China/Japan Flashcards
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What weapon did the Chinese use to overthrow the mongols
firearms/guns
What had helped weaken the mongols rule over china
The plauge
Where did the emperors of the Ming dynasty live
forbidden city
what was the worlds most wanted commodity in 1838
opium
who brougt opium to china?
trogrs or british
how did the chines pay for opium
silver
what type of iorn technology was invented in china
cast iorn
what weapon was created after inventing cast iorn
crossbow
what parts were made to make the cross bow
inerchangable
what did the emporor build to protect his china
great wall of china
what year did the romans arrive in china
166AD
what product did the romans want from china
silk
what was the punishment for revealing the secret of silk
death
what did zeng hes fleet have
1-nine mats
2-zheng he had 400-500 ft ship
3zeng he had 28000 men
whats the dynastic cycle
the rise and fall of ruling families
manadate of heavan
when heaven granted the right to a ruler to heaven
filial piety
the duty and respect kids owed their parents
what and how did the civil sevice exam work
they had to take it every 3 years at the local level, they used numbers, no names and had guards watching at all times, papers were copied and 3 judges judged them
what are the 5 geographical restrictions china faced
1-south china sea
2-yellow sea
3-east china sea
4-gobi dessert
5-hymilayain mountains
what was the main export of china
porcalain
what were the mongols main weapon
compound bow
grand canal
connected the northern and southern china
genghis khan
he created the mongol emipre
kublai khan
genghis khans grandson who conquured the rest of china- failed to capture japan
batu
genghis khans other grandson, he invaded europe and his troops swept russia, poland, hungary, and vienna.
marco polo
traveled to chian and became a famous merchant. got hired by kubli khan and made him a representatives.
golden horde
the name of the mongol troops based of of the color of their tents
free trade
belif that goverment should not interfear or restrict with international trade
extraterritorially
live or do buisness as a foriener
unequal treaties
giving westen powers trade benefits because china was under pressure
opium war
confit with exporting opium form britan to china and how it was dangorius substance
treaty of najing
treaty fololowing the opium war. opened ports to british trade agian
taiping rebelion
(1850–64) Large-scale rebellion against the Qing dynasty and the presence of foreigners in China.
What 5 counties that had spheres of influence in China
Britain, France, Japan, Russia, and Germany.
Sphere of influence
Areas in wich one country has a special interest, and other nctions agree to respect that intrest
Open door policy
Right to all foreign nations to trade equally in China.
Boxer Rebelion
Uprising in China wich forginers were attacked and anyone connected to outsiders were killed.
Russo Japanese War
War between Japan and Russia for manachuria that began with japans unnanounced attack in 1904
treaty of portsmouth
agreemnt that ended the russo-japanese war
diet
japans two house national legislature
sino japanese war
war between china and japan over korea in 1894 resulting in japanese victory
Tokugawa leyasu
Most powerful vassal succeded as overlord. established a capital at edo. He defeated the damiyo that resisted him and becae shogun
Matthew Perry
he went to japan multiple times with a letter from president millard filmore to open up japan to trade with america.
Treaty of kanagawa
nagotiation between mathwew perry and japan in 1854 that allowed them to trade
meiji restoration
when a group of samuri overthrew the tokugawa shogun and restored the emporors power
how did the tokugagwa shogun contol the samuri?
1-they had to live in castle ow
2- they couldnt develop wealth idependetly
what were 3 ways the tokugwa shogun controlled the damiyo
1-couldent make alliancess
2-spend every other year in edo
3-has to keep family in edo when they werent there
bushido
code behavior of the samuri, bravery loyalty and honnor. way of the warrior
sejon
emporor and orderd the developmet of the korean alphebet
Han Gul
korean alphebet
kami
japanese gods of natural spirirts
shogun
cheif military and govermnt officer
samuri
Japanese warriors hired for protection by wealthy lords
seppuku
form of ceremonil suicide commited by disloyal samuria to avoid disohnnor
damiyo
powerful local lords in fuedal japan
ecoomic system of japan
feudalism
religioion of japan involving prayers and rituals
shinto
the code of behavior that japanese followed
bushido
what dose samuri mean
one who serves
the soul of the Japanese warrior was his?
sword
how was a japanese persons posion in society determined
birth
who was the first shogun
m yorimoto
what did protugese traders bring
guns and christianity
wich asain cicvilization made thee iorn clad warship
korea
who ordered the korean alphebet
sejong
