AP WORLD unit 1.1 developments in east Asia 1200-1450

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