Flashcards Unit 4 Flashcards

249296665	Sui Dynasty	The short dynasty between the Han and the Tang; built the Grand Canal, strengthened the government, and introduced Buddhism to China	0
249296666	Tang Dynasty	considered the golden age of Chinese civilization and ruled for nearly 300 years; China grew under the dynasty to include much of eastern Asia, as well as large parts of Central Asia	1
249296667	Song Dynasty	the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy	2
249296668	Grand Canal	an inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China	3
249296669	Equal Field System	This Chinese system allotted land to individuals and their families according to the land's fertility and the recipients' needs.	4
249296670	Empress Wu	She led the Tang Dynasty (625-705 AD); Only women emperor of China; powerful and cruel, along with talented and intelligent	5
249296671	anti-Buddhist Campaign	The Anti-Buddhist Persecution initiated by Tang Emperor Wuzong reached its height in the year 845 CE. Among its purposes were to appropriate war funds and to cleanse China of foreign influences.	6
249296672	Neo-Confucianism	term that describes the resurgence of Confucianism and the influence of Confucian scholars during the T'ang Dynasty; a unification of Daoist or Buddhist metaphysics with Confucian pragmatism	7
249296673	Tribute system	A system in which defeated peoples were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods and labor. This forced transfer of food, cloth, and other goods subsidized the development of large cities. An important component of the Aztec and Inca economies.	8
249296674	Tang and Song Economic Revolution	In the Song, the population grew rapidly during this time, and more and more people lived in cities. The Tang built the 1,100 mile Grand Canal, linking the Yellow River in northern China with the Yangzi River in Southern China, encouraging trade.	9
249296675	Hangzhou	Capital of later Song dynasty; located near East China Sea; permitted overseas trading; population exceeded 1 million.	10
249296676	Magnetic Compass	Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north	11
249296677	Flying money	Chinese credit instrument that provided credit vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of the voyage; reduced danger of robbery; early form of currency	12
249296678	Foot binding	practice in Chinese society to mutilate women's feet in order to make them smaller; produced pain and restricted women's movement; made it easier to confine women to the household	13
249296679	Sinification	Extensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions; typical of Korea and Japan, less typical of Vietnam.	14
249296680	Syncretism	a blending of two or more religious traditions	15
249296681	Feudalism	a political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages; nobles offered protection and land in return for service	16
249296682	Shogun	a hereditary military dictator of Japan	17
249296683	Daimyo	a japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai	18
249296684	Samurai	feudal Japanese military aristocracy	19
249521705	Genin	Japanese landless laborers	20
249521706	Shinto	the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma	21
249521707	Zen Buddhism	a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight	22
249521708	The Tale of Genji	Written by Lady Murasaki; first novel in any languange; relates life history of prominent and amorous son of the Japanese emperor's son; evidence for mannered style of the Japanese society.	23
249521709	Mongols	A people of this name is mentioned as early as the records of the Tang Empire, living as nomads in northern Eurasia. After 1206 they established an enormous empire under Genghis Khan, linking western and eastern Eurasia.	24
249521710	Pastorialism	a type of agriculture activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter	25
249521711	Ghengis Khan	The title of Temier. Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire.	26
249521712	Yuan Dynasty	Dynasty in China set up by the Mongols under the leadership of Kublai Khan, replaced the Song (1279-1368)	27
249521713	Kublai Khan	Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China	28
249521714	Pax Mongolica	-Mongol Peace-used to describe the eased communication and commerce the unified administration helped to create	29
249521715	Marco Polo	Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)	30
249521716	Mongol Impact on Silk Road	Trade increased due to safety created by Mongols.	31
249521717	Kamikaze	The 'divine wind,' which the Japanese credited with blowing Mongol invaders away from their shores in 1281. (p. 365)	32
249521718	The Golden Hoard	The western sector of the Mongol Empire.	33