Tang & Song Dynasties
This fast-ripening, drought-resistant crop from Vietnam led to a population boom during the Song Dynasty.
Champa Rice
This term describes the idea that rulers claim legitimacy through divine approval in China.
The Mandate of Heaven
This term means "the way of the gods" and was Japan's earliest religion.
Shintoism
This agricultural tool, improved during the Song Dynasty, helped boost agricultural production along with fertilizer and draft animals.
The Iron Plow
This Japanese prince sponsored missions to Tang China to study and adopt Chinese culture and governance.
Prince Shotoku
This dynasty revived the civil service examination system but ultimately lost power due to increased taxes and internal strife.
Tang
Confucianism emphasizes this concept, which is the respect for parents, leaders, and one’s role in society.
Filial Piety
This Japanese clan took control in the 400s, naming themselves emperors, although they didn't control all of Japan.
The Yamato
This Chinese invention revolutionized trade by allowing merchants to issue credit instead of physical currency.
Flying / Paper Money
Unlike China’s merit-based civil service exams, Japan's political power was determined by this factor.
Nobel Brith
he Song Dynasty became the most urbanized country in the world, with its capital, Hangzhou, home to more than this many residents.
over a million residents?
spiring government officials in nearly every dynasty up to 1200 CE had to pass exams based on this curriculum.
The Civil Service Exam
Lady Murasaki Shikibu did this during the Heian Period:
The Tale of Genji considered the world’s first novel
his naval technology, invented in China, greatly aided exploration and trade.
The Compass
This form of foot modification, widespread among elite families, symbolized female beauty and submission in China.
Foot Binding
This Chinese invention, first developed during the Tang and Song dynasties, later revolutionized warfare globally.
Gunpowder
Confucianism promotes this ideal, where individuals seek to live a peaceful and productive life by understanding their place in society.
Harmony
This term refers to the warrior class in Japan that lived by the code of Bushido
The Samurai
The Tang and Song Dynasties made advancements in this decorative material, which became a major export and was highly prized in the West.
Porcelain
During the Heian period, this rich family ruled Japan, establishing a court society focused on ritual and etiquette.
The Fujiwara
Champa Rice and this building project were major contributors to the Song Dynasty's rapid population growth and economic surge.
The Grand Canal
The civil service exams theoretically were open to all men, but in practice, only these individuals could afford the necessary education.
The Wealthy who could afford to study Confucianism
This shogunate was founded in 1192 and marked a period of military dictatorship in Japan where the Emperor only had symbolic power, but the SHogun was really in charge.
Kamakura Shogunate
This mechanical innovation which helped regulate work was developed in China during the Tang and Song dynasties.
The Mechanical Clock
Foreigners who wished to trade with China had to offer gifts to the emperor and perform rituals in this system.
The Tribute System