Social Structures
Foot binding is...
Where women would wrap their feet so tightly that the bones could not develop properly.
A vast organization in which appointed officials carried out the empire's policies.
Imperial Bureaucracy
Buddhism came to China from India from ___.
The Silk Roads.
Agricultural productivity developed this drought-resistant crop.
Champa Rice
Song Dynasty's predecessor.
Tang Dynasty
Because more men had government jobs, the scholar gentry grew. This is an immediate effect from ____.
The Civil Service Exam.
The Civil Service Exam was an opportunity for young men (no matter the social class) to obtain high jobs in bureaucracy. This opportunity was created by _____.
Song Taizu
Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, and _____ represent three forms of Buddhism.
Tibetan Buddhism
Although China had used this invention for years, the Song Dynasty utilized its power for military advancement.
Gunpowder
___ developed the greatest manufacturing capability in the world at this time.
China
List the five classes in China's class structure.
Aristocracy, scholar gentry, farmers, artisans, and merchants.
A major flaw/ weakness in the Song Dynasty.
(Possible Answer) They created too many well paying jobs that drained their funds.
The syncretic faith.
Chan Buddhism, also called Zen Buddhism.
This innovation lead to increased amount of circulation of money in the Song Dynasty.
Taxes
The Song Dynasty lasted from ___ to ___.
960 to 1279
Explain why merchants were considered lower in China's society.
(Possible Answer) A value of China in this time was hard work. They did not see exchanging goods as a job that needed strength or the ability to make something new.
A continuity in China's government.
Bureaucracy
Filial Piety is...
The duty of family members to subordinate their desires to the male head of the family and to the ruler.
An arrangement where other states had to pay money/ goods to honor the Chinese emperor.
Tributes
The dynamic of the relationship between China and Japan and Korea and Japan differed in that...
(Possible Answer) Japan had the governing style to Feudalism in Europe and stayed more to themselves. Whereas Korea emulated China's governing style and even tried to adopt China's writing style.
Vietnam differed from China socially...
(Possible Answer) Vietnamese women had greater independence than Chinese women in this time.
Japan and China's governing styles differed in that...
The Four Noble Truths are...
The idea that personal suffering can be alleviated by eliminating cravings or desires and following Buddhist precepts.
The Grand Canal was an inexpensive project that granted an efficient waterway. It spanned _____ miles.
30,000 miles
Vietnam revolted against China because...
They found China to be too oppressive and didn't agree with some of their traditions.