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5138580229china extended its borders deep into where?central asia0
5138582464what were the northern nomads considered to the chinese?barbarians1
5138596251nomads posed a military threat and sometimes conquered/ruled parts of china true or falsetrue2
5138606780how many centuries of political fragmentation happened after the collapse of the Han Dynasty (220 CE)three3
5138616220what type of families rose after the collapse of the han dynastyaristocratic families4
5138621696were the aristocratic fams that rose after collapse of han dynasty locally or not locally entrenchedlocally5
5138627621what did the nomads that invaded china after the fall of han dynasty often do?became "Chinese" by marrying chinese women, getting chinese names, learning chinese etc6
5138637517how did the fall of han dynasty affect china's religion?disunity discredited confucianism which helped spread buddhism and daoism7
5138643330where did the migration of chinese people gosouth to yangzi river8
5138646900what happened when chinese people migrated to yangzi river?deforestation and retreat of elephants9
5138654349what three dynasties followed fall of han dynastysui tang song10
5138660778what solidified the spreading unity during sui empirecanals linked north and south china11
5138665106how were the leaders in sui empireruthless12
5138667273what prompted the overthrow of sui dynastyfutile military to conquer korea which exhausted resources and ruthless leaders13
5138678056what dynasty was built on sui foundations and quickly took overtang14
5138685117what dynasty set patterns of chinese life that endures todaytang15
5138690139during what dynasties did the golden age of art and literature occurtang and song16
5138694375what dynasty gave rise to neo-confucianismsong17
5138698168what was neo-confucianismconfucianism with buddhism and daoism18
5138703952what were the six major ministries in tang and song dynastiespersonnel, finance, rites, army, justice, public works19
5138708142what was the censorate ( tang and song)government surveillance that check character of public officials20
5138713377how was bureaucracy staffed (tang and song)exams21
5138718397what majority of people held official jobs (tang and song)sons of privledged even if they didnt pass test22
5138725488what was made to help people study for the exams to be officials (tang and song)colleges23
5138746083what happened when people tried to redistribute land to peasants?Aristocrats said nah24
5138750644in what dynasty was the economic revolutionsong25
5138752816what happened to the pop during songrapid growth26
5138757550what achievements in agricultural production happened in songfast, nondrought rice from vietnam27
5138762500what was the song dynasty capital cityhangzhou28
5138765335how did hangzhou supply foodthru waterway systems provided cheap trans bound country together29
5138773448what industry increased output in songiron30
5138777843what fueled iron increased outputcoal31
5138780676what did coal provide besides increasing coal outputheating, cooking, pollution32
5138786695why did the industrial revolution slow downnomads33
5138789730what technological advancements happened in songprinted books, nav systems, ships, gunpowder34
5138796568how did growing use of paper money contribute to china commercializationstaxes paid in money let farmers sell extra food35
5138820652what dynasty did women have more freedom intang36
5138820653what dynasty did women have less freedomsong37
5138826481what influenced tang to let women have more freedomsteppe nomads38
5138829864what made song dynasty women have less freedomconfucianism from Han dynasty39
5138835863how was masculinity changedinstead of strong stuff calligraphy, scholarship, painting and poetry was more masculine40
5138841462what were feminine qualities in songweak, delicate, distraction to man's pursuit of introspective life, remarriage of widows shameful, foot binding41
5138849467describe foot bindingenhance marriage prospects, distinguish chinese women from barbarians, elite from commoners, rite of passage, small kink42
5138861110how did women lose economic status in songfactories run by men, took over women jobs of textiles and silk making43
5138868532what jobs besides silk making did women have in songrestaurant owners, food sellers, maids, cooks, dressmakers, concubines, whores, entertainers44
5138879423what did the increase of concubines create in songhousehold drama45
5138884087what women rights expanded in songproperty rights46
5138887089why were women urged to get education songto better raise sons to provide for fam47
5138891670how did the nomads and china need each otherchina needed horses for military nomads needed agricultural products and luxury goods48
5138901454nomads lived in tribes and sometimes larger states true or falsetrue49
5138903763why did nomads need agricultural products from chinakept moving so no time to farm, land where they lived unable to produce crops50
5138913334what did the nomads focus on raising instead of cropslivestock and horses51
5138915940who controlled much of silk roadnomads52
5138918339china thought of as ______ kingdommiddle53
5138920123how did chinese people view nomads and whybarbarians cuz they thought they were center of world and superior54
5138926995how did nomads view china and whyinvaders cuz often send army to nomad land, great wall of china build, china made trading hard55
5138932649what did china representcivilization56
5138937013why did some people think they didnt need the nomadsthey just wanted chinas wealth and wisdom57
5138940832what is the tribute systemforeigners acknowledge china superiority. to trade with china they preform kowtow and give tribute58
5138947153what is kowtowritual bowing and lying on the ground59
5138952403with who did china use tribute system withnorthern nomads, korea, vietnam, tibet, japan60
5138959452were foreigners willing to cooperate with the tribute systemyes61
5138961811what type of nomads was china often faced withnomadic empires able to compete with china62
5138968697who were the xiongnu during what timenomadic empire in han dynasty63
5138970660what did xiongnu do to china and make them dodevastating raids made china negotiate with them to stop raids64
5138978719what must china do to stop xiongnu from destroying everythingconsider nomads equals, give "gifts" of agriculture and luxury goods65
5139016570who are the uighurs and what did they dogroup in turkic empire that rescued tang dynasty from internal revolts66
5139030170how did nomads find it more profitable to extort goodsthru working chinese government thru raids instead of ruling it67
5139037576what did the nomads do after the collaps of the han and tang dynastiesconquer many parts of china68
5139057565what people controlled parts of north china and required chinese song dynasty to give annual giftskhitan and jurchen69
5139065765what gifts were given to xiongnu and turkic nomads to stop raidswives and goods70
5139072049"bestowing gifts on barbarians" was a part of tribute system that allowed china to whatimagine that they were in control71
5139581460with what people was "becoming chinese" most popularjurchen72
5139585844what pastoral communities retained culture and which ones were absorbed into chinanorth nomads retained, south nomads absorbed into china73
5139591388how did nomads influence chinafounders of sui and tang mix of nomads and chinese74
5139597935what turkic infulence on tang and song courts and militarytroops led in turkic style75
5139604549what dynasty had many foreign visitors from asia bringing tribute exotic goods and religionstang76
5139607431in what dynasty was culture of "western barbarians" fashionable to elitestang77
5139614168why didnt south china people (legacy to han) like the north peoplefor allowing women freedom, drinking yogurt and not tea and listening to western music (barbarian influence)78
5139626422what states that had tributary relationship with china were thoroughly agricultural and sedentarykorea, vietnam and japan79
5139641384who retained distinctive identities resisted chinese from politically dominating and appreciated chinese culturejapan, korea, vietnam80
5139645222what did the borrowing of chinese culture in japan, korea and vietnam resemble and howdeveloping countries of afro-asian societies that embraced modern stuff and western culture while maintaining political and cultural independence81
5139659626what was a major chinese influence did korea takebuddhism82
5139661298early korean states were friends or rivalsrivals83
5139664168on what exception did koreans resist chinese political controlwhen it was advantageous to join against local enemy84
5139669793what did the silla do with the tang dynasty in the seventh centuryallied with tang to bring unity to peninsula85
5139674533what did the silla and tang alliance provoke in koreasharp military resistance86
5139677945what was the result of the silla and tang alliancewithdrawal of chinese forces and tributary relationship with politically independent korea87
5139687998what did korea want to turn their state intosimilar version of tang dynasty88
5139696366pros of korean tributary missions to china?legitimacy to korean rulers, knowledge of chinese court, administrative techniques, trade (mostly luxury), confucian/buddhist texts, art89
5139711874what is the capital city of silla and what was it modeled afterkimsong modeled after chinese capital chang'an90
5139715193what did korean students sent to china studymostly confucianism91
5139718312what did schools established in korea teach and what did they useconfucianism using chinese texts92
5139721307who supported more confucian society in koreacourt93
5139724664what changed in womens rights in confucian korea and whywomen not allowed to raise children in parents home cuz woman belonged to husbands family, no remarriage of widows, no burial of husband in wifes family plot, no female inheritance94
5139736911in korea why did men legally have to have a distinct primary wife. what problems did this causethey got privileges and status. tensions within families95
5139744899korean restrictions on women later were stronger than chinas true or falsetrue96
5139754403was there little chinese cultural influence (except buddhism) beyond elites?yes97
5139759000how often was the examination system for gov officials used. what did answer allownot often. aristocrats to maintain control of bureaucratic positions98
5139765319what is the korean alphabet called and who resisted ithangul. conservative confucian men99
5139769839didthe korean alphabet gradually take holdyes100
5139779209vietnam was politically dependent/independent, a part/not a part of the tribute system, and borrowed heavily/lightly from chinaindependant, part of, heavily101
5139784673what part of vietnam was controlled by chinese for over thousand yrsheartland aka red river valley102
5139788042how were vietnamese viewed by chinasouthern barbarians103
5139794783what did china do to enforce mandatory cultural assimilation in vietnamchinese irrigation, confucian schools, chinese language, chinese clothing and hair mandatory104
5139802858why did chinese flood to "pacified south"escape internal conflicts in china105
5139807084how did the chinese who flooded to "pacified south" feel about localsdespised them106
5139812629vietnam was a southern _____ of the universal world (china)extension107
5139825956who led periodic rebellions in vietnamwomen108
5139825957what did china make elite children dolearn chinese culture109
5139830425how did vietnam separate from tang dynastyweakening of tang dynasty allowed rebellion110
5139835278did vietnam maintain tributary role with china after independenceyes111
5139841558how did vietnam view chinese methods of ruling. what did vietnamese do because of answeruseful. styled rulers as emperors, used mandate of heaven, used chinese court rituals112
5139848092did the examination system take root in vietnamyes113
5139850985what did the use of the examination system in vietnam do to the establish aristocracyundermined them114
5139855802the examination system in vietnam gave way to ________ for commonerssocial mobility115
5139859861what south east asia practices remained with vietnamseperate language cockfighting betel nuts116
5139864610women in vietnam had a greater/lower role in social and economic lifegreater117
5139868855there were no female deities because of confucianism spreading in elite vietnamfalse118
5139872473women were/were not allowed to choose hubby and were/were not allowed to live in parents household in vietnamwere, were119
5139876802did confucian gender practices enforced by northern officials work in vietnamno120
5139876803birth of girl/boy preferred in vietnamgirl121
5139886594vietnamese writing used by_____educated women122
5139891070what allowed japan to have voluntary and selective borrowing from chinathere was no threat cuz they were separated by ocean123
5139894902was japan ever successfully invaded or conquered by chinano124
5139897323what did unified japanese state emerge fromaristocratic chiefdoms125
5139902410what did japanese aristocratic chiefdoms set out to transform japan intocentralized bureaucratic state like tang dynasty china126
5139903952who was shotoku taishi. what did he doprominent aristocrat from one of major clans. sent ppl to china and brought back practices, made japanese rulers as chinese style emperor (seventeen article constitution) and encouraged buddhism and confucianism127
5139933684what did shotolu taishi emphasizemoral quality of rulers128
5139936946what chinese features were adopted in japancourt rituals, rankings, calander, taxes, laws, govt ministries, provincial administration129
5139942956japanese capital cities of nara and heian-kyo based on what chinese capital citychang'an130
5139949824china liked/disliked japanliked131
5139952371schools of chinese buddhism/confucianism took rootbuddhism132
5139955601art architecture education views of afterlife etc reflected ______ culture in japanbuddhist133
5139957300what social class was chinese writing system usedelites134
5139960147when did missions to absorb more chinese cultural elements stop10th century135
5139963589what did japan do with what they got from china and their own traditionscombine them136
5139967374did japan ever succeed in making a centralized bureaucratic state like chinano137
5139971681did the emperor have any real power in japanno138
5139971682who held the power in japanaristocratic families139
5139976305who did chinese style universities trainsons of court aristocrats140
5139992465what social class did the decentralized japanese state createsamurai141
5139996606because japan was decentralized what did local authorities docreate own military forces with samurais142
5139999840describe samurai warrior classcurved blades, value bravery loyalty etc, death over surrender (bushido)143
5140004635how did samurai contrast with chinas masculinitysamurai is military virtue china virtued intellectual and political achievements144
5140010276what was shintonative japanese religion145
5140014120what is kamisacred spirits associated with human ancestors and natural phenomena146
5140016082what did kami do to leadersgave legitimacy (descendants of sun goddess)147
5140027762what did kami lackphilosophy/ritual148
5140030971did kami conflict with buddhismno149
5140034193did kami assimilate into japanese buddhism as deities of principalsyes150
5140039305japanese writing system has chinese________characters and phonetic symbols151
5140040903whats tankastylized japanese poetic form152
5140048400what period was tanka most usedheian153
5140050642tanka written in _______ script by __________________japanese aristocratic women154
5140052274where does most knowledge about tanka come fromwomen diaries and novels155
5140059399what did elite japanese men write inclassical chinese156
5140063140how did influence of tang dynasty influence women in japanhad more freedom157
5140067898women could/couldnt inherit property, could/couldnt live with their parents or away from husbands, could/couldnt marry and break marriages easily in tang influenced japancould could could158
5140070135did japan correspond with confucian valuesno159
5140070136when did women lose status in japanwhen samurai/master alliance replaced marriage as political strategy160
5140080204elite women influence in political life was reduced because of internal japanese affair/chinese influenceinternal japanese affair161
5140084195chinas economic revolution lay in __________ innovationstechnology162
5140086302what salt techniques came from china. where did it spread toby evaporation. islam and Christian europe163
5140089617since when did china know how to make paper. where did it spread tohan dynasty. korea, vietnam, japan, india, islamic world, spain, france, germany, england164
5140098959where did printing spread tokorea (movable type developed) and japan165
5140102646what influenced printing development and whybuddhism bc invented to print sacred text166
5140104038who resisted printing and whyislamic world cuz value calligraphy167
5140106255why was printing delayed in europebc absense of paper168
5140111568what did the invention of gunpowder trigger in europeinvention of cannons169
5140113116who led the gunpowder revolutioneurope170
5140114935who was the compass used byeveruone171
5140117081prosperity in __________ dynasty stimulated _______ based behaviorsong market172
5140121210silk, porcelain found ready market from ______ to east ________ and everywhere inbetweenjapan africa173
5140126459particular chinese technique/product stimulated innovations based onlocal needs174
5140130432where did china learn cotton and sugar processing fromindia175
5140136985didall farmers who moved to south china move voluntairilyno176
5140229979where did china get windmills frompersia177
5140232092what was first printed book. woodblock printingdiamon sutra178
5140240558indian ocean trade brought buddhist, hindu, and muslim temples to what costal city of chinaquanzhaou179
5140242431did tensions of cultures erupt into violence sometimesyes180
5140245625what type of state did indian ocean trade transform china intoone more based on producing for exporting instead of substinence economy181
5140249943what did merchants socially recieve not known beforeacceptanced182
5140252592where did buddhism come fromindia183
5140256492was buddhism the only large scale cultural borrowing in chinas history till marxism in 20 centuryyes184
5140258086what did buddhism provide an element of in chinacommonality185
5140260885where did buddhism enter china fromsilk road186
5140264671in 1-2 century han dynasty new relegion had little/lots appeal. whylittle cuz barbarian foreign187
5140266716how did buddhism values contrast confuciansecluded monks and nuns vs confucian family values. individual salvation selfish to confucians. buddhism abstractness vs. confucain natural/sciency (infinite eons vs finite dynastic cycles)188
5140279663what did buddhism provide in the face of collapsing societycomfort189
5140281498what did buddhist monasteries providerefuge from violence, charity, medicine, reading education190
5140287454monastaries had magic to win battles, rain in droughts cured diseases and relief from guild true or falsetrue191
5140291231what were important things that changed when hindu tryna translate religion (dharma) to chinese termsdao=the way, morality = submission and obedience, husband supports wife = husband controls wife192
5140298512broader, took hold in china, numerous deities, respect relics, many heavans/hells, bodhisattvas to aid believermahayana193
5140304131psychological individualistic buddhismtheravada194
5140308408what did faithfully repeating name of earlier buddha (amitabha) doensure rebirth in heavan (pure land)195
5140313170salvation without intensive meditation/study was appealing/unappealingappealing196
5140316927sui emperor wendi supported/didnt support buddhist monasteriessupported197
5140318580what happened with buddhist monasteries in the westgot rich, exempt from taxes, ran businesses, water mills, gold, art, millions of employees, etc198
5140323576buddhism never achieved independence from state like Christian church did true or falsetrue199
5140325998how were monks hiredexams200
5140325999who supervised exams to hire monksstate201
5140331838what did education in monasteries require students to studyconfucian classics202
5140333566what did some people have a problem with buddhismstate within state challenging imperial authority, resentment of wealth, environmental impact of monasteries, celibacy of monks against confucian, when state poor look to monasteries203
5140341240lushan rebellion revolted against ______ dynasty because hated _______tang, foreign culture204
5140343887what did the imperial decrees against buddhism doordered monks to go back to being tax payers, monasteries etc public use, confiscate money, no more gold, silver etc to make images205
5140350892did buddhism vanish after imperial decrees against it?nah206
5140355156buddhism played role in reformulation of confucian thinking (song)true207
5140356174village people kept/didnt keep buddhismkept208
5140360475unlike europe where foreign religion took control buddhism was assimilated into chinese culture and other traditions209

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