Post-classical China Flashcards
Wangdi
Also known as yang jian. Founder of song
Yangdi
Wendi's son. Murdered father to get throne. Brings back Confucianism Education scholar gentry Building projects Conscripted peasant labor
New capital after hangzhou
Luoyang
Li yuan
Duke of tang. First tang emperor
Conquered all the way to Afghanistan
Reason for scholar gentry
Offset power of aristocracy
Capital of tang
Chang’an
Ministry of rites
Administered exams
Jinshi
Title granted to those who passed exams
Pure land Buddhism
Also known as Mahayana Salvationist
Popular with the masses
Chan Buddhism
Zen
Focused more on meditation and beauty
Popular with the elite
Empress Wu
Supported Buddhism
Tried to make Buddhism state religion
Wuzong
Persecuted Buddhists
Scholar gentry important
In gov
Reasons for decline
Economic distress
Chronic military weakness
Rebellion
Wendi won support by
Lowering taxes and establishing granaries
Largest Chinese empire
Tang
Bureau of censors
Bureaucratic spies over bureaucrats
Liked Buddhism
Sui
Early tang
Zhao kuangyin
Founder of song
Also known as taizo
Failed to overcome Liao
Liao dynasty
Remained independent from song
Khitan
Militarily superior to song
Forced them to pay tribute
Sinified
Influenced from Chinese
Weak in
Politics and military
Xi xia
Collected tribute that drained resources
Wang anshi
Confucian scholar that introduced sweeping reforms
Jurchens
Founder of Qin kingdom
Forced song south
Song move south capital moved to
Hangzhou
Southern song
Rump state of song
One of most glorious reigns in Chinese history
Junks
Chinese ships very technologically advanced
Flying money
1st paper money
Robbery harder
Peasant help
Encouraged to move to uncultivated areas
Better ag led to more wealth
New laws limited aristocracy
Neo-confucianists vs women
Set back women
Footbinding
Mutilated feet to make them smaller; restricted women’s movements and made it easier to confine women
Capital of song
Hangzhou
