Chapter 12 - Empires in East Asia

Marco Polo

________ was caught and imprisoned during a conflict between Venice and its rival city, Genoa.

China

________ imported a new kind of fast- ripening rice from Vietnam about the year 1000.

Korea

________ is a peninsula that juts out from Asia's mainland toward Japan.

Nomads

________ were used to hardship and shortage.

Huns

The ________, Turks, and Mongols all began their lives in the eastern steppe, which now encompasses modern- day Mongolia.

Vietnamese

The ________ were the people of Southeast Asia who were least influenced by India.

Han empire

The ________ captured much of Korea in 108 B.C.

Tang

During the ________ and Song dynasties, artisans and scholars produced significant technological achievements.

Buddhist temple

The ________ at Borobudur, built by the Sailendra kings, is another of the world's great architectural marvels.

Buddhism

The Japanese royal court officially embraced ________ in Japan in the mid- 700s.

Mongols

________ lived apart from Chinese people and had their own set of laws.

Eurasian steppe

The ________ is divided into two sections.

Yamato

The ________ claimed to be descended from Amaterasu, the sun goddess.

Rice farming

________ was enhanced in particular by farmers.

China

________ conquered northern Vietnam in 100 B.C., under the great Han Dynasty.

Buddhism

________ was one of the most major influences brought by Korean travelers.