ch 7 history Flashcards
the _____ dynasty completed the grand canal
sui
the wealthiest kingdom in the world at this time? (2nd golden age of china)
tang dynasty
what was the official religion of the tang dynasty?
taoism
what caused the decline of the tang dynasty?
selfish rulers crushed country’s wealth, people rebelled
during the song dynasty, portions of china fell to _____
barbarians
the _____ dynasty was restored under _____
song; taizu
what did women in the song dynasty do?
-raised kids
-crops
-rarely real job opportunities
what is the examination system?
recruiting of gov’t workers
(must have mastery of Chinese lit)
shintoism
“way of the gods”
-worship of nature
-love for homeland
-religion of feeling
shintoism was the main religion of ______
japan
the first emperor of Japan was __________
jimmy tehno- “heavenly prince”
Japan has less than _____ land good for farming
20%
________ was japan’s nation religion in the 7th century
buddhism
yoritomo was a supreme _____________ ________ of japan
military leader
________(________) was the highest class in japan
warrior (samurai)
who had the real power in japan
the shogun
what does Bushido mean
“way of the warrior” (military code)
Korea is ____ mountainous
70%
three kingdoms of korea
-silla conquered 2 others, united peninsula
-buddhism
-chinese writing
the koryo dynasty embraced the ______ ___________’s government based on Buddhist teachings
tang dynasty
vietnam is located in the ______________ peninsula
indochina
what was the climate like in N Vietnam?
humid and tropical
what was the climate like in S Vietnam?
tropical savannah
the ___ ____ kingdom was formed in ______ Vietnam after collapse of tang dynasty
dai viet; north
the _______ kingdom was formed in the ______
champa; south
the Cambodian civilizations were formed on ______ ___ _____
rivers and lakes
tonle sap means
“large river” goes from 1000 sq/m to 9500
Angkor war is the largest __________ temple in cambodia
buddhist
central Asia was the homeland for people like ____ and _____
huns; turks
what animal was important to mongols
horses (short and steady)
Mongolia is ____ ft above sea level
5200
what are steppes
large, dry, grassy plains
Mongolia had ____ and ____ winters with limited rainfall
long; cold
people/animals had to be _______ in order to survive
strong
mongols invented the _______ for riding horses
stirrups
Mongolia was _________
landlocked
________ was an important Chinese invention for war
gunpowder
the Chinese invented ___________, the flamethrower, and the _________ ___________
paper; magnetic compass
woodblock printing was invented by the ________
chinese
the tang dynasty’s decline lasted ____ years
300
the _____ dynasty didn’t want generals to have power
song
why did the sui dynasty fail?
tried to expand to NK and people turned against them (rebelled)
__ _____ created the tang dynasty
li yuan
