Chapter 15 terms Flashcards
ID Sui Dynasty
589-618CE
Major contribution was the Grand Canal that linked north and southern China.
ID Tang Dynasty
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ID Song Dynasty
960-1279CE
Expanded the government by allowing more people into the Buceaurcracy. —> lead to finantial troubles, higher taxes on farmers and peasants, rebelions.
ID Grand Canal
Connected Northern and Southern China through an artificial water way. Used for trade but also spread cultural influences. Helped the economy and supplied either side with needed goods.
Equal-Field System
Created to distribute land among the population of China and to provide equal farming land and opportunity to everyone. it gave stability in the Chinese farming provences.
Later backfired because of the population increase.
Footbinding
A cultural practice only for the daughters of high class wealthy families. The Chinese thought small feet was attractive so when the bones were still growing they bound the foot to stop the growth. —> forced women to depend on their husbands because footbinding left them handicap.
Gunpowder
Discovered by Daoist alchamists who were looking for elixers that would prolong life. The military saw potential and the study of gunpowder chemistry spread to Europe where they later developed metal cannons. Gunpowder was a major discovery in the weapons indistry
Printing
Printers carved the reverse images of a full page onto a block, inked over it and pressed the paper on top. This helped to produce text fast and easy. This also could make copies in huge amounts that were avalible for everyone.
Paper Money
Helped the economy by putting a price on agricultural items and it was universal in China. The money was even made with serial numbers which prevented counterfiting. Paper money lead to a large input in Chinese economy.
Neo- Confucianism
Syncratism between Buddhist and Confucian teachings and themes. Inluenced east Asia and other surrounding contries. Combined philosophy, politics, and moral from both religions. Created a new fallowing that shaped China and it’s surrounding countries.
Chan (Zen) Buddhism
Syincratism between Buddism and Daoisim
Silla Dynasty
Korea
Rulers reconized China as it’s overlord. Offered tribune to Chinese rulers and because of the cooperation they were treated well and even recieved better gifts in return. this opened oppertunities for trade into Korea through China.
Nara Period
Japan
They were heavely influenced by China in the government and religion. They adopted the bureacracy to creat a more centralized governement and buddhism and confucianism. Japan still practied their own traditions along side the Chinese ideas and it still holds true today.
Heian Period
the political order in Japan was split between the public recongnized athourity and others who had an effected rule through influence. An aristocrate controled the throne through major influence on th imperial house and it’s members.
Resulted in longevity in the imperial house because the emperors weren’t blamed for bad things happening in the empire.
Samurai
They were trained profesional warriors. Japanese provincial lords relied on Samurai to enforce their rule over the land they controled, and to gain more land. Samurai practiced riding, hunting, and martial arts. For their service to their lord, they were granted land and servants to work the land.
