A | B |
Mandingos | A Sudanese tribe that converted to Islam |
Urdu | A language invented by the Muslims to help them govern India |
Kamikaze | A Japanese word meaning "divine wind" |
seppuku | A precise method of committing suicide |
Abstract | During the T'ang Dynasty, Chinese art wasn't realistic. It was ___________. |
Songhai | A kingdom that became the major political power in the Sudan between 1400 and 1500 A.D. |
Rajputs | The ________ were a mixture of Hunas and Indians who lived between the Indus and Ganges Valleys. |
Samurai | Japanese armies of professional soldiers that were hired by landlords |
Ainu | The earliest people to settle the Japanese islands |
Manyoshu | One of the oldest Japanese books that contains 20 volumes of poems that were written over a span of 400 years |
Zimbabwe | An important trade state in East Africa |
Tsang | Hsuan _______ was a Chinese man who visited India during Harsha's rule and wrote about his experiences. |
shogun | Clans that took turns controlling the Japanese government |
cloisonne | A type of beautiful artwork developed during the Ming Dynasty |
pagoda | A tiered tower common in China |
purdah | A Muslim custom of secluding women |
subsidies | Cash payments that were used to support artists |
jigaki | Japanese noble women were taught how to kill themselves with this method. |
Wang | _______ An-shih, a statesman during the Sung Dynasty, passed laws that helped the poor. |
bushido | An unwritten code that guided the samurai's life |
Kublai | ________ Khan was the founder of the Yuan Dynasty in China in 1260 A.D.. |
kimono | A traditional Japanese dress |