Chapter 26 Flashcards
Hongwu
Founder of the Ming dynasty who drove the Mongols out of China and built a tightly centralized state.
Matteo Rici
founder of the Jesuits mission to China. Had a goal of converting China to Christianity, beginning w/ the Ming emperor Wanli
Manchus
Pastoral nomads from Manchuria who moved their capital to Beijing and displaced the Ming dynasty. Proclaimed new Qing dynasty.
Nurhaci
Unified Manchu tribes into a centralized state, promulgated a code of laws, & organized a powerful military force
Kangxi
Confucian scholar & enlightened ruler. Helped Manchus consolidate their hold on China. Also conqueror.
foot-binding
A custom which tightly constrained and deformed by strips of linen bound and restrained feet from growing.
Scholar-bureaucrats
Ranked slightly above gentry
Zhu Xi
Most prominent architect of neo-Confucianism. Emphasized valves of self-discipline, filial piety & obedience
bakufu
military government which Tokugawa airy ash established
Shogun
“military governer”, sought to symbolize power while the emperor was a figurehead
Tokugawa Ieyasu
The last of the chieftains who brought about the unification of Japan. Established Tokugawa bakufu
daimyo
Powerful territorial lords who ruled most of jam from the vast, hereditary landholdings. Functioned as a near-absolute rulers within their domain.
native learning
Scorned neo-Confucianism & Buddhism but emphasized instead the importance of folk traditions and indigenous Shinto religion
floating worlds
Entertainment & pleasure quarters where tea houses, theaters, etc. offered escape from responsibilities
Ihara Saikaku
one of Japan’s most prolific poets who helped create a new genre of prose literature, the “books of the floating world”.
