Glencoe World History Chapter 16

Ihara Saikaku

prolific Japanese writer. 17th century. Wrote: Five Women Who Loved Love, Transmission of the Martial Arts

Oda Nobunaga

began the restoration of a central Japanese authority

Cao Xuegin

18th century Chinese writer. Wrote: Dream of the Red Chamber (earliest Chinese novel)

Yong le

14th century Ming emperor. Ordered the construction of the Forbidden City

Korea

NE Asian country. Peninsula. Known during the Yi dynasty as the "Hermit Kingdom" due to its isolation.

foot-binding

traditional Chinese practice of misshaping the feet of young girls through breaking and binding the foot. Seen as a status symbol in Qing dynasty China

Li Zicheng

led the peasant revolt that overthrew the Ming dynasty

Japanese pottery makers

...borrowed their style from Korean techniques and designs

Qianlong

18th century Qing dynasty emperor, opposed British wishes for more liberal trade policies

daimyo

heads of noble Japanese families

Zheng He

led naval voyages of exploration and trade during the Ming dynasty. 14th / 15th century

queue

male hair-style enforced upon those in rebellion against the Manchu (Qing dynasty) rule. This amounted to just about all ethnic Han Chinese (east coast majority). Shaved to mid-scalp, braided ponytail to ends of sholderblades

Kangxi

17th / 18th century Qing dynasty emperor. 61 year reign! One of the greatest Chinese emperors in history. Expansive and stable period long after his reign

clan

the blood relations beyond your extended family

The Golden Lotus

considered by many to be the first realistic social novel

porcelain

highly prized blue and white glazed pottery style of the Ming dynasty

Tokugawa

House of rulers that completed the restoration of central authority in Japan in the early 17th century

eta

severely restricted outcasts of Tokugawa period Japan

kabuki

classic Japanese dance-drama known for its stylization of drama and elaborate make-up and dress

Yi dynasty

the ruling house of Korea (14th - 18th century) during the entire reign of the Tokugawa period in Japan

banner

administrative/military divisions under the Qing dynasty into which all Manchu households were placed

ronin

samurai that have lost their daimyo masters

Qing dynasty

Last of the imperial Chinese dynasties. Founded by the invading Manchu. 17th --> 20th century

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

was a preeminent daimyō, warrior, general, samurai, and politician of the Sengoku period who is regarded as Japan's second "great unifier", He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Warring States period. 16th century

Matsuo Basho

Matsuo Bashō was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. 17th century