chapter 27 vocab Flashcards

52355028	Yongle	the third emperor who sponsored the building of the Forbidden City, a huge encyclopedia project, the expeitions of Zheng He, and the reopening of China's borders to trade and travel.	0
52355029	Kangxi	Gained formal control of government at the age of 16. Was an intelectual prodigy who mastered classical Chinese, Manchu, and Mongolian at an early age.	1
52355030	Qianlong	Emperor of China, son of Kangxi expanded China's bounderies extensively. Would only rule for sixty years so as to not dishonor his grandfather; through out his reign, China remained a wealthy and well-organized land	2
52355031	Zheng He	was an imperial eunuch and Muslim, who was entrusted by the Ming emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages through the Indian Ocean, from Southeast Asia to Africa. (pp. 355, 422)	3
52355032	Matteo Ricci	An Italian Jesuit who by his knowledge of Astronomy and science was accepted as a missionary of China	4
52355033	Ieyasu	Tokugawa-- the most powerful military figure in Japan. He was granted title of shogun in 1603 and established Tokugawa shogunate. He established political unity in Japan.	5
52355034	Ming Dynasty	It was marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia	6
52355035	Great Wall	Chinese defensive fortification built to keep out northern nomadic invaders; began during the reign of Shi Huangdi.	7
52355036	Forbidden City	a walled section of Peking, built in the 15th Century, containing the imperial palace and other buildings of the imperial government of China	8
52355037	Qing Dynasty	the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu	9
52355038	Scholar- bureaucrats	had earned academic degrees by passing rigorous civil service examinations and they dominated China's political and social life	10
52355039	foot binding	Male-imposed practice to mutilate women's feet in order to reduce size; produced pain and restricted movement; helped to confine women to the household.	11
52355040	Neo-Confucianism	term that describesthe resurgence of confusianism and the influence of confucian scholars during the Tang dynasty	12
52355041	Tokugawa Shogunate	Founded in 1603 when Tokugawa was made shogun by Japanese emperor; ended the civil wars and brought political unity to Japan; principal aim was to stabalize their realm and prevent the return of civil war.	13
52355042	Daimyo	powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary landholdings	14
52355043	Floating worlds	Entertainment district: Haiku clubs and tea houses, Geisha, Kabuki plays, sumo. offered escape from social responsibilities and the rigid rules of conduct	15