Political
A system where China forced inferior nations to pay them to show dominance.
What is the Tributary system?
China is located here.
What is East Asia?
This East Asian belief system is considered a Patriarchy
Confucianism
A blend of Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism that started during the Song Dynasty.
What is Neo-Confucianism?
This invention would later be used to revolutionize warfare as we still use it today.
What is gunpowder?
The chronological order of Dynasties (Song, Han, Tang)
Han->Tang->Song
China traded with this other country in East Asia by land.
What is Korea?
Confucianism taught this to China.
Filial Piety
Five Relationships
Patriarchy
Where Buddhism came from (Region, Country)
Allowed for China to trade with Japan.
What are boats?
This was used to convince people that a ruler had permission from God to rule over a nation.
What is the mandate of heaven?
This country/nation traded with China but was inaccessible by land. In order to trade with them, China needed to use boats.
What is Japan?
What is a difference in Buddhism and Confucianism?
Buddhism preaches equality while Confucianism has a social hierarchy.
The process of converting something to Chinese culture.
What is Sinification?
This invention lead to the mass production of books and increased literacy.
What is movable type + printing?
What was the purpose of the imperial examination system, and how did it impact the government?
Allowed government positions to be awarded based on merit rather than birth, ensuring that the most capable individuals could serve in the bureaucracy.
How does Buddhism in Japan show Cultural Diffusion?
Shows cultural diffusion because Buddhism originated in India, then through the Silk Road gain popularity in China and eventually reached Japan by the trade between China and Japan
How did Neo-Confucianism shape social structures during the Song Dynasty?
Reinforced strict social hierarchies, emphasizing the “five relationships” & Filial Piety
What is an example of cultural diffusion in Japan?
BUDDHISM
This invention helped create navigate sea trade around the Pacific and Indian Ocean's
The Compass
What factors contributed to the decline of the Song Dynasty?
Weak military, Conquered by nomadic groups (Jurchen and later the Mongols).
Another reason why the Song dynasty fell (how'd they spend their money)
Paying tribute to foreign, invading Nomads from the north
How did women’s roles change from the Tang to the Song Dynasty?
Tang women had greater social freedoms, participating in business and even political affairs.
Song women experienced increasing restrictions due to Neo-Confucianism, which emphasized traditional gender roles.
The reason why some people in the Tang dynasty accepted Buddhism.
How did the introduction of Champa rice impact China’s economy and population?
Allowed farmers to produce more food, supporting a rapidly growing population.