Chapter 27 Flashcards

Tradition and Change in East Asia

282177046	Ming Dynasty	Restored native rule to China Brilliant dynasty Hongwu drove mongols out and rebuilt state	0
282177047	Mandarin	Imperial officials who traveled throughout the land and oversaw implementation of government policy	1
282177048	Forbidden City	A vast imperial enclave in Beijing and received news about the outside world from eunuch servants and administrators	2
282177049	Qing Dynasty	The pure dynasty after Ming dynasty Rose when Manchus moved to China	3
282177050	Manchu	Pastoral nomads from lands directly north of the Great Wall, who turned to agriculture in the very fertile region of southern manchuria	4
282177051	Son of Heaven	Derived from Mandate of Heaven The human being designated by heavenly powers to maintain order in the earth-the Chinese Emperor	5
282177052	Scholar-Bureaucrats	Came from a class of well-educated and highly literate men known as the scholar-gentry Dominated China's political and social life	6
282177053	Filial Piety	Duties of children of children toward their fathers and loyalty of subjects to the emperor	7
282177054	Foot Binding	Binding of feet so they would not grow (only women) Their size was originally meant to erotically arouse men Widespread in wealthy classes	8
282177055	Shogun	Military governor who ruled Japan from 1200-1600	9
282177056	Daimyo	A japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai Had to keep family in Edo (Tokyo) and spend every other year in the Tokugawa court	10
282177057	Tokugawa	Military government started with Ieyasu Dynasty after "country at war" Ended in 1867	11
282177058	Floating Worlds	Ukiyo Entertainment and pleasure quarters: teahouses, theaters, brothels and public baths	12
282177059	Kabuki	A form of drama which featured several acts consisting of lively and sometimes bawdy skits where styled acting combined with lyric singing, dancing and spectacular staging	13