Vocabulary
This political philosophy relies on a strong central rule, strict laws, and harsh punishments to maintain order.
Legalism
When checking a source’s credibility, a historian looks for this person or group to understand their potential bias.
Author
This massive mountain range on China's southwest border acted as a natural barrier to travel.
Himalayas
This achievement involved creating a uniform system of money and measurements across the empire.
Economic Standardization
This branch of Buddhism emphasized compassion and taught that it was possible for all beings to reach nirvana
Mahayana Buddhism
This is the Daoist concept of opposing forces existing in harmony, with each containing the seed of the other
Yin/Yang
This is the term for why a source was created, such as to inform, persuade, or entertain.
Purpose
This body of water separates the Japanese islands from the mainland of Korea and Russia
Sea of Japan
Qin Shi Huangdi implemented this to ensure everyone in the empire used the same characters for communication.
Writing Reform
These were official groups sent from Japan to the Tang court in China to study Buddhism and bring back new knowledge
Japanese Missions
This term describes a monarch’s right to rule, which is dependent on their ability to care for the people's well-being
Mandate of Heaven
A historian questions a source’s credibility if it was written hundreds or thousands of years after an event, which affects this factor.
Accuracy
These two major rivers (named on your map) provided the water and fertile land necessary for Chinese development.
Yellow River and the Yangtze River
This violent achievement involved the "Burning and Burying" of these to suppress opposing ideas.
Books (and Scholars +1)
This is a system of power and favor that is centered on and benefits males.
Patriarchy
This Confucian virtue emphasizes devotion to family, including obeying parents and practicing ancestor worship.
Filial Piety
To support a historical claim, a student must use sources that are logical, relevant, and this
Credible
This harsh desert in northern China and southern Mongolia created a barrier for northern expansion.
Gobi Desert
These "Internal Improvements" included the building of roads and this massive defensive structure.
How may Myths be valuable for historians?
understanding cultural perspectives and values
This refers to the organized offices and people who carry out the daily tasks of a government.
Bureaucracy
This is the practice of identifying exactly where a piece of information came from, such as "McCullough, Helen C., trans. The Tale of the Heike".
Source/Citation
Name the largest country in East Asia
China
This massive project, featuring thousands of clay soldiers, was part of the Emperor's "Quest for Immortality".
Terracotta Army
This is the Korean alphabet, which was famously invented by King Sejong to improve literacy.
Hangul