Asian Empires

Question 1

Daily life in feudal japan

Answer 1

Most people worked in agriculture and the main crop was rice. Everything was also about ritual and precision.

Question 2

Shintoism

Answer 2

The indigenous peoples’ religion before the Japanese came over. They worshiped nature spirits called kami. The red gateways are entrances to kami temples.

Question 3

Buddhism

Answer 3

After the Japanese people came over to Japan they introduced buddhism. It originally from China but then it spread worldwide.

Question 4

Zen Buddhism

Answer 4

It is about peace and finding a center in nature. This didn’t really align with Japan’s beliefs so they changed it to fit their culture.

Question 5

Confucianism

Answer 5

It’s not very religious and is more like a philosophy. It set up this system to help keep balance in society. This was the norm for japan.

Question 6

Art and culture of Japan

Answer 6

-Tale of Genji
-Haiku
-Kabuki

Question 7

Education in Feudal Japan

Answer 7

Samurai were taught martial arts, literature, and ethics. Temple schools taught education for commoners. Terakoya taught only to rich people (they got the best education). And women got limited education.

Question 8

Warfare and castles

Answer 8

Famous castles: Himeji, Osaka, and Edo
Siege warfare and the importance of alliances, Siege is when you surround the castle and don’t let anyone in or out and wait.

Question 9

Women of Feudal Japan

Answer 9

Roles varied by social class
Samurai women: educated in martial arts and household management
Peasant women: worked alongside men in fields
Limited legal rights, but some women held significant influence

Question 10

Tokogawa shogunate

Answer 10

Used guns and was the first shogunate. He moved the capital to Edo (modern day Tokyo)

Question 11

Hongwu (Ming)

Answer 11

Took power in 1368 and named the dynasty ming. He got rid of the Mongols and was an overall good leader. He also created civil service exams.

Question 12

Yonglo (Ming)

Answer 12

Took control after Hongwu and moved the capital to Beijing and built the forbidden city.

Question 13

Forbidden City

Answer 13

Where the imperial court was stationed.

Question 14

Zheng He (MIng)

Answer 14

Was first a slave but then became a part of the court. He explored the Indian ocean and established trade networks.

Question 15

Isolationism

Answer 15

In 1433 the Ming emperor stopped all trade and exploration in an attempt to preserve Japanese culture. This created a new Mongol threat and restored the great wall.

Question 16

Ming decline

Answer 16

Because of the dynastic cycle the population grew and corruption happened. They had weak rulers so it just failed.

Question 17

Qing dynasty

Answer 17

They rebelled in China and took Beijing. It was a more Chinese dynasty than Ming was. It promoted confucianism and bright back civil service exams.

Question 18

Civil Service Exams

Answer 18

This was how they would choose government officials. It was a test and less than 1% would pass initially.

Question 19

Life under Qing rule

Answer 19

There was no inter-marrige allowed and no binding feet. The Chinese hated the Qing dynasty.

Question 20

Kangxi (Qing)

Answer 20

He lowered taxes and expanded the empire.

Question 21

Qianlong (Qing)

Answer 21

He was Kangxi’s grandson. He brought the Qing dynasty to its peak.

Question 22

Qing and Foreign Relations

Answer 22

They also performed isolationism. They didn’t want anything to do with other countries.

Question 23

Qing and China fall

Answer 23

China was very advanced but when they started to do isolationism they fell behind.