AP World History Unit 1 Topic 1: Developments in East Asia

Filial Piety in East Asia

Confucian tradition that the duty of family members to subordinate their desires to those the male head of the family and to the ruler

everyone has a different place/role in society

helped Song maintain rule in china

Neo-Confucianism

syncretic faith mixing Buddhism and Confucianism. A social and ethical philosophy, not religious. Combines rational thought with metaphysics.

Influence of Buddhism in East Asia

in china, Buddhism had a strong presence and many Confucians began to adopt its ideas into their daily lives

in japan, prince shotoku taishi promoted Buddhism

in korea, Buddhism beliefs attracted the peasant masses

Influence of Neo-Confucianism in East Asia

became popular in countries in china's orbit- japan, korea, and vietnam

changed social and cultural conditions of the Song

created a new social order in japan and korea

confucian view of women

both respected and expected deference from women

patriarchal pattern led to foot binding

song dynasty government systems

bureaucracy

meritocracy

civil service exams

China's Bureaucracy and how is affected other asian countries

gov. officials-divided into 6 departments, overseen by censorate

cause of china's strength

adopted by Vietnam

demonstrates continuity throughout china's history

civil service exams and how they affected other asian countries

expanded economic opportunities to lover classes

caused scholar gentry class

based on knowledge of confucian texts

adopted by korea (not open to peasants)

Therevada Buddhism

focused on personal spiritual growth thru silent meditation and self-discipline

because strongest in southeast asia

Mahayana Buddhism

focused on spiritual growth for all beings and on service

polytheistic, not monotheistic

became strongest in china and Korea

literally means the great vehicle

Tibetan Buddhism

focused on chanting

became strongest in Tibet

champa rice

drought-resistant strain of rice from vietnam

greatly expanded agricultural production

more lands to farm on, more seasons to farm during

led to population increase

grand canal

internal waterway transportation system in china

expanded trade in china

supported internal and external trade

steel production in song dynasty

used steel to reinforce structures

used steel to make religious items

strengthened agricultural equipment, abundance of food production

coal production the song dynasty

enabled china to produce greater amounts of cast iron goods

textiles and porcelains in song dynasty

silk

highly desirable

proto-industrialization

china became world's most commercialized society

economic developments in song china

gunpowder

Champa rice

steel and coal production

taxes-gov paid ppl to work on projects instead of requiring ppl

tributary systems for countries around china

class structure in china

aristocracy

scholar gentry-most influential

other ppl-farmers, artisans, merchants

what was the heian period?

Japan's golden age, emulated chinese traditions in politics, art, and literature

Japan's social structure

feudalism,

daimyo-nobles

samurai-code of honor-bushido