Asian History and World Religions Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards generated from lecture notes covering Asian history, major religions, empires, and foreign interactions.

Buddhism

A Religion/philosophy on a way to live your life by following the 8 Fold Path.

Hinduism

A major polytheistic religion often associated with India

Confucianism

A philosophy based on teachings about family, life, and politics.

Shintoism

A religion often associated with Japan

Islam

the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.

Sack of Baghdad

the attack of Baghdad, important because…

Silk Road

Trade route traveled on between China and the Mediterrean Sea.

Mongols

The people of Mongolia, known for their aggressive expansion under the leadership of the Khans.

Nomad

People that don't have a home and move around a lot

Civil Service Exam

A test you have to take to get into the government

Genghis Khan

A famous Mongol Emperor, famous for conquering huge territories

Kublai Khan

A Mongol Emperor descendant of Genghis Khan, important because…

Trade

The buying, selling or exchanging of goods and services

Gender Norms (Mongols)

It was how the samurai where supposed to act

Khan

A title of leadership used by the Mongols?

Samurai

An honored warrior in Japanese culture

Mughals

A group of people that ruled in India for a long time

Rebellion

A war fought between two groups of people

Reunification

the process of becoming unified again

Ming Dynasty

A major dynasty that ruled China from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-seventeenth century. It was marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia

Zheng He

Famous Chinese Naval Admiral during the Ming Dynasty, almost like a Chinese Christopher Columbus. Eventually stopped exploring, and began Chinese isolation.

Isolationism

Keeping to yourself, deciding not to interact or trade with other nations. China engaged in this after the Ming Dynasty

Feudalism

A system of government based on landowners and tenants

Shogun

A title of leadership in ancient Japanese culture

Mandate of Heaven

the idea that god (or the gods) favored a particular group or leader for leadership

Kamikaze

Japanese suicide pilots in world war 2

Religious Toleration

acceptance of people who held different religious beliefs, used by Akbar the Great to help expand the Mughal Empire

Akbar ("Akbar the great")

3rd Mughal Emperor, known for greatly expanding the Empire, great religious tolerance, and who made lots of administrative reforms that laid the groundwork for futher expansion.

Aurangzeb

longest reigning Mughal Emperor (the 6th), under his reign the Mughal Empire reached it's largest size.

Prophet Muhammad

Key figure of the Muslim religion.

Imperialism

domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region

Spheres of Influence

Kind of like imperialism within China--different sections of China were controlled/occupied by various foreign powers (the French, the Germans, the British, etc.)

Boxer Rebellion

fought to get rid of foreign influence in China

Taiping Rebellion

a mid-19th century rebellion against the Qing Dynasty in China, led by Hong Xiuquan

Opium Wars

China fought to get rid of foreign influence (the British introduced opium into China, weakening China). China tried to fight back and lost. Western powers (Great Britian, France, Germany, etc. became more powerful in China, established Spheres of Influence there.)