Unit 2 WORLD East Asia and Indian Ocean Trade (1.1, 2.1, 2.3)

imperial bureaucracy

appointer officials carried out empires’ policies, strengthened dynasty in china

grand canal

internal waterway transportation system in china

gunpowder

from song dynasty made china rich

champa rice

fast ripening and drought resistant rice from china

artisans

skilled craftworkers in china

tributes

money other countries paid to china showing superiority

feet binding

practice in china in which young women’s feet would be tightly wrapped after breaking the bones so that their feet would be smaller

wood block printing

system of printing with block with words on them from china

theravada buddhism

branch of buddhism with emphasis on meditation and self discpline

mahayana buddhism

branch of buddhism with focus on spiritual growith for all beings and service- popular in china and korea

tibetian buddhism

branch in buddhism popular in tibet that focused on chanting

chan buddhism

syncretic (fusion) of Buddhism and Daoism with focus on direct experience and meditation

filial piety

in Confucianism, the duty of family members to subordinate their desires to male heads of the family and to the ruler

neo-confucianism

blend of buddhism’s rational thought and confucianism, popular in china, korea, and vietnam 

feudalism

economic system of manorialism- society with no central gov, landownders fought for land and others were rice farmers, like mini cities

nuclear families

direct families- mother father siblings, important in vietnam

polygony 

practice of men having multiple wives

mongols

nomadic civilization that conquered many people and was in control of china

magnetic compass

created in china, helped the expansion of trade

improved rudder

created in china, helped the expansion of trade of boats

junk

chinese ship that allowed for increase in trade speed

kashgar

city in West China where North and South silk roads cross

samarkand

stopping point on silk roads between china and Mediterranean sea

flying cash

system in china where merchants would deposit money in one location and withdraw the same amount in another location

bill of exchange

document stating that the holder was legally promised money and would receive that money in exchange (like a check)

hanseatic league

alliance with North Germany and Scandanavia

Calicut

city on west Indian coast that thrives off of trade

spice islands

malaysia, traded nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom

monsoon winds

seasonal winds that affected trade and voyages

summer-NE winter- SE

lateen sails

triangular sails for ships made by arabs

stern rudder

allowed for more stability and control on boats, made by china

astrolabe

device showing sailors how far from the equator they were, created by muslims

diasporic communities

communities made by people from other places

gujarat

West Indian Rajput Kingdom, go between of East and West Trade

Swahili City States

City States on W african coast that were wealthy off of trade

Zheng He

admiral who had voyages that let other people know about china and china about other places