AP World History Chapter 13.1 Resurgence in East Asia

Vocabulary practice covering the key figures, dynasties, and cultural developments of East Asia during the Sui, Tang, and Song periods.

Confucianism

A traditional Chinese philosophy dating from the $6\text{th}$ Century B.C.E., its purpose was to maintain order and provide effective government.

Wu Zhao

Although once a concubine at the court of Tang Taizong, she rose to become the only woman in Chinese history to claim the imperial title and rule as emperor.

Song Taizu

Highly effective first emperor of the Song Dynasty, he restored centralized administration and placed the military under tight supervision and expanded bureaucracy.

Tang Taizong

Ambitious and ruthless second emperor of the Tang Dynasty who provided effective and stable government and built the capital city of Chang'an.

Sui Dynasty

Short Chinese dynasty from $589$-$618$ C.E. that built a strong, centralized government by levying high taxes and demanding compulsory labor services.

Sui Yangdi

Second emperor of the Sui Dynasty, he coordinated the construction of the Grand Canal by linking earlier canals with new ones although at such great cost that he was later assassinated.

Uighurs

Nomadic Turkish mercenaries brought in by the Tang to help end a rebellion.

LiBal

Most popular poet of the Tang era who used Chinese social life as the dominant themes of his poetry.

Gunpowder

First developed during the Tang Dynasty while attempting to produce elixirs to prolong life, it was quickly recognized for its potential military use.

Yang Jian

Late $6\text{th}$ century military leader that brought China under centralized rule founding the Sui Dynasty.

Tang Dynasty

Dynasty ($618$-$907$ C.E.) replacing the Sui that organized China Into a powerful, productive, and prosperous society.

Hangzhou

Prosperous port city that became the new capital city of the Song (Southern Song) Dynasty after the establishment of the Jin Empire.

Porcelain

Fired with glazes and lighter and thinner that earlier pottery, its production diffused to other societies and was greatly demanded.

Mahayana Buddhism

A religion foreign to China but encouraged by cultural exchange and interaction with peoples of other societies slowly gaining a following in Tang & Song China.

Footbinding

Practice that spread widely during the Song era that strengthened patriarchal authority to "enhance the attractiveness" of daughters.

Song Dynasty

Dynasty ($960$-$1279$ C.E.) that managed to reinstitute centralized government in China after the collapse of the Tang Dynasty.

Equal-Field System

Governmental system put in place during the Tang Dynasty to assure equitable distribution of agricultural land.

Grand Canal

Building project completed during the Sui Dynasty to facilitate trade between northern and southern China.