Unit 3 Early Asia Flashcards
Sui Dynasty
Buddhism, Grand Canal, Yang Di
Tang Dynasty
Reforms, civil service examination, steel swords, invention of gunpowder, silk road, poetry
Song Dynasty
overthrown by northern Mongols, footbinding, upper class women had more education
Yuan Dynasty
Mongol empire in China, empire split into Khanates
Heian Period
local aristocrats ruled with military power, samurai and bushdio code
Yamato Period
Prince Shotoku Tashia, power fell to Fujiwara Clan
Shogunate
Mintomoto Yoritomo, centralized govt, Kublai Kan invades and fails twice
Dai Vet
chinese culture and Confucianism, centralized rule and emperor
Khmer
Angkor Wats tmeple, Indian influence, powerful mainland state for several 100 years
Thai
migrating people from the north destroyed Angkor, Indian influence
Mongols
Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan, set up Yuan Dynasty in China, many conquests
Grand Canal
connected rivers for trade in China, built in Sui dynasty
Civil Service examination
govt jobs granted by merit, reform of Tang dynasty
Decentralization vs. Centralization
powerful aristocrats and divided power vs. centralized authority (national govt) Japan shifts between both types of govt
Civil War
Wars between aristocrats in Japan, Onin War
Angkor Wat
Indian style temple built in the Khmer empire
Samarai
Japanese soldiers of Heian period who worked for aristocrats and followed Bushido code
Rajputs
Hindu warriors of India who led resistance against Mongols
Genghis Khan
Mongol leader who created largest land empire in history
Timur Lenk
Mongol leader who launched many conquests across Asia following Genghis Khan
Shotoku Taishi
Prince of the Yamoto Clan in Japan, limited aristocrats power and was portrayed as a divine figure, unified clans
Minamoto Yoritomo
ruler of the Shogunate in Japan who defeated rival nobles and became powerful military leader
Main civilization Mongols wished to conquer originally?
China
Regions that had the most influence on Southeast Asian culture
China and India
