Vocab Words
This vocab words means deadly.
lethal
What was foot binding?
Wrapping and breaking a girl’s feet with cloth to stop growth and make them very small.
Around what century did foot binding begin in China?
As early as the 9th or 10th century.
This vocab word means a Chinese ethnic minority.
Manchu
What painful steps were involved in binding the feet?
Soaking feet, breaking toes and arches, curling toes under, and tightly binding with cloth.
Which Chinese groups never practiced foot binding?
The Manchu and the Hakka.
This vocab word means a manner of walking, runner, or movement
gait
Why did some poor families bind their eldest daughter’s feet?
So she could marry into a wealthy family.
What were some long-term health problems caused by foot binding?
Infections, broken bones, trouble walking, falls, and sometimes death.
This vocab word means to get rid of.
abolish
What was the “Golden Lotus”?
An ideal bound foot length of about 3 Chinese inches (4 Western inches).
Who first began opposing foot binding in the 18th and 19th centuries?
The Manchu, Hakka, Christian missionaries, and later feminists.
This vocab word means a type of female slave.
concubine
Around what century did foot binding begin in China?
As early as the 9th or 10th century.
In what year was the last reported case of foot binding?
1957.