Dynasties
During the song dynasty where did many people start moving to?
Cities
What was the relationship between Shogun and Samaria
Shogun were the ruler and samarai were the warrior class that helped them stay in power.
What is Genghis Khan known for
Uniting the mongols and taking over parts of asia europe and northern china.
Explain confusionism
Not a religion but a philosophy
Respect elders and government leaders as long as they are fair
What dynasty was created the the Yuen dynasty became weak and fell apart?
Ming
What were 2 advancements made in agriculture during the song dynasty?
Quick ripening rice
Irrigation techniques
Began growing different valuable crops for people in the cities to trade.
Why do people who practice shintoism perform rituals
Build dicipling and mantain moral purity
Guided the treasure fleet and showed that china was willing to trade and explore under the ming dynasty even though they eventually turned to isolationism
Zeng He
Name ways that the constitution of prince shotoku borrowed from confusionism and buddism
Talked about harmony and getting along - B
Government and overall good was more important than the individual - C
Explain how the silk road led to cultural diffusion
People traveling on it could share knowledge and ideas
What were 3 trade related advancements made during the song dynasty
paper money, compass, glazed porcelain, printing
What were some ways china and korea influenced japan
Writing system, buddism, confusionism
What dynasty built the forbidden city, rebuilt the great wall and moved the capitol to beijing to prevent mongol attacks
Ming
How did Wendi support buddism in China during the Sui Dynasty
He and his wife were buddists and encouraged others to be, he supported the building of Monasteries and shrines, supported buddist missionaries.
Explain the significance of marco polo going to china
He meets Kublai
Kublai Khan is impressed with him
He advises kublai on running the empire
He returns to venice and writes about his journey.
How was the ming dynastys government different from the Yuen dynasty
Ming used scholar officials and placed them over the military rulers
Yuen used military leaders as government officials.
How would you describe the Heian Period in japan
Peace time, no wars, focus on the arts and building japanese culture.
What were 3 things Wendi did to unify china?
Standardized money, strong central govenment, built grand canal
Explain the connection between the grand canal being built and buddism spreading in china?
More people could travel easier to different parts of china and share ideas/ beliefs
In what ways did Kublai Khan embrace chinese culture
had admired chinese culture
adopted confusion beliefs
Had chinese advisors
Before Wendi reunified china what events led to there being no dynasties for a while?
Peasants rebelled against the ruling class because wealthy landowners made life too hard on them.
Explain the 4 levels of shogun society in japan from highest to lowest
Shogun - Military dictator
Daimyo - Wealthy landowners and traders
Samurai - Loyal well trained soldiers
Peasants - Workers with no power
What is Kublai Khans relation to Genghis and what is he known for
Grandson, conquering China and starting the yuen dynasty
How is shintoism similiar to animism
Both believe in natural spirits called Kami and have no god
Why did the mongols support trade and how did they improve the silk road
They were nomadic
Lowered taxes and tolls /made it secure