STUDYY Flashcards
turbulent time between Zhou and Qin dynasty marked by chaos/disunity
Warring states period
turbulent time between Han and Sui marked by chaos/disunity 6 different dynasties all weak
Era of division
first politically centralized dynasty following fall of Han and Era of division
Sui Dynasty
Duke of Tang first Tang emperor
Li Yuan
powerful medieval chinese dynasty following collapse of Sui capital at Chang’an
Tang dynasty
capital city of Han , Sui, Tang dynasties
Chang’an
Tang ruler know for empires expansion
Tang Taizong
educated upper class, elite who worked for chinese gov’t
scholar gentry
examinations based on confucianism needed to be passed to obtain gov’t jobs
civil service system
subservient relationship
tributary system
Nickname given to China belief they were the center of the universe
the “Middle Kingdom”
ceremonial ritual tributary delegations had to preform when presenting tributento chinese emperor
kowtow
land redistribution system began by Tang in order to limit power of aristocratic land owning families
equal-field system
man made water way linking Yangtze and Huang He rivers for trade/transportation
Grand Canal
Tang dynasty poet writings reflected free spirit/love of nature
Li Bo
Tang dynasty poet writings were formal and concerned with justice
Du Fu
buddhism sect, east asia, empasis of meditation
Chan (Zen)
nomadic turkish people helped tang emperor put down rebellions in 750s, attacked and stole Chang’an
uighurs
powerful medieval Chinese dynasty following collapse of
Tang
Song dynasty
Pastoral nomads set up the Liao Empire in China’s northern frontier
Khitan
Pastoral nomads who set up the Xi Xia Empire in China’s western lands
Minyak
Northern nomadic group, forced the Song into a reverse tributary relationship
Jurchen
Original capital city of the Song dynasty; given up after invasion by the Jurchen
Kaifeng
New interpretation of Confucianism, developed in the Middle Ages, based on
teachings of Mencius and Buddhism
Neo-Confucianism
Confucian contemporary scholar who combined Buddhism and Confucianism
Mencius
Female Tang empress, legitimized her rule by claiming to be an incarnation of Buddha
Wu Zhao
Song dynasty female poet
Li Qingzhao
Three political organizations of early Korea – Koguryo, Paekche and Silla
“The Three
Kingdoms”
First politically unified Korean dynasty
Silla Dynasty
Second politically unified Korean dynasty
Koryo Dynasty
Green-glazed porcelain, became a highly valued art form in Korea
celadon
Early agricultural settlers in the Red River delta of modern Vietnam
Viets
Japanese indigenous religion based on spirits in nature known collectively as the kami
Shintoism
Polytheistic Shinto gods and goddesses
kami
Medieval shogunate family who ruled Japan during the Heian Era
Fujiwara family
Capitals of Japan during Heian Era, ruled over by Fujiwara Shogunate
Nara & Kyoto
Rule of Fujiwara Shogunate in Japan
Heian Era
Novel written by Murasaki Shikibu, fictional tale, loosely based on Fujiwara clan
The Tale of Genji
Second medieval shogunate family who ruled after the collapse of the Fujiwara
Minamoto family
Supreme military ruler, held most semi-centralized political authority
shogun
“tent”/military government run by a shogun, emperor has no real political power
bakufu
Japanese warriors who protect the daimyo (local warlord families) and owed loyalty to the shogun
samurai
Buddhist temple built near Nara, largest wooden building built in history
Todaji Temple
Code of conduct followed by Japanese samurai warriors, involved piety, respect for the enemy in battle and ritual suicide
bushido code
Ritual suicide performed by a samurai warrior who broke the code of Bushido in order to atone for his sins and bring honor back to his family
seppuku
