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What name is given to the period of relative stability that helped long-distance trade expand under the Mongol Empire?
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Pax Mongolica
Which cave complex near Dunhuang contains thousands of Buddhist murals and statues along the Silk Road?
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Mogao Caves
Which ancient Chinese capital is commonly identified as the eastern starting point of the overland Silk Road?
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Chang’an
Who coined the modern term “Silk Road” in 1877 for the ancient trade routes across Eurasia?
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Ferdinand von Richthofen
What name was given to the matchlock firearm introduced to Japan by Portuguese traders in 1543?
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Tanegashima
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Who coined the modern term “Silk Road” in 1877 for the ancient trade routes across Eurasia?
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Ferdinand von Richthofen
Which Japanese swordsman wrote The Book of Five Rings, a classic on strategy?
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Miyamoto Musashi
Which 1185 naval battle ended the Genpei War between Japan’s Minamoto and Taira clans?
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Battle of Dan-no-ura
Which 1582 incident at Honnō-ji ended Oda Nobunaga’s life?
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Honnō-ji Incident