AP world history - Asia vocab Flashcards

11285418762	Sui Dynasty	(589-618 CE) The Chinese dynasty that was like the Qin Dynasty in imposing tight political discipline; this dynasty built the Grand Canal which helped transport the rice in the south to the north.	0
11285418763	Tang Dynasty	(618-907 CE) The Chinese dynasty that was much like the Han, who used Confucianism. This dynasty had the equal-field system, a bureaucracy based on merit, and a Confucian education system.	1
11285440264	Xuan Dynasty		2
11285447767	Empress WU Zhao	Rose to power after the death of Emperor Tang Taizong, and declared herself empress in 690	3
11285457364	Chang'an	Capital of Tang dynasty; a population of 2 million, larger than any other city in the world at that time.	4
11285479321	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.	5
11285489755	Song Dynasty	(960-1279 CE) The Chinese dynasty that placed much more emphasis on civil administration, industry, education, and arts other than military.	6
11285498088	Moveable type (China)	• a way to mass produce books • increased literacy and bureaucrats among the lower classes.	7
11285501895	Yuan Dynasty	(1279-1368 CE) The dynasty with Mongol rule in China; centralized with bureaucracy but structure is different: Mongols on top->Persian bureaucrats->Chinese bureaucrats.	8
11285504776	Ming Dynasty	Succeeded Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted huge trade expeditions to southern Asia and elsewhere, but later concentrated efforts on internal development within China.	9
11285518876	Tribute system	Chinese method of dealing with foreign lands and peoples that assumed the subordination of all non-Chinese authorities and required the payment of tribute—produce of value from their countries—to the Chinese emperor (although the Chinese gifts given in return were often much more valuable).	10
11285518877	Bureucracy	a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.	11
11285541127	Civil service exam	In China, it was an exam based on Confucian teachings that was used to select people for various government service jobs in the bureaucracy.	12
11285556400	Grand Canal	Built in 7th century during reign of Yangdi during Sui dynasty; designed to link the original centers of Chinese civilization on the north China plain with the Yangtze river basin to the south; nearly 1200 miles long.	13
11285560763	Neo-Confucianism	The Confucian response to Buddhism by taking Confucian and Buddhist beliefs and combining them into this. However, it is still very much Confucian in belief.	14
11285598719	Footbinding	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.	15
11285690817	Shinto	A Japanese religion whose followers believe that all things in the natural world are filled with divine spirits	16
11285695396	Taiko Reforms	645 CE • Bureaucratic & legal reforms modeled after the Tang Dynasty's in China borrowed from Prince Shotoku. • The reforms were enacted after his death.	17
11285710382	Heinz Period/Fujiwara		18
11285714077	Shogun	In feudal Japan, a noble similar to a duke. They were the military commanders and the actual rulers of Japan for many centuries while the Emperor was a powerless spiritual figure.	19
11285716761	Diamyo		20
11285723039	Bushido		21
11285731343	Zen/Chan Buddhism	Form of Mahayana Buddhism that teaches that the real truth about life comes from intuitive flashes of insight.	22
11285732879	Delhi Sultanate	(1206-1526 CE) The successors of Mahmud of Ghazni mounted more campaigns, but directed their goals to creating this empire.	23