling, who defected to the Barbarian tribe he was attacking.

This dynasty was interrupted by a succession crisis caused by Emperor Ai's homosexuality.

That interruption was ended by Red Eyebrow rebels.

The use of this syllable and seong to refer to Seoul came for its meaning of “great” and not affiliation with China. what Korean syllable is homophonous with the Chinese dynasty that conquered Gojoseon in 108 BCE?

This was the name of the fief owned by a daimyo. They were at least large enough to produce enough rice to feed ten thousand and were replaced by prefectures during the Meiji restoration.

This syllable follows Sam to describe the three kingdoms unified by Silla.

The Yellow Turban rebellion fatally weakened, ---- this Chinese dynasty that succeeded the Qin and preceded the Era of the Three Kingdoms.

This dynasty, whose leaders practiced “Imperial Confucianism,” was founded a by Liu Bang. name this Chinese dynasty that succeeded the Qin.

Ieyasu’s victory at Sekigahara allowed him to take this position as the military ruler of Japan who held real power compared to the emperor.

The final holder of this title was Tokugawa Yoshinobu. :Prior to an 1868 restoration of imperial rule this title was held by military rulers of Japan.

A power vacuum created after the death of a holder of this title led to the Onin War, which initiated the Sengoku period.

Figurehead holders of this title included Kujo Yoritsune. :Identify this title, also held by Japanese military dictators like Tokugawa Ieyasu.

This title originated as shorthand for the “barbarian-subduing generalissimo” who fought against marauding horsemen.

This office was at the head of the "tent government" and originated as the "barbarian-quelling generalissimo." Holders of this title established the Kamakura and Ashikaga eras. name this office which wielded actual power for most of the recorded history of Japan, in the name of the figurehead emperor.

Military position first held by Minamoto no Yoritomo [[mih-nah-MOH-toh noh toh- ree-TOH-moh]], making him the de facto head of Japan.

People with this title gave up power in 1868 due to the Meiji Restoration.

Leaders with this title lost their power in the Boshin War.

Holders of this title required less powerful nobles to alternate living between the capital and their home region.

These people held power in the Muromachi and Kamakura periods.

Minamoto no Yoritomo was the first Japanese ruler to take this title. These military dictators supplanted the Emperor for several centuries following the rise of the Minamoto.

The title of the de facto military rulers of feudal Japan?

The Kamakura period marked the beginning of these rulers, who had overarching power over Daimyos. name these military rulers of Japan which include Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Oda overthrew the Ashikaga government, which was ruled by military dictators with this title. Tokugawa Ieyasu also held this title.

Historical work by Sima Qian [chee-ahn] in which he compiled a variety of sources on the Han Dynasty.

Hereditary Houses and the Basic Annals make up two of its five sections.

During a mountaintop sacrifice in this text, a king decrees an inscription extolling how he “rises early, sleeps late” to work for his subjects, whom he calls the “black-headed people.” This text’s preface describes its author’s desire to use the office he inherited from his father to continue his father’s dream, rather than the office’s main job of astronomy.

One episode in this work relates how a ruler entered his outhouse to find the dismembered, rotting corpse of his father's lover, traumatizing him into a life of sexual deviancy and leaving the throne in the hands of his mother.

This text is also known as the Shiji. :Name this historical text that discusses Chinese history from the legendary Yellow Emperor to Emperor Wu. It is divided into “Basic Annals,” “Tables,” “Treatises,” “Hereditary Houses,” and “Ranked Biographies.”

This work imagines a worm eating a mulberry leaf to explain the rapid success of one figure; that man's near-murder with a knife concealed in a scroll appears in this work's catalogue of assassinations.

The historically controversial chapter of this text about merchants condemns governments that “block up the eyes and ears of people” and opposes a thinker’s ideal state of isolated self-sufficient communities.

Much of what is known about the Shang dynasty is derived from this massive Han era history written by Sima Qian.

The anecdote about the Bai Qi (bye chee), "The Human Butcher," appears in this text by Sima Qian (suh-mah chee-EN), which claims that the Xia (sh’YAH) Dynasty were the first rulers in the lands that comprise modern-day China.

Much of the extant information about the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, including their supposed loss in the Sì River, is recorded in this text written by Sīmǎ Qiān during the Hàn Dynasty.

The discovery of oracle bones defended this text from criticism that its description of 30 Shang dynasty rulers was not based on written fact.

Running from the Yellow Emperor to Wudi, name this most famous history of China, compiled by Han historian Sima Qian.

To finish this work, its author refrained from suicide after Li Ling's failed attack on the Xiongnu led to his castration.

The Shang dynasty is recounted in this masterpiece of Sima Qian, which begins by describing the reign of the Yellow Emperor.

Exaggerated accounts of King Zhou’s reign come from this history written by Sima Qian . It spans from the reign of the Yellow Emperor to Emperor Wu.

In this book, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei make the Oath of the Peach Garden. :This is what historical novel in which the Shu Han, Wu, and Wei principalities fight?

In this book, two friends are turned against each other after a south wind fails to materialize, and one of those men constructs the Stone Sentinel Maze in battle.

Liu Bei and Cao Cao are the protagonist and antagonist of this Luo Guanzhong novel, which details the conflict between Wu, Wei, and Shu after the fall of the Han dynasty.

A video game series created by Omega Force and Koei that is based on this novel lets you kill opponents to fill your musou bar to perform special attacks, and is called Dynasty Warriors.

A character in this novel, based on a historical warlord also known as Xuande [], throws his infant son to the ground after General Zhao Yun [] risks his life to save him during the Battle of Changban [].

The Battle of Red Cliffs appears in this novel which relates the campaigns of Cao Cao [] and Zhuge Liang [[TCHOO-guh LYAHNG]].

In this novel, one character obtains arrows by sending out dummies in boats, and then collecting the arrows shot at the dummies.

This work describes a corrupt set of eunuchs as well as the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

A general in this work convinces his enemies that he can perform magic by praying to an alter for three days until a southeasterly wind appears. name this book where a Sun Quan-Liu Bei alliance defeats Cao Cao at Red Cliffs, a classic novel by Luo Guanzhong.

In this novel, Dong Zhou seizes Luoyang , prompting battles between himself and Cao Cao. name this ancient work by Luo Guanzhong about the feuding Shu, Wu, and Wei families.

Luo Guanzhong [] wrote this historical “Romance” set during a namesake period of Chinese history.

That same character becomes head of the Five Tiger Generals, swears the Oath of the Peach Orchard with two other characters, and becomes the god of war at the end of this work.

This book’s climactic scene is the Battle of Red Cliffs. name this historical Chinese novel partially named after the states of Wei, Wu, and Shu.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei become sworn brothers in this novel, which features the manipulative Cao Cao. name this work, which along with Journey to the West, Water Margin, and The Dream of the Red Chamber, is one of the four classical novels of China.

Beginning with the Yellow Turban Rebellion and describing the personages of militaristic figures like Cao Cao, name this early Chinese novel that is one of the four Chinese Classics, set in the titular time period.

Lady Murasaki work that may be the world's first novel.

This novel’s protagonist adopts the daughter of his brother-in-law and Yugao [yoo-gah-oh]; his own daughter, the younger Akashi Lady, becomes an empress after being adopted by the protagonist’s wife.

Arthur Waley, the first translator of this work into English, believed that it was finished, but other translators such as Edward Seidensticker disagree.

This work includes a character whose jealousy manifests as a spirit to kill the protagonist’s love interest.

It was written for the yokibito and is often considered the first novel. :Name this Japanese work that focuses on the amorous affairs of an emperor’s son and chronicles the development and social relationships of over 400 characters.

The protagonist of this work marries Princess Aoi in its first chapter and has an affair with Lady Fujitsubo. name this Heian-era work by Lady Murasaki, often considered the world’s first novel.

A character in this work is married to the daughter of the Minister of the Left, Aoi.

The protagonist of this novel, the son of Emperor Kiritsubo, is so beautiful at his birth that he is labeled the “shining prince.” name this Japanese novel by Murasaki Shikibu.

During a revival of this religion in Dalit, B.R. Ambedkar began implementing mass conversion to this religion.

The Three Disasters of Wu were a set of attempted persecutions of this religion.

World religion that spread throughout Vietnam from India and China. It is split into the Mahayana and Theravada sects.

Monasteries of this religion in China were heavily taxed during the Tang Dynasty.

Religion originating in India that he suppressed by banning monks.

Greek coins featuring symbols from this religion attest to the Bactrian leader Menander I’s conversion to it.

The Book of Zambasta, a philosophical and literary collection of this religion, complains that the language it is written in was not widely considered an appropriate medium for transmitting this religion.

The Kalinga War was a victory for the Mauryan ruler Ashoka, who was so disturbed by the bloodshed that he converted to this religion.

Prince Shotoku developed this religion in Japan, and the Rock and Pillar Edicts are early evidence of this religion in India, where the Kalinga War convinced Ashoka to convert to this religion.

Ashoka oversaw the founding of the Theravada sect of this religion, which he converted to after his victory in the Kalinga War. This religion follows the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.

Most Tibetans follows a regional variation of this faith which adheres to the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.

This religion’s title Arhat is given to a person who has followed the Eightfold Path in this religion’s Theravada sect.

This religion’s founder was born in modern day Nepal and gained enlightenment while sitting under the Bodhi tree. name this Indian religion founded by Siddartha Gautama.

The Four Noble Truths are central to this Indian religion that was founded after Gautama became enlightened.

Shinran founded Jodo Shinshu, a “True” sect of the Pure Land form of this Asian religion that also includes Theravada and Mahayana branches.

During a war with the Kingdom of Kotte, this man captured King Vira Alakeshwara and placed a trilingual inscription at Galle [[GAH-luh]].

The Mao Kun map accurately depicts this man’s journey to cities on the Swahili Coast like Malindi and Mombasa.

Eunuch [yoo-nuk] explorer whose massive “treasure fleet” went on 7 voyages.

A stone monument built at Galle commemorates this man’s visit to Sri Lanka and describes in three languages how he made offerings to local gods.

This man was gifted a giraffe by the Sultan of Bengal which he promptly brought back to the Yongle Emperor. name this Muslim eunuch, a 15th century Chinese admiral who led many treasure voyages for the Ming.

This man defeated Chen Zuyi’s pirate fleet at the Battle of Palembang.

This leader brought back a giraffe from Malindi after visiting the Swahili Coast.

This man was eunuch servant to the eventual Yongle Emperor, who sent him on many diplomatic missions in the Indian Ocean. name this Ming explorer who led a massive treasure fleet.

This man served the Yongle emperor on a series of seven journeys in the early 1400s. name this Chinese navigator known for his sea voyages.

This man wrote a work with the help of cellmate Rustichello da Pisa after his capture, which possibly took place at the Battle of Curzola.

This man told his stories to Rustichello da Pisa [[roo-stee-KEH-loh dah PEE-sah]] who wrote The Travels of [this man] in 1300.

A book repudiating this man’s most famous achievement is marred by errors, including a claim that Giovanni de Marignolli was mentioned by name in a period document.

Tradition holds that this man was captured at the Battle of Curzola and thrown into prison, where he began work on his memoirs.

the Venetian trader and met Kublai Khan at his court?

This man’s claims may have been embellished with the help of Rustichello, a fellow author.

This man’s final duty to a certain empire was the delivery of Princess Kököchin to her husband in Persia, after which he returned to Venice with his riches. name this world-traveling Venetian merchant who spent time in the court of Kublai Khan.

Kublai Khan was supposedly the patron of this Italian merchant who traveled to the Yuan Dynasty in China.

This man’s lack of reference to the Great Wall has caused speculation that he never met with Kublai Khan. name this Venetian merchant who recounted his time in China in his Travels.

Methods of doing this in Babylonia made use of texts like Enuma Anu Enlil [Ehn- U-muh AH-nu EN-leel] and entailed the practice of haruspicy [har-OO-spih-see].

Jamshid [Jum-SHEED] could perform this action using a cup filled with an elixir of immortality.

Ennigaldi-Nanna was chosen as an entu of Sīn via this general process, which Roman religious figures like haruspices and augurs performed by interpreting entrails, auspices, dreams, and oracles.

This action was performed by augurs in Rome and could involve watching birds or reading the entrails of sheep. name this action that involved determining omens or predicting the future.

This action was performed by priests of Zeus at Dodona [duh-DO-nuh].

Tortoise shells were used as bones used for pyromancy, a form of this practice. The I-Ching is a manual dedicated to cleromancy, a form of this practice using random numbers.

Other possibly Druidic artifacts include bronze spoons carved in the La Tène style that may have been used for this purpose. In ancient Rome, augurs engaged in this practice by watching the flight patterns of birds.

Diego de Landa was horrified by group genital bloodletting rituals like those depicted in the Madrid Codex, which mainly instructed this activity that many cultures performed with beans, knucklebones, or molten metal.

Yi Yin was an early leader of the Shang dynasty, which tried to use oracle bones for this process. The Romans attempted to perform this process through augury.

The name of this site translates as “Mound of the Dead.” :Name this archaeological site that includes a large brick structure known as the “Great Bath.” Other artifacts at this site include a statue portraying a smiling “Dancing Girl.”

The writing on the Pashupati seal found at this site has yet to be deciphered.

With a name meaning “Mound of the Dead,” this largest city of the Indus Valley civilization was built around 2600 BCE. Located in the Sindh province of Pakistan, it was excavated by R. D. Banarjee.

answer some questions about a famous archaeological site in Pakistan.This ancient city has been given a name meaning “ Mound of the Dead Men,” but its actual name is unknown.

At this site, a small bronze figurine in the position of putting her hand to her hips while only wearing armlets was discovered and named Dancing Girl.

Statues known as the Priest-King and the Dancing Girl were found at this site.

Located on the bank of the Indus River in southern Pakistan, this archaeological site has a name meaning "Mound of the dead" and had a planned layout into a city grid.

This Indus Valley city, whose name means “Mound of the Dead,” may have held 40,000 people at its peak.

A "Great Granary" and a "Great Bath" are located at this site's Citadel mound.

Capital city of Ashoka’s empire.

used what capital city, as did the Nanda and Gupta empires?

The most important empire to rule from this city was weakened by the White Huns before they were finally destroyed by Harsha, who drove them out of Magadha.

Identify these historic places in the Ganges Valley, FTPE.This city, now the capital of Bihar state, was capital of both the Maurya and the Gupta Empires.

Ajatashatru is credited with building a fort that became this city, the capital of the Maurya and Gupta empires located near modern day Patna.

Earlier, it had been made a capital city by Udaya, the son of the possibly psychotic king named Ajatashatru who founded it.

Gupta rulers such as Srigupta and Chandragupta ruled from this city in the state of Magadha. Either the ancient or modern name is acceptable.

This ancient city, which served as the capital of the Gupta Dynasty, had earlier been described in detail by Megasthenes when it was the capital of the Mauryan empire.

Faxian visited this capital of the Gupta Empire, which was also the birthplace of Ashoka.

The tumult of the Three Kingdoms period essentially started in 184 AD with this peasant revolt, led by Zhang Jiao.

The increasing power of a group of corrupt eunuchs known as The Ten Regular Attendants within the imperial court was one of the inspirations for this event.

It was in part caused by the abuses of a group including Zhang Rang.

This rebellion was led by a man who had the book The Crucial Keys to the Way of Peace and it occurred during the reign of Emperor Ling.

The leader of this event declared that the “Azure Sky” was already dead and there would soon be prosperity under heaven.

This second century CE peasant revolt led to a weakening of the Imperial authority of Emperor Ling and his government. name this Han era revolt by Taoist rebels wearing a colored garment.

This event led to He Jin being appointed General in Chief of Emperor Ling’s forces.

He Jin was appointed General-in-Chief to put down this revolt, which was led by Zhang Jue. name this rebellion against the Han dynasty, named for the colorful headgear worn by its supporters.

Led by the Zhang family and which led to the Three Kingdoms period.

During this event, Emperor Suzong’s generals, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi, appropriated soldiers from the Uighur Khanate.

The forces of this event where led by Linghu Chao against Zhang Xun at the Battle of Yongqiu.

Precipitated by the death of Li Lin-fu and subsequent grab at power by Yang Kuo-chung, this event was finally ended with the defeat of Shih Ch'ao-i.

An oft-romanticized incident from this conflict inspired “The Song of Everlasting Sorrow.” During this conflict, the author of the poem “Deer Park” was imprisoned at the Pu Di monastery.

This pivotal 755 rebellion by a Sogdian general was caused by a dispute over the Tang emperor’s favorite concubine Yang Guifei.

Angry soldiers killed Minister Yang Guozhong during this event and caused Imperial Consort Yang Guifei, one of the Four Beauties, to be strangled.

Census rolls in China shrank by two-thirds after this conflict. name this conflict in which a Sogdian general rose up against the Tang dynasty.

An attempt to overthrow Emperor Xuanzong [] of Tang occurred during this 8th Century rebellion by a namesake Turkic general.

The Tang Dynasty was also severely weakened by this 755 rebellion led by a general who founded the breakaway Yan Dynasty in Northern China.

Chaotic period of Chinese history ended by the Qin reunification.

A flourishing of philosophy called the Hundred Schools of Thought ended with this period.

States in this era were grouped into Vertical or Horizontal alliances based on their stance towards the most powerful state.

Two military leaders from this time period were known as the Tiger of Kai and the One-Eyed Dragon.

One state in this period had its manpower increased by the reforms of Shang Yang.

According to one source, the general Bai Qi decapitated 240,000 soldiers at a battle during this period.

This period began thanks to fighting between Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Sozen in the Onin War, which led to the end of the Ashikaga shogunate.

Another period of history known by this name featured extensive fighting between monasteries and began with the conclusion of the Onin war.

The great works of Confucianism were compiled during this period of Chinese history that ended when Qin Shi Huangdi unified China.

Period which followed the collapse of the Han Dynasty, witnessing warfare between the states of Wei, Shu, and Wu.

Zhuge Liang served as Chancellor of Shu Han during this period in Chinese history which saw conflict between the rival states of Wei, Shu, and Wu.

Often seeing alliances against the state of Wei by the states of Wu and Shu, name this period of Chinese history following the Han dynasty.

The rise of the Jìn dynasty ended this period, which began with the death of Cáo Cāo and the end of the Han dynasty.

Numbered period of civil war that followed the fall of the Han and included clashes between Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Liu Bei

A leader of this period was stunted at the Battle of Red Cliffs, which precipitated the rise of two rivals.

During the Korean period of this name, Silla maintained independence from the Goguryeo by allying with Tang China.

Sun Jian, Liu Bei, and Cao Cao [Tsao Tsao] found the namesake divisions in this period. name this conflict-fueled period of Chinese history that featured the kingdoms of Wei, Wu, and Shu.

Many prominent leaders of this period gained influence by assisting in the suppression of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

The Minamoto brought an end to this period by defeating the Taira in the Genpei War.

Lady Murasaki wrote the Tale of Genji during this 8th-to-12th century period of Japanese history that preceded the Kamakura shogunate.

After the death of Emperor Konoe, in this period, a dispute over imperial succession led to the Hogen Rebellion.

This period’s Hogen Disturbance resulted in Go-Shirakawa’s abdication to a Buddhist monastery as a “cloistered emperor”.

The Fujiwara clan dominated politics during this period, in which a work known as The Pillow Book was written.

A book written during this period has sections with titles like “Hateful Things” and “Embarrassing Things.” The Battle of Dan-no-ura occurred during a conflict in this period between the Taira and Minamoto clans called the Genpei War.

The Taira [[tah-EE-rah]] clan was defeated at the end of this period during the Genpei War. name this period of cultural flourishing in classical Japan.

The Fujiwara Clan was prominent during this period in Japanese history during which the Tale of Genji was written in the 11th century.

The Kamakura shogunate replaced this relatively peaceful period of Japanese history named for a previous name of Kyoto.

One of these people named Öz Beg converted his people to Islam and founded the capital of New Sarai.

Jack Weatherford wrote a 2010 book on the history of these people’s queens.

These people’s elite women, such as Börte, were required to attend assemblies called kurultai. name these nomadic people whose leaders included Genghis Khan.

An expedition by these people against King Kertanegara ended with their betrayal by an ally who had helped them defeat the Kediri Kingdom.

These people ruled China through the Yuan dynasty of Kublai. the empire of what East Asian people was founded by Genghis Khan?

One of these people, Batu Khan, founded the Golden Horde. name these people that dominated Russia under the leadership of the descendants of Genghis Khan.

People that helped spread the disease while conquering the largest contiguous empire in history.

After crossing the Yangtze, this empire was able to defeat the Southern Song Dynasty. name this empire that conquered China under the rule of Genghis and Kublai Khan.