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Shintoism
________ is still practiced in Japan today in conjunction with Buddhism.
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Marco Polo
________ called Hangzhou in the 13th century "beyond dispute the finest and noblest city in the world ..
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Korea
________ had many slaves, 1 /3rd of the population in 1100 CE.
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Christianity
Buddhism, ________, Islam, and Neo- Confucianism were adopted in new regions and often led to significant changes in gender relations and family structure.
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Song dynasty capital of Hangzhou
________ had more than a million residents.
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Tang Dynasty
During the ________, foot binding widely spread among elite families and became more widespread in Chinese society.
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Nomads
________ also controlled most of the Silk Road trading networks.
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Tribute system
________ was used to regulate Chinese relationships with northern nomads, neighboring states of Korea, Vietnam, Tibet, and Japan, and after 1500, with European "barbarians "from across the sea.
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Northern nomads
________ did not practice agriculture but herded animals instead.
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Byzantine Empire
Following the collapse of empires, imperial states were reconstituted in some regions, including the ________ and the Chinese dynasties (Sui, Tang, and Song), combining traditional sources of power and legitimacy (like the patriarchy, use of religion, and land- owning elites) with innovations better suited to their specific local context (like new methods of taxation, tributary systems, and the adaptation of religious institutions)
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Property rights
________ expanded in the Song dynasty- could control their dowries and inherit property.
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Animist religions
________ believe in nature spirits (of mountains, trees, animals, etc)
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Shintoism
________ is Japans native animist religion.
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Tribute system
________= set of practices that required non- Chinese authorities to acknowledge Chinese superiority and their own subordinate place in a Chinese- centered world order.