Topic 12 lesson 1
A system of government with many departments and bureaus led by appointed officials.
bureaucracy
A vast area of grasslands.
Steppe
A device with a magnetized piece of metal that points north.
Compass
An area that is a part of a continent.
mainland
A symbolic leader, while someone else was really in control.
Figurehead
People who are hired and promoted based on talent and skills, rather than wealth or status.
Merit system
Yongle moved the capital city to Beijing.
To protect against invaders
Ancient Chinese philosophy.
Daoism
A chain of Islands.
archipelago
A supreme military commander.
Shogun
Under Tang China, it grew
largest size
He organized the Mongol army into an efficient fighting force.
A reason for Genghis Khan's military success.
A system of moral behavior.
Confucianism
a group of people with a common ancestor.
clan
A social system in which landowners granted people land or other rewards in exchange for military service or labor.
Feudalism
Built a strong central government and acquired new territories.
Tang rulers
A tyrant or dictator.
Despot
The focus of Confucianism.
Harmoney with nature
Someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is unable to rule.
Regent
Local land-owning lords.
Daimyo
The growth of cities.
Urbanizaton
A payment to a higher power.
tribute
A religion based on the teachings of the Indian spiritual leader Siddhartha Gautama.
Buddhism
Prince Shotoku used this religion to organize Japan.
Budddism
The way of the warrior.
Bushido