Unit III: Late Middle Ages: Asia Flashcards
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- Describe ways that the Song and the Tang Dynasties expanded or increased China.
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- Population increase
- education
- wealth
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- Describe the accomplishments of the Sui Dynasty?
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- Restored the Great Wall of China
- Restored the Silk Road
- Built the Grand Cannal
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- Which dynasty reunited China after the fall of the Tang?
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The Song Dynasty
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- Describe the concept of Women in China.
a) how was it similar
b) how was it different from other areas of the word at the time
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a) Women were 2nd Class citizens
b) foot binding
4
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- what was the intelligent, capable governing class in China?
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Civil Service Exams
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- During the Song and Tang dynasties, what was membership in the gentry made up of?
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Attained through education
- Civil Service Exam
- Education!
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- Which achievements are most closely associated with the Tang and Song dynasties?
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- Porcelain
- Moveable type (printing)
- gunpowder
- mechanical clock
- magnetic compass
- etc.
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- What was the similarity between Shinto in Japan and Daoism in China?
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Both involved the worship of “nature”
8
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- Describe the Chinese and Mongol views towards other religions.
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Very tolerant of other faiths
- often gave religious freedom
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- What were all factors contributing to the fall of the Tang dynasty?
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- Crushing tax was imposed
- led to gangs
- rebellions
- emperor provided no stability
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- What geographic characteristic did the original Mongol homelands include?
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Grassland that was good for hurdling
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- Describe the characteristics of the Mongols as nomads.
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- Constantly moving
- wondered with the seasons
- did not develop much of a culture or education, because they were constantly moving
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- Although there was no rigid social divisions or inherited ranks in the Mongol society, a privileged group did exist that consisted of whom?
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The ruling person (the chief) & his family
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- The leadership of Genghis Khan, the use of the stirrup, and excellent horsemanship skills all contributed directly to what?
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The rise of the Mongol Empire.
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- What was the name of the Mongol dynasty established in China?
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Yuan Dynasty
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- What happened during the Pax Mongolia?
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- Mongol Peace
- ton of cultural diffusion
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- Why were Marco Polo’s writings on the mongol Khanate important?
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(among europeans)
- inspired curiosity
- increased trade along silk road
17
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- Explain the internal reasons for the begining of the breakdown of the Mongol empire?
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- Last emperor (Kubi Khan) died
- rebellion in China
- broke apart
18
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- What was Japan’s earliest religion?
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Shintoism
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- Describe a general summary about early Japanese culture and how it related to others
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- Japan took ideas form the mainland
- cultural diffusion
- made it their own/ put their spin on it to make it uniquely Japanese
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- What is a primary characteristic of a Feudal society?
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- Land is divided among lords
- ## people and lords both have duties & obligations to for fill
21
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- What saved Japan form Mongolian conquest?
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‘The Divine Wind’ AKA a typhoon sunk the Mongolian fleet.
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- What was an enduring characteristic of Japanese government?
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- Shogun = ALL power
- Emperor = figurehead
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- Describe the timeline of Japanese clans
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- Clans were the social structure - shoguns ruled
- people lived with clan
1) Yamato
2) Minamoto
3) tokagua*
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25. Describe the characteristics of Shogun governments.
- Shogun held supreme (all) power
- Emperor was a figurehead
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Minamoto Clan
- defeated rivals
| - set up new capital
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26. What was Japan's response to the first contact with Chinese culture?
- Took the idea from the Chinese and made them their own
| - Cultural diffusion
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27. In what areas did the Heian court of Japan advance?
- Art
- Etiquette
- Education
- (Posh stuff)
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28. Which religion eventually combined with the idea of Shinto(ism)?
Buddhism
