the Ming Dynasty
What form of government did the Ming Dynasty use?
What is centralized bureaucracy
Describe the queue hairstyle (the Chinese had to adopt this Manchu hairstyle)
What is a shaved forehead and hair braided into a pigtail
Who were the three powerful political figures that led the process of reunification?
Who are Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu
What is a distinctive Korean characteristic?
What is its alphabet
Who ruled on the Malay Peninsula?
What are Islamic Sultans
During early interactions between the Ming and Europeans _______ sides benefitted from this early cultural exchange
What is both
Who was the greatest of the Qing emperors?
Who is Kangxi
Who were the daimyo
What are heads of noble families, controlled their own lands and warred with their neighbors
The Korean alphabet is ________ based
What is phonetically
What was the chief form of government in the mainland states of Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia
What is the Buddhist style of kingship
What was perhaps most important exchange between the Ming and the Portuguese?
What is the exchange of ideas
Under what Qing ruler did the dynasty experience its greatest period of prosperity? (and reached its greatest physical size)
Who is Qianlong
How did the shogunate control the daimyo?
What is the hostage system
What was Korea's nickname during this time period?
What is the "Hermit Kingdom"
Who's teachings did the Vietnamese emperors follow?
Who is Confucius
The overthrow of the Ming dynasty created an opportunity for the _________
What is Manchus
Describe the ideal family unit in Qing China
Several generations living under one roof, married daughters leave, unmarried daughters, parents and grandparents remain in the home.
What is Japan's outcast class whose was of life was strictly regulated by the Tokugawa
What two events lead to Korea becoming an isolationist state?
What are the Japanese invasion of Korea and the Manchu attacks
What sacred quality were Javanese rulers believed to possess?
What is maintaining the balance between the sacred world and the material world
What are 3 things that lead to the decline of the Ming Dynasty?
Government corruption, high taxes leading to peasant unrest, crop yields declining due to harsh weather, a major epidemic
Why did China not develop the same attitude towards business that was emerging in Europe?
What is a lack of independence for merchants and manufacturers. The government controlled commercial activity and saw business as inferior to farming
Name 3 types of art that were on the rise during the Tokugawa era
What dynasty began in Korea? (was one of the world's longest lasting monarchies)
What is the Yi Dynasty
What was the main motivation for the Europeans arrival at Melaka and the Moluccas?
What are spices