Concepts
Main Military system during the Ming dynasty
Garrison system (Wei-Suo system)
What did Baiyi Guanyin symbolize?
Symbolized purity and mercy and embodied compassion, maternal love, and forgiveness
List one of the reasons why the economic status of merchants rose. (3 possible answers)
Maritime trade
Reconstruction of the Grand Canal
Reconstruction of the Great Wall
What did people eat during the Dragon Boat Festival?
Zongzi
Who is the Emperor?
Zhu Yuanzhang
The family responsible to ensure at least one manpower in the state's troop
Junhu/ Military houseohold
What did Buddhist temples offer?
Offered charity, education, and moral teachings
What is tribute trade? And list one of the things that was traded.
Tribute trade: trade that is based on the tribute system, in which foreign rulers present ceremonial tribute, in return, they would also receive tributes.
Aromatics/spices
ivory
rhino horn
exotic animals
weapons
clocks
What is an usual way for the families that own the military obligations to share the burdens
Rotation by generation/ lineage
What did the Earth God represent?
connection between people and their land
the Personnel from a particular family in military service
Zhengjun
What were the sacrifices at the Temple of Heaven for?
It was to ensure harmony and prosperity in the heavens
Why was the giraffe favored as a tribute animal?
Because it resembled the mythical creature qilin.
What did the Qingming Festival promote?
It promotes filial piety and it honors past ancestors
Who was the admiral of the Treasure Fleet?
Zheng He
A punishment pattern involves multiple individuals simultaneously
Signs of losing the Mandate in Heaven?
Disasters in general, but mainly flooding, famine, and rebellions.
Importance of Porcelain?
It was one of the main items of trade. The Reign of Inscription was often seen on it. Replaced stoneware.
Chen Jinggu/Linshui Furen
Yang's family
people embracing, complying with, adjusting, and contesting norms and rules regarding authority over, production of, or allocation of resources and doing so in quiet, mundane, and subtle expressions and acts that are rarely organised or direct
Everyday Politics
What are the three teachings and how were they integrated into society?
Confucianism - moral values for the state Buddhist - compassion and community Daoism - cosmic influence (balance and protection)
What was the capital during the Yongle Emperor's reign? What did he build there (imperial palace)?
Beijing; the forbidden city
Where the deity of fertility was initially worshiped
Northern Fujian and Eastern Fujian (闽北/闽东）
Who was the person who started the Dragon Boat Festival, and what did he embody?
Qu Yuan drowned to protest corruption