12.1
The dynasty which constructed the Grand Canal/the significance
Sui, connected food from the south to populated north
Genghis Khan stands for this...
What is Universal Ruler
The mountain range of Korea which runs from north to south on the eastern coast
What is the T'aebaek Range
The Samurai code of conduct
What is bushido
The name for the period of peace established by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries
What is Pax Mongolica
Define tributary state. Provide countries that were tributary states to China under the Tang dynasty
Self governing states that paid regular tribute to acknowledge China's supremacy.
Korea, Vietnam, Tibet
The ruler of Yuan China and two ways he prevented Chinese rebellion
Kublai Khan
- only allowed Mongols to serve in the military
- reserved most powerful govt positions for Mongols or other non-Chinese officials
The dynasty that unified all of Korea in 676 AD
What was the Silla Kingdom
The religion of Japan
What is Shinto
The group of people in China who were least respected according to Confucian Values. Explain why.
Merchants-
-do not produce anything themselves
-since their riches came from the labor of others
Name and describe China's two main social classes.
Gentry- wealthy landowning class
Peasantry- vast majority of the population which worked and lived off what they produced.
Venetian Merchant who worked for the Yuan leaders/his significance
Who was Marco Polo
Wrote vivid account of experiences in China- described the wealth and splendor to Europeans. Sparked interest in China
The capital of the Silla Kingdom and its nickname
What is Kyongju/City of Gold
The 4 main islands of Japan
Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku
Explain Foot Binding and the dynasty it began in.
SONG
To further subordinate women, a young girls feet would be bound and shaped into a lily shaped foot about half the size of a regular foot.
Symbol of nobility and status. Life away from labor. Began in aristocratic families bit eventually tricked down to lower classes.
Women may not get husbands without binding feet.
Women with bound feet often could not walk without assistance.
Peasent women often could not afford to do this.
Describe the themes of Art during the Tang and Song Dynasties. Be sure to mention what artists sought to reflect.
Chinese landscape paintings, spiritual essence of the natural world
Sought balance and harmony through the mastery of simple strokes and lines.
Causes for the Yuan decline and the dynasty which replaces it
Yuan dynasty declines after death of Kublai Khan
Corruption, heavy taxes and natural disasters led to frequent uprisings
MING
The dynasty which takes over after the Silla and the capital
What is the Koroyo dynasty/Songak
List the social classes of Feudal Japan from top to bottom
Emperor,
Shogun,
Daimyo,
Samurai,
Peasents -Merchants- Artisans
This Korean dynasty_________ perfected technique for making porcelain with an unusual blue-green glaze called _______
Koroyo Dynasty/ Celadon
List the dynasties in order. Be sure to include the eras of warring states.
Xia, Shang, Zhou, Era of Warring States, Qin, Han, Era of Warring States, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming
Ming Chinese admiral and diplomat who took 7 expeditions/goal of expeditions
Who was Zheng He?
Goal-promote trade and collect tribute from lesser powers across western seas
Who was Korea' most celebrated king and what did he do for his people?
Who was King Sejong/replaced complex Chinese system of writing with Hangul- the Korean phonetic alphabet-led to increased literacy rates
Describe how noblewomen shaped the Heian Period.
noblewomen lived under elaborate rules of etiquette- although women were forbidden to learn the language-they still produced important pieces of literature of the time
some women were trained in military arts, some as warriors, supervised family estates...
Eventually they lose power as feudal warfare increased.
Describe three artistic tradtions which emerged from Japan during their feudal age
Noh Plays, Kabuki, Bunraku, woodblock artists