AP World History Chapter 8 Flashcards

7778260624	An Lushan	Foreign-born general who led a major revolt against the Tang dynasty in 755-763, perhaps provoking China's turn to xenophobia	0
7778263487	Bushido	The "way of the warrior", referring to the military virtues of the Japanese samurai, including bravery, loyalty and an emphasis on death over surrender	1
7778265932	Chinese Buddhism	China's only large-scale cultural borrowing before the 20th century. Was popular between 300-800ce. Suffered persecution during the 9th century	2
7778270203	Chu Nom	A variation of Chinese writing developed in Vietnam that became the basis for an independent national literature	3
7778270713	Hangul	A phonetic alphabet created in Korea in the fifteenth century	4
7778290192	Hangzhou	China's capital city during the Song dynasty, with a population of more than a million people	5
7778290193	Heian	Japan's second capital city, modeled on the Chinese capital of Chang'an	6
7778292279	Jurchen	A nomadic people that established a state that included parts of northern China	7
7778292280	Kami	Sacred spirits of Japan, whether ancestors or natural phenomenon; their worship later came to be called Shinto	8
7778294584	Khitan	A nomadic people who established a state that included parts of northern china (901-1125)	9
7778298079	Koryo	Korean dynasty (918-1392)	10
7778298080	Kumsong	The capital of Korea in the medieval era, modeled on the Chinese capital of Chang'an	11
7778300353	Murasaki Shikibu	A woman author from Japan. Active in the Heian court. Wrote around 1000ce	12
7778305376	Nara	Japan's first capital city modeled on the Chinese capital city of Chang'an	13
7778305377	Neo-Confucianism	A philosophy that emerged in Song-dynasty China; it revived Confucian thinking while adding in Buddhist and Daoist elements	14
7778308204	Pure Land Buddhism	A school of Buddhism that proved to be immensely popular in China; emphasized salvation by faith in the Amitabha Buddha	15
7778308205	Samurai	Members of Japan's warrior class, which developed as political power became increasingly decentralized	16
7778310940	Shotoku Taishi	Japanese statesman (572-622) who launched the drive to make Japan into a centralized bureaucratic state modeled on China; he is best known for the Seventeen Article Constitution	17
7778313997	Song Dynasty Economic Revolution	A major economic quickening that took place in China under the Song dynasty (960-1279ce) marked by rapid population growth, urbanization, economic specialization, the development of an immense network of internal waterways, and a great increase in industrial production and innovation	18
7778313998	Sui Dynasty	Ruling dynasty of China (589-618ce) that effectively reunited the country after several centuries of political fragmentation	19
7778319496	Tang Dynasty	Ruling dynasty of China from (618-907ce) noted for its openness to foreign cultural influence	20
7778319497	Tanka	Highly stylized form of Japanese poetry that has been a favored means of expression for centuries	21
7778322910	Tribute System	Chinese method of dealing with foreign lands and people's that assumed the subordination of all non-Chinese authorities and required the payment of tribute to the Chinese emperor	22
7778322911	Trung Sisters	Two Vietnamese sisters who launched a major revolt against the Chinese presence in Vietnam in 39ce.	23
7778326358	Uighurs	Turkic empire of the steppes, flourished in the 8th century	24
7778326359	Wendi, Emperor	Sui emperor (581-604) who particularly patronized Buddhism	25
7778329095	Xiongnu	Major confederacy that was established around 200 bce. and eventually reached from Manchuria to Central Asia	26
7778329096	Yi	Korean Dynasty (1392-1910)	27