Developments in east asia (china) Flashcards
what made china advanced?
gunpowder was created a few years prior
what is champa rice?
fast ripening/drought resistant rice ( 2 crops a year)
where did champa rice grow originally?
in vietnam
Champa rice helps?
increase population
what is proto-industrialization?
people living in rural areas making goods then go to markets to sell them
what were some of these goods?
cast iron goods/steel,compass, porcelain
How did the Grand canal help?
promote agriculture,improve road & canals,encourage foreign trade, spread technology
How long was the grand canal?
30,000 miles
The grand canal let you?
move things faster and less energy used
taxes made?
money circulation means economic growth
What were states doing?
paying tributes
what are tirbutes?
paying respect and provide goods to the chinese emperor (power move)
what is kowtow
demonstration of power
With more food?
people started to have more babies
china was?
the most urbanised place in the world
cities had?
over 100,000 people
what new social class came from bureaucracy?
scholar gentry
scholar gentry were?
very influincle, stayed in power by any means
classes under the scholar, gentry
farmers,artisans,merchants
why were merchants so low in status?
merchants didn’t add anything to the product only sell it
Confucian valued?
hard work
women were
respected
what is patriachy?
men are in charge of society
what is foot binding
destruction of women foot (starts from 5 years old)
when was foot binding made illegal?
1912 (didn’t stop till the 40s)
when was the paper invented?
in the 2th century
when was printing invented?
7th century
china was the first to?
to do woodblock printing
what happened due to woodblock printing being created?
more books being -produced - more people getting an education
why were merits so important?
let you get jobs and make up status
when did buddhism show up?
in the han and sui dynasties
there are three forms of?
asian buddhism
china creates?
zen buddhism
zen buddhism has elements of
daoism,monasteries
how did the songs dynasty act towards buddhism?
friendly but didn’t promotes
what was the key to the song dynasties success”?
confucianism
what is neo-confucianism?
combing of confucianism, buddhism, daoism
when was neo-confucianism created?
770 - 840
china influenced?
japan,korea,vietnam
In japan
buddhism,confucianism and shinto are all supported
what was the first novel ever written
tale of Genji
what happened during the heian period
japan emulated chinese tradition in politics, art,literature
japan had a
feudal system with no centralized government
who battled for control of the land?
daimyo
what were the three groups in japanese feudal system
daimyo, samurai,serf
Daimyo’s had
more power,land ,stronger monarchy
korea had
close ties and connections with china
korea had a
centrualized government
korea had the
chinese writing ststem
korea had
confucian and buddhist belifs
vietnam was
more resistant towards china
vietnam took
writing system & agriculture style
who are the trung sisters
two sisters who led revolt against chinese influence
vietnamese women had?
more freedom rejected foot binding practice
villages?
operated independently
what are scholars
officials loyal to the government would revolt against a central gov
