U1L1 - Developments in East Asia

Question 1

What did the Song Dynasty revive?

Answer 1

Confucianism

Question 2

What dynasty did the Song Dynasty revive Confucianism from?

Answer 2

Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE)

Question 3

Under what dynasty and when did confucianism become China’s state religion

Answer 3

Han Dynasty (206BCE - 220CE)

Question 4

What is confucianism?

Answer 4

Society is hierarchical by nature

Question 5

What are the 5 relationships in Confucianism?

Answer 5

Fathers - Son
Husbands - Wives
Rulers - Subjects
Older sibling - younger sibling
Friend - Friend

Question 6

What would happen if everyone would obey their roles?

Answer 6

Proper order! Harmony

Question 7

What is the term describing honoring your olders and ancestors?

Answer 7

Filial Piety

Question 8

How did filial piety affect the ruler?

Answer 8

People treat the ruler with more respect because he is older

Question 9

What was the revival of confucianism called?

Answer 9

neo-confucianism

Question 10

What dynasty did neo-confucianism spur from?

Answer 10

Neo-confucianism spurred in the Song Dynasty from the Tang Dynasty (Right before Song)

Question 11

What made neoconfucianism “new”?

Answer 11

Influence of buddhist and daoist philosophical ideas

Question 12

What process does neo-confucianism demonstrate?

Answer 12

Historical continuity molded to fit their purposes between centuries

Question 13

How were women treated in confucianism?

Answer 13

Very low position in hierarchy

Examples:
-Womens property became her husbands
-Few legal rights
-If widowed or divorced, forbidden from remarrying

Question 14

What was a weird practice on women during the Song Dynasty?

Answer 14

Foot binding

More info:
-could barely walk with foot binds
-especially used on more elite women
-Flex because if your women cant walk she cant do chores, wealthy enough to hire servants

Question 15

What is a bureaucracy?

Answer 15

Governmental entity that carries the will of the emperor (Thousands of officials enforcing laws through giant china)

Question 16

How could you get a role on the bureaucracy?

Answer 16

Civil service exam

Question 17

What was the topics talked about in the civil service exam?

Answer 17

Confucianism

Question 18

What influence did China have on Korea?

Answer 18

Korea had a close relationship with China. They would visit once a while and say “Wow we respect you, your empire is awesome!” Constantly scared of being invaded so they had to be kind.

They took:
-civil service exam to staff bureacracy
-confucian principles
-lowered status of women even further than China

Question 19

What influence did China have on Japan?

Answer 19

Japan adopted traits voluntarily from China. they are isolated by water unlike Korea.

What did Japan copy:
-bureacracy
-copied political stuff that China did good

Question 20

How was Vietnam influenced by China?

Answer 20

Similar to Korea, they were scared of China and respected them heavily. However, women were respected in Vietnam. They even had a female version of Budha.

Influences:
-Confucianism
-Buddhism
-Chinese literacy techniques
-Civil service examination

Question 21

Was foot binding adopted by Korea, Japan, or Vietnam

Answer 21

NOPE

Question 22

When did Buddhism spread to China?

Answer 22

During the Han Dynasty from India and Nepal

Question 23

What are the four noble truths in Buddhism?

Answer 23

-Life is suffering
-We suffer because we are greedy
-We stop suffering when we stop being greedy
-Eightfold path stops suffering and greediness

Question 24

What is the eightfold path?

Answer 24

Outlines and principles and practices a Buddhist must follow. Morals + Meditiation

Question 25

What features did Buddhism take from Hinduism?

Answer 25

Karma and Rebirth

Question 26

What is Theravada Buddhism?

-Orgin
-Beliefs
-Who practiced

Answer 26

-Originated in Sri Lanka
-Escaping the cycle of Birth and Death
-Limited only to monks who devoted their whole lives to

Question 27

What was Mahayana Buddhism?

Answer 27

-A form of Buddhism derived when Buddhism spread to East Asia
-From China
-Buddhist teachings available for all not just monks
-Made buddha into an object of devotion

Question 28

What was Tibetan Buddhism?

Answer 28

-From Tibet
-Mystical practices

Question 29

What was Chan Buddhism?

Answer 29

Mixture of confucianism and buddhism

Question 30

How was the economy in Song Dynasty?

Answer 30

AMAZING

-China produced more goods than it needed to survive and sold the excess
-Paper money, credit
-Fully commercialized
-Large amounts of iron and steel (tools, armor, coins)
-Champa Rice
-Nice transportation

Question 31

What was an extreme agricultural revolution for the Song Dynasty?

Answer 31

Champa Rice from Vietnam

Question 32

What were the traits of Champa Rice?

Answer 32

-Drought resistant
-Harvestable twice a year (doubling output)

Question 33

What transportation revolutionized China?

Answer 33

-Grand Canal, made trade much cheaper to trade between regions

-Compass, improved navigation in the water

-Ship building techniques