252825525 | ministry of rites | administrated examinations to student from chinese gov. schools or those recommended by distinguished scholars | 0 | |
252825526 | Empress Wu | Tang ruler 690-705ce in china; supported Buddhist establishment, tried to elevate Buddhism to stay in villages until they could repay aristocrats for land | 1 | |
252825527 | scholar-gentry | (knowledgable gentlemen)chinese class created by the marital approach; based on use of logic to resolve theological probelms | 2 | |
252825528 | neo-conficianism | revived ancient confucian teachings in Song era china; their emphasis on tradition and hostility to foreign systems made chinese rulers and bureaucrats less receptive to outside udeas and influences | 3 | |
252825529 | grand canal | designed to link the original centers of chinese civilizations on north china plain with the yangtze river basin to the south (1200 miles long) | 4 | |
252825530 | junks | chinese ships equipped with watertight bulkheads, sternpost rudders, compasses, and bamboo fenders | 5 | |
252825531 | footbinding | practice in chincese society to mutilate women's feet in order to make them smaller | 6 | |
252825532 | humanism | the focus on the acomplishments of individuals rather than a whole community | 7 | |
252825533 | Zhenghe | admiral | 8 | |
252825534 | Khan=Khanate | supreme ruler | 9 | |
252825535 | tatars | people from hell | 10 | |
252825536 | kami | nature spirit of japan | 11 | |
252825537 | hein era | courst culture soared to refinement; aristocratic classes had strict behavior; social classes were everything; gossip was rampant; energy focused on the pursuit of beauty; buildings of unpainted wood; writing verse | 12 | |
252825538 | fujiwara family | japanese aristocratic family in mid 9th century; exercised exceptional infulence over imperial affairs | 13 | |
252825539 | samurai | mounted troops of japanese warrior leaders | 14 | |
252825540 | seppuku | ritual suicide in japan which demonstrated courage anf a means to restore family honor | 15 | |
252825541 | shoguns | military leaders of the bakufu (military gov. in japan) | 16 | |
252825542 | daimya | worlord rulers of 300 small stated following civil war and sidruption of Ashikaga Shogunate | 17 | |
252825543 | japanese feudalism | 1. emeror and shoguns 2. daimyo 3.samurai 4.peasants | 18 | |
252825544 | sinification | extensive adaption of chinese culture in other regions (more typical of kkorea and japan not vietnam) | 19 | |
252825545 | Nam Viet | Han conqured Nam Viet in 2nd century BCE; derived of benefits (technology, political organization, and chinas ideas); 1st appeared in hisory as "soutner barbains" | 20 | |
252825546 | when does feudalism end | around 1868ce | 21 | |
252825547 | Why did feudalism happen in europe? | -germanic tribes needing protection -church-state -inexpensive | 22 | |
252825548 | heirarches | rank of importance | 23 | |
252825549 | vassal | landlord | 24 | |
252825550 | fief | land grant | 25 | |
252825551 | when does japan get guns? | 1543 | 26 | |
252825552 | bushido | oath | 27 | |
252825553 | chivalry | contract | 28 | |
252825554 | in the early tang dynasty, buddhism | had gained extreme favor among many chinese people with widespread conversions, monetary support and gov. acknowledgement | 29 | |
252825555 | the Sui dynasty occured as a result of | increased focus on luxury and materialsim coupled with incompetent military leadership | 30 | |
252825556 | concerning expansion, the Tang | established connections with far off regions through vassals kingdoms, armies of conquest and hoped that these groups would become assimilated into chinese culture | 31 | |
252825557 | the Tang system of civil service examination | allowed for commoners to gain positions due to merit on the exam, but usually the position within the central administration were reserved for old aristocracy | 32 | |
252825558 | whem compared to the Tang dynasy, the Song | faced a very bloated bureaucracy due to relaxed restrictions in the exam system | 33 | |
252825559 | the role of palace intrigue played a part in the decline of the Tang in that | roayl concubinage led to economic distress and the failed An LuShan Rebellion which weakened the Tang's control | 34 | |
252825560 | The 646 Taika Reforms attempted to change japanese culture in that | the chinese model of confucian influenced gov., military, and imperial dominance was the focus of the reforms | 35 | |
252825561 | vietnamese sinification efforts contrased with those of Korea in that | the vietnamese had vast cultural distinctions that existed before sinification making it increasingly difficult for the Chinese to influence them, unlike the Koreans | 36 | |
252825562 | the bakufu | literally means military gov which granted real power to the shogun and cemented japanese dependency on feudalism | 37 | |
252825563 | during the Heian era in japanese history, literature | flourished due to the ultacivilized atmosphere of the society, in which written language was simplified to create an easier transition to japanese | 38 | |
252825564 | women in japan's merchant and artisan families | could share in numerous community activities like men such as guilds and the inheritance of businesses | 39 | |
252825565 | after chinggis Khan's death, how was his empire administered? | it was divided into four regional khanates, ruleed hy his sons and grandson | 40 | |
252825566 | which of the khanates conquered Russia? | Golden HOrde | 41 | |
252825567 | under Mongol rule, Moscow became important because | it became the center of Mongol tribute payments | 42 | |
252825568 | the mongol conquest of Russia | forced the Russian peasentry into serfdom due to heavy tax burdens | 43 | |
252825569 | which of the following was the most significant impact of the period of the Mongold rule on Russia? | the period of MOngol rule reinforced the isolation of RUssiafrom western Europe | 44 | |
252825570 | in addition to the destruction of the Abbasid capital at Baghdad and the weakening of the Muslim military strenght, how did the mongols impact the islamic heartland? | they destryoed Muslim cities from central Asia to the shores of the Mediterranean which devastated trade, culture and education | 45 | |
252825571 | what was the status of Mongolian women during the Yuan dynasty of China? | mongol women remained relatively independent, refused to adopt the practice of foot-binding, and retained their rights in property | 46 |
AP world history ch.12-15 Flashcards
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