Topic 12 lesson 1
The growth of cities.
What is urbanization?
A tyrant or dictator.
Despot
A system of moral behavior.
Confucianism
A chain of Islands.
archipelago
A supreme military commander.
Shogun
Song dynasty development over time
very weak
A vast area of grasslands.
Steppe
A device with a magnetized piece of metal that points north.
Compass
An area that is a part of a continent.
mainland
A symbolic leader, while someone else was really in control.
Figurehead
Built a strong central government and acquired new territories.
Tang rulers
A payment to a higher power.
tribute
Ancient Chinese philosophy.
Daoism
a group of people with a common ancestor.
clan
The way of the warrior.
Bushido
People who are hired and promoted based on talent and skills, rather than wealth or status.
merit system
Yongle moved the capital city to Beijing.
To protect against invaders
A religion based on the teachings of the Indian spiritual leader Siddhartha Gautama.
Buddhism
Prince Shotoku used this religion to organize Japan.
Budddism
A social system in which landowners granted people land or other rewards in exchange for military service or labor.
Feudalism
A system of government with many departments and bureaus led by appointed officials.
bureaucracy
He organized the Mongol army into an efficient fighting force.
A reason for Genghis Khan's military success.
The focus of Confucianism.
Harmoney with nature
Someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is unable to rule.
Regent
Local land-owning lords.
Daimyo