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AP world history study guide for the notes my teacher presented to us in class.
which dynasty did the song dynasty replace?
tang dynasty
for how many centuries did the song dynasty rule?
around 3 centuries
strength was a result of..
the imperial bureaucracy
since what dynasty did the imperial bureaucracy exist?
qin dynasty
during the song dynasty, what opportunities expanded to young, poor men?
educational opportunities
what allowed mass amounts of trade
the grand canal
innovators in the song dynasty made the first..
gunpowder & guns
where did gunpowder and guns spread from and to where
china to eurasia
why is champa rice so important?
it expanded agricultural production in China, also was fast ripening and drought resistant
chinas use of ___ enabled production of cast iron goods
coal
proto industrialization
chinese rural pheasants made more goods than they could sell
what did artisans manufacture and trade?
porcelain and silk
foot binding..
was common among aristocratic families and was seen as a sign of submission/respect/beauty
chinese were the first to use..
woodblock printing
how did Buddhism spread to china from India?
via the silk roads
theravada Buddhism
focused on personal spiritual growth through silent meditation and self discipline
mahayana Buddhism
focused on spiritual growth for all beings and service, strongest in China and korea
tibetan buddhism
focused on chanting, strongest in Tibet
what is a social hierarchy?
essentially a cast system or a system of ranking
what is imperial bureaucracy?
the system for controlling/managing a country that is operated by a large number of official that follow rules carefully. the government bureaucracy of an empire.
because Japan was separated by sea instead of land, they could..
control their interactions with china
everything china did, japan
copied, or “emulated”
japan was a ___ without a strong centralized government
feudal society
like Japan, Korea also..
emulated many aspects of chinas politics and culture
korea adopted these things from china
confucianism and Buddhist beliefs, Chinese writing system
there was no ___ for entering bureaucracy in korea
merit based system
what is a merit based system?
a system that emphasizes technical qualifications using processes that analyze job competencies and require open application prodecedures and tests
like Korea and Japan, vietnam also
adopted the Chinese writing system and architectural styles
vietnamese women
enjoyed greater independence in married lives
vietnamese villages
were nonexistent/did not exist
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