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.