AP World History Semester 1 MCQ Practice

1200-1450, 1450-1750

Imperial Bureaucracy

A vast organization in which appointed officials carried out the empire’s policies

Meritocracy

A bureaucratic system that hires officials on how well they demonstrate their merit on the civil service exam

Civil Service Exam

An exam based on knowledge of Confucian texts that allowed civilians to obtain a job in the burearcracy

Song Dynasty

Replaced the Tang in 960 and ruled for more than 3 centuries

The Grand Canal

An inexpensive and efficient internal waterway transportation system that extended over 30,000 miles

Champa Rice

A fast-ripening and drought-resistant strain of rice that greatly expanded agricultural productivity in China

Steel

A product of cast iron that was used to make/reinforce bridges, gates, ship anchors, religious items (pagodas, Buddhist figurines), and agricultural equiptment

Proto-Industrialization

A set of economic changes in which people in rural areas made more goods than they sold

Artisans

Skilled craft workers that produced steel and other products in widely dispersed smelting facilities under the supervision of imperial authorities

Tributary System

An arrangement in which other states had to pay money or provide goods to honor the Chinese emperor

Kowtow

A ritual in which anyone greeting the Chinese emperor must bow his or her head until it reached the floor

Cosmopolitan Metropolises

Active centers of commerce with many entertainment options to offer

Scholar Gentry

A new social class that formed as a result of bureaucratic expansions

Footbinding

Girls had their feet wrapped so tightly that the bones didn't not grow naturally (signified social status) which restricted women’s ability to move and participate in public

Woodblock Printing

A system of printing developed by the Chinese

Buddhism

A religion that came from India viadia the Silk Road

Theravanda Buddhism

Focused on personal spiritual growth through silent mediation. It became strongest in Southeast Asia

Mahayana Buddhism

Foucsed on personal spiritual growth for all beings and on service. It became strongest in China and Korea

Tibetan Buddhism

Foucsed on chanting. It became strongest in Tibet

Syncretic

Fused of two or more

Chan/Zen Buddhism

Emphasized direct experience and meditation as opposed to formal learning based on studying scripture

Filial Piety

The practice of honoring one’s ancestors and parents

ConfucHein Periodianism

A syncretic system, combining rational thought with the more abstract ideas of Daoism and Buddhism

Heian Period (794-1185)

Japan emulated Chinese traditions in politics, arts, and literature

Daimyo

Landowning aristocrats that battled for control of land

Nuclear Families

Just a wife, husband, and their children

Polygyny

The practice of having more than one wife at the same time