China and Japan Flashcards
Ming Dynasty
A major dynasty that ruled China from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-seventeenth century.
Qing Dynasty
during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu.
Examination system
was an attempt to recruit men on the basis of merit rather than on the basis of family or political connection.
Opium
A reddish-brown heavy-scented addictive drug prepared from the juice of the opium poppy, used as a narcotic and in medicine as an analgesic.
Taiping Rebellion
“Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement”) was a massive rebellion or civil war in China that lasted from 1850 to 1864, which was fought between the established Manchu-led Qing
Beijing
a city in and the capital of the People’s Republic of China, in the NE part, in central Hebei province: traditional capital of China.
Treaty of Nanjink
was a peace treaty which ended the First Opium War (1839–42) between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842.
Taiwan
Island nation in the Pacific Ocean near the mainland of southern China
Empress
a female emperor.
Ci Xi
The dowager empress of China
Self-strengthening movement
was a period of institutional reforms initiated in China during the late Qing dynasty following a series of military defeats and concessions to foreign powers.
Imperial City
a city (as Rome) that is the seat of empire.
Porcelain
a white vitrified translucent ceramic; china.
Boxer Rebellion
a Chinese secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an uprising in northern China against the spread of Western and Japanese influence there.
Tokugawa Shogunate
was the last feudal Japanese military government, which existed between 1603 and 1867.
Commodore Matthew Perry
was a Commodore of the United States Navy and commanded a number of ships.
Mesi Restoration
is to receive back more than has been lost to the point where the final state is greater than the original condition.
Consulate
the place or building in which a consul’s duties are carried out.
Eta
the seventh star in a constellation.
Edo
a member of a people inhabiting the district of Benin in Nigeria.
The hermit kingdom
is a term applied to any country, organization or society which willfully walls itself off, either metaphorically or physically, from the rest of the world
Isolation
the process or fact of isolating or being isolated.
Dutch learning
is a body of knowledge developed by Japan through its contacts with the Dutch enclave of Dejima, which allowed Japan
Junks
discard or abandon unceremoniously.
