Thanksgiving Chapter 11 Flashcards
What was a reason the tang empire expanded their empire to inner Asia?
they needed to increase the amount of tribute received to pay for for the public works they commissioned
What happened as Buddhism began to spread to tang empire?
Mahayana Buddhism became the pre dominant form of Buddhism in China because of its tolerance of local customs
What happened during the tang empire?
Countries in east and Southeast Asia became tributary states in exchange for trading rights or strategic alliances
Where did serious challenges in the western portion of China come from?
Uighurs
What happened with the collapse of the tang empire?
Military revolts and tax collection issues that they could not control brought down the tang rulers
The song empire was able to take control of the tang empire but what happened to them?
Lost vast amounts of territory to the Liao and the Tanggut empires
What did the song develop as a weapon?
Gunpowder
What were song and the later versions of Confucians known as?
Neo-Confucian
What was consequence of the population growth in China?
Urban crowding
What did Korea, Japan, and Vietnam have in common?
Government offices went to the noble families
What is Koreas earliest history based on?
Comes from Chinese records
What was the capital city during the heian period of Japan?
Kyoto
What was the new class that appeared in Japan during the period of the Kamakura shogunate?
Samurai or warrior class
What did Vietnam Korea and Japan never adopt?
Practice of foot binding
What was the difference between Chinas and Koreas printing press?
China had wooden printing press
Korea had metal printing press
