Chapter 12 Part 3 Flashcards

93630446	Yang Guifei	royal concubine during reign of Xuanzong, greatly distracted him	0
93630447	Yang Guifei	introduced her family members into government which led to a revolt	1
93630448	An Lushan	755, a main military leader,a general of nomadic origins, led a widely supported revolt during Xuanzong's reign	2
93630449	Zhao Kuangyin	Song ruler 960-976, first Song ruler	3
93630450	Zhao Kuangyin	originally a general following fall of Tang, took title of Taizu, failed to overcome northern Liao dynasty that stayed independent	4
93630451	Liao dynasty	founded in 907 by nomadic Khitan peoples from Manchuria, maintained independence from Song dynasty	5
93630452	Zhu Xi	1130-1200 Most prominent of neo-Confucian scholars during Song, stressed importance of applying philosophical principles to everyday life and action	6
93630453	Xi Xia	kingdom of Tangu people, north of Song kindom, in mid-11th century	7
93630454	Xi Xia	saw weakness of Song thru Liao and collected tribute that drained Song resources and burdened Chinese peasantry	8
93630455	Tang	dynasty that succeededthe Sui in 618, more stable than previous dynasty	9
93630456	Sui	dynasty that succeeded the Han in China, emerged from strong rulers in northern China, united all of N China and reconquered S China	10
93630457	Southern Song	rump state of Song dynasty 1127-1279, carved out of much larger domains ruled by the Tang nad N Song, culturally one of the most glorious reigns in Chinese history	11
93630458	scholar-gentry	Chinese class created by the marital linkage of the local land-holding aristocracy with the office-holding shi	12
93630459	neo-Confucians	revived ancient Confucian teachings in Song, great impact on the dynasties that followed	13
93630460	neo-Confucians	emphasis on tradition and hostility to foreign systems made Chinese rulers nad bureaucrats less receptive to outside ideas and influences	14
93630461	Li Bo	701-762 most famous poet of the Tang era, blended images of the mundane world with philosophical musings	15
93630462	Khitans	nomadic peoples of Manchuria, militarily superior to Song but influenced by Chinese culture, forced humiliating treaties on Song in 11th century	16
93630463	Jurchens	founders of the Qin kingdom htat succeeded the Liao in northern China, annexed most of Yellow River basin and forced Song to flee to South	17
93630464	junks	Chinese ships equipped with watertight bulkheads, sterpost rudders, compasses, and bamboo fenders	18
93630465	junks	dominant foce in Asian seas east of the Malayan peninsula	19
93630466	Jin	kingdom north of the Song Empire, est. by Jurchens in 1115 after overthrowing Liao dynasty, ended 1234	20
93630467	Grand Canal	built in 7th century during reign of Yangdi during Sui dynasty, nearly 1200 miles long	21
93630468	Grand Canal	designed to link hte original centers of Chinese civilization on the north China plain with the Yangtze river basin to the south	22
93630469	Yang di	instituted building of Grand Canal	23
93630470	footbinding	practice in Chiense society to mutilate women's feet in order to make them smaller	24
93630471	footbinding	produced pain and restricted women's movement, made it easier to confine women to hte household	25
93630472	flying money	Chinese credit instument that provided credit vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of hte voyage, reduced danger of robbery, early form of currency	26