japon y china Flashcards
ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty definition. A major dynasty that ruled China from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-seventeenth century. It was marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa, the MiddleEast, and Southeast Asia.
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Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, also called the Empire of the Great Qing or the Manchu dynasty, was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the M…
examination system
The act of examining or the state of being examined: the examination of the evidence.
- A set of questions or exercises testing knowledge or skill.
- A formal interrogation: examination of the witness.
Opium
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
Definitions for taiping rebellion. Taiping Rebellion. The Taiping Rebellion was a massive civil war in southern China from 1850 to 1864, against the ruling Manchu Qing dynasty. It was a millenarian movement led by Hong Xiuquan, who announced that he had received visions, in which he learned that he was the younger brother of Jesus.
Beijing
the capital of China, in the northeastern part of the country; pop. 8,580,400 (est. 2006). It became the country’s capital in 1421, at the start of the Ming period, and survived as the capital of the Republic of China after the revolution of 1912. Also called (esp. formerly) Peking.
Treaty of Nanjink
The Treaty of Nanking, formally called the Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Commerce between Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and the Emperor of China, was signed on the 29 August 1842 to mark the end of the First Opium War (1839–42) between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Qing dynasty of China.
Taiwan
an island country off the southeastern coast of China; pop. 22,974,300 (est. 2009); capital, Taipei; language, Mandarin Chinese (official). Official name China, Republic of.Former name Formosa.
Empress
a female emperor.
synonyms: ruler · sovereign · queen · monarch · potentate · czarina
the wife or widow of an emperor.
Ci Xi
The dowager empress of China (1861-1908) who was hostile to foreign influences in China and supported the Boxer Rebellion (1898-1900).
Self-strengthening movement
The Self-Strengthening Movement, c. 1861 – 1895, 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. To make peace with the Western powers in China, Prince Gong was made regent, Grand Councilor, and head of the newly formed Zongli Yamen. H…
Imperial City
under the first German empire, a city having no head but the emperor.
porcelian
white vitrified translucent ceramic; china. See also hard-paste, soft-paste. (porcelains) articles made of porcelain. articles made of porcelain collectively: "a collection of Chinese porcelain"
Boxer Rebellion
an unsuccessful rebellion in China in 1900, the objective of which was to drive out all foreigners, remove all foreign influence, and compel Chinese Christians to give up their religion
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府) and the Edo bakufu (江戸幕府) , was the last feudal Japanese military government which existed between 1603 and 1868. The heads of government were the shoguns, and each was a member of the Tokugawa clan.
Commodore Matthew Perry
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府) and the Edo bakufu (江戸幕府) , was the last feudal Japanese military government which existed between 1603 and 1868. The heads of government were the shoguns, and each was a member of the Tokugawa clan.
Meiji Restoration
The Meiji Restoration, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Renovation, Revolution, Reform, or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. New Meiji rulers still restore the power to the Emperor Meiji who was considered a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu at that time.
consulate
the place or building in which a consul’s duties are carried out.
historical
the period of office of a Roman consul.
(the Consulate)
the government of the first French republic (1799–1804) by three consuls.
Eta
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (Η, η), transliterated as ‘e’ or ‘ē.’
Edo
former name of Tokyo
the hermit kingdom
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. The Joseon dynasty of Korea was frequently described as a hermit kingdom during the latter part of the dynasty.
isolation
the process or fact of isolating or being isolated:
“the isolation of older people”
an instance of isolating something, especially a compound or microorganism.
denoting a hospital or ward for patients with contagious or infectious diseases.
dutch learnig
Rangaku is a body of knowledge developed by Japan through its contacts with the Dutch enclave of Dejima, which allowed Japan to keep abreast of Western technology and medicine in the period when the country was closed to foreigners, 1641–1853, because of the Tokugawa shogunate’s policy of national isolation (sakoku).
junks
discard or abandon unceremoniously:
“sort out what could be sold off and junk the rest”
synonyms: throw away/out · discard · get rid of · dispose of · scrap · [more]
Queue
BRITISH
a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed.
synonyms: lineup · line · row · column · file · chain · string · [more]
computing
a list of data items, commands, etc., stored so as to be retrievable in a definite order, usually the order of insertion.
archaic
a braid of hair worn at the back.
Hsuan-yeh
BRITISH
a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed.
synonyms: lineup · line · row · column · file · chain · string · [more]
computing
a list of data items, commands, etc., stored so as to be retrievable in a definite order, usually the order of insertion.
archaic
a braid of hair worn at the back.
Philology
the branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language or languages.
NORTH AMERICAN
literary or classical scholarship.
extraterritoriality
noun form of extraterritorial of a law or decree) valid outside a country’s territory.
denoting the freedom of an ambassador or other embassy staff from the jurisdiction of the territory of residence:
“foreign embassies have extraterritorial rights”
situated outside a country’s territory:
“extraterritorial industrial zones”
unequal treaties
(of a law or decree) valid outside a country’s territory.
denoting the freedom of an ambassador or other embassy staff from the jurisdiction of the territory of residence:
“foreign embassies have extraterritorial rights”
situated outside a country’s territory:
“extraterritorial industrial zones”
Yangtze valley
The Yangtze River, known in China as the Cháng Jiāng or the Yángzǐ Jiāng, is the longest river in Asia and the third-longest in the world. The river is the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It drains one-fifth of the land area of …
toyotomi hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a preeminent daimyo, warrior, general, samurai, and politician of the Sengoku period who is regarded as Japan’s second “great unifier”. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an en…
tokugama leyasi
Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan; which effectively ruled Japan from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received …
treaty of kanagawe
On March 31, 1854, the Convention of Kanagawa or Kanagawa Treaty was the first treaty between the United States of America, and the Empire of Japan, then under the administration of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Signed under threat of force, it effectively meant the end of Japan’s 220-year-old policy of national seclusion (sakoku), by opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American vessels.
consulates
the place or building in which a consul’s duties are carried out.
historical
the period of office of a Roman consul.
(the Consulate)
the government of the first French republic (1799–1804) by three consuls.
