Topic 12 Lesson 1
The growth of cities
Urbanization
a person who moves from place to place at different times of the year and doesn't have a permanent home
nomad
confusianism
an area that is a part of a continent
mainland
highly trained warriors
samurai
longest human-built waterway that connects China's two great rivers, the Huang and the Chang
The Grand Canal
a ruler
earth, heaven, and people should follow the Dao
Daoism
clan
local land owning lords
daimyo
system in which people are hired and promoted based on talent and skills, rather than wealth or social status
merit system
tyrant or director
despot
workers carved text into blocks of wood then covered the wood in ink and pressed it onto paper
block printing
chain of islands
archipelago
a system in which landowners granted people land or other rewards in exchange for military service or labor
feudalism
When did a military leader unite much of China and began the song dynasty
960
When did the Ming dynasty fall
1644
vietnam, korea, and japan borrowed the Chinese ______ system
writing
when did buddhism arrive in Japan from Korea
538
When did bushido become an official code of conduct
1600s
When did the Jin Kingdom take control of northern China
1127
When was Chinese rule restored under the Ming dynasty
1368
both confusianism and _______ spread from china to other lands
buddhism
When did Prince Shotoku take power
593
when did bushido start to influence Japan
1900s