Chapter 11 Key Terms Flashcards
ES. 302
Champa rice
Quick-maturing rice that can allow two harvests in one growing season. Originally introduced into Champa from India, it was later sent to China as a tribute gift by the Champa state. (See also tributary system.)
Significant because it was a main food source that was the main food source for people
S. 284
bubonic plague
A bacterial disease of fleas that can be transmitted by flea bites to rodents and humans; humans in late stages of the illness can spread the bacteria by coughing. Because of its very high mortality rate and the difficulty of preventing its spread, major outbreaks have created crises in many parts of the world. (See also Black Death.)
Significant because it wiped out most of Europe at one point which drastically changed the amount of people in places–> wiped out many cities at one point too
PS. 301
Fujiwara
Aristocratic family that dominated the Japanese imperial court between the ninth and twelfth centuries.
Significant because it became one of the most influential families in Japan that had a big impact on PERSIAN ideas etc in Japan
EI. 284
Grand Canal
The 1,100-mile (1,771-kilometer) waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers. It was begun in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire.
It was significant because it started some of the major empires in China–> the waterway connecting the two rivers meant for more water to be supplied to a greater amount of people–> increase in people–> more cities–> bigger trade–> greater PERSIAN ideas to be seen in China
PI. 293
gunpowder
A mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal, in various proportions. The formula, brought to China in the 400s or 500s, was first used to make fumigators to keep away insect pests and evil spirits. In later centuries it was used to make explosives and grenades and to propel cannonballs, shot, and bullets.
Signicant because it kept away insects from crops–> allowed for people to start have more crops–> more food–> more people. It was used for weapons so that meant they had a greater chance to succeed in wars and it made more significant and bloody battles between people
EI . 293
junk
A very large flatbottom sailing ship produced in the Tang, Ming, and Song Empires, specially designed for long-distance commercial travel.
Signifant becuase they could increase further exploration throughout the Indian Ocean–> also could be used for trade–> they could reach more people–> get exposed to more PERSIAN ideas
PS. 301
Kamakura Shogunate
The first of Japan’s decentralized military governments (1185-1333).
Significant because it was a new type of ruling–> different type of PERSIAN ideas that were around–> changed the type of leadership there
P. 284 Li Shimin (599-649)
One of the founders of the Tang Empire and its second emperor (r. 626-649). He led the expansion of the empire into Central Asia.
Singicant because of the expansion of his empire meant that there was alot more trade that could happen/ exposed to alot more–> mixing of cultures–> new PERSIAN ideas
PS . 299
Koryo
Korean kingdom founded in 918 and destroyed by a Mongol invasion in 1259.
Significant kingdom with many influential leaders–> many new leaders came about at this time that had influential and significant PERSIAN ideas
PSI. 295
movable type
Type in which each individual character is cast on a separate piece of metal. It replaced woodblock printing, allowing for the arrangement of individual letters and other characters on a page, rather than requiring the carving of entire pages at a time. It may have been invented in Korea in the thirteenth century. (See also printing press.)
Significant becuase it was a new type of copying system that allowed for the standardization of different things–> meant that things weren’t lost and everything was kept
PSI. 293
neo-Confucianism
Term used to describe new approaches to understanding classic Confucian texts that became the basic ruling philosophy of China from the Song period to the twentieth century.
This blending of philosophies meant different PERSIAN ideas came about-> a very good example of Syncretism throughout Asia
RS . 298
shamanism
The practice of identifying special individuals (shamans) who will interact with spirits for the benefit of the community. Characteristic of the Korean kingdoms of the early medieval period and of early societies of Central Asia.
This was significant because this type of interaction between spirits meant for a different type of PERSIAN ideas and a new type of outlook and take on life–> because it was part of the different kingdoms meant that the rulers took it into account of how they ruled
PI. 292
Song Empire
Empire in central and southern China (960-1126) while the Liao people controlled the north. Empire in southern China (1127-1279; the “Southern Song”) while the Jin people controlled the north. Distinguished for its advances in technology, medicine, astronomy, and mathematics.
Very significant empire where many new technologies came about that impacted the way people lived, interacted and increase the ability to travel–> more trade. The technologies that benefitted the people meant more people alive and more people living throughout Asia
PS. 284
Tang Empire
Empire unifying China and part of Central Asia, founded 618 and ended 907. The Tang emperors presided over a magnificent court at their capital, Chang’an.
Had a significant court–> this meant had a different and interesting type of law system throughout Asia–> there’re different type of court meant they had a different look on PERSIAN ideals
PES. 287
Tibet
Country centered on the high, mountain-bounded plateau north of India. Tibetan political power occasionally extended farther to the north and west between the seventh and thirteen centuries.
significant because it was an important PERSIAN political power house–> many different ideas etc came out from there that had a significant effect on many nations
there rule over an extensive amount of land helped with their trade and money conquests
