AP World History: East Asia Study Guide

From the map of page 267, name the two dynasties that ruled china from the years 589-907

The Sui & Tang Dynasties

Write the sentence at the top right of page 268 that begins with ‘‘The Confucian educational system…’’ exactly:

The confucian educational system and the related civil service served Chinese governments so well that with modifications and on occasional interruption, they survived for thirteen centuries, dissappearing only after the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in the early twentieth century.

What years did the Song Dynasty rule?

960-1279 C.E

Who was the first song emperor, and identify one fact about him:

The first song emperor was Song Taizu, he began his career as a Junior Military Officer.

Describe two weaknesses of the Song Dynasty:

1, The Song approach to administration resulted in a more centralized government than earlier Chinese dynasties enjoyed.

2, The enormous song bureaucracy devoured China’s surplus production

What was the capital of the Southern Son?

Hangzhou

What crop did china china gain, from which location, that led to massive agricultural growth?

China gained rice crops, from modern day Vietnam.

Name one type of technology and one animal that contributed from the ‘‘New Agricultural growth’’ section:

One animal is water buffalo’s and one type of technology included reservoirs.

What was china’s population in 500 CE?

45 Million

What was china’s population in 1200 CE?

115 Million

Which poet was perhaps most popular in the Tang era?

Li Bai

Name two crops that were grown in Fujian by the 12th Century:

Lychees & Oranges

Which physically painful process contributed significantly to limitations on women’s freedom of movement during the Song era?

Food binding.

Offer two facts about Wu Zhao

1, At the age of 13, she became a concubine at the court of Tang Tarring

2, In 690 she claimed the imperial title for herself

Name three places where Tang and Song porcelain was found

1, India

2, Port Cities of east Africa.

3, Persia

Which people discovered gun powder? How?

Daoist alchemists, they tested the properties of various experimental concoctions to prolonge life

List three types of printed works that became common:

1, Buddhist texts

2, Confucian works

3, Calendar

List three places where Chinese ventured that are not in East Asia

1, India

2, Ceylon

3, Persian Gulf

Describe how ‘‘flying cash’’ worked clearly:

They enabled merchants to deposit goods or cash at one location & draw the equivalent in cash or goods elsewhere in china

Look up the word ‘‘inflation’’ and explain how it happened in china with its printed money:

Government authorities frequently printed currency representing more value than they actually possessed in cash reserves.

After the fall of which dynasty did Confucianism suffer a loss of Credibility?

Han Dynasty

Name two groups from other places that settled in China

1, Nestorian Christians

2, Manichaens

The painting on page 279 from a cave in ________ depicts a monastery on ________

Dunhuang, Mt Wutai

What is one way Buddhism changed China?

Buddhist Monasteries became important elements in local economics of Chinese communities.

What is one way Buddhism challenged Chinese culture/traditions?

buddhist morality called for individuals to strive for perfection, in contrast chinese morality, provided on the emphasis of filial piety.

What is the Daoist ethnic of noncompetition?

Wuwei

What is Chan Buddhism also known as? From what language?

Zen, Japanese

Who was the ‘‘most important representative of Song Neo-confucianism’’? (Must spell properly, need to also be able to spell his philosophy properly

Zhu Xi, The Concept of Li

What was the capital city built during the Silla dynasty in southeastern Korea? what city played a role in modeling it?

The ancestral town of Kumsong, which took the Tang capital Chang’an as their model.

Aristocratic classes held ________ power in Korea (singificant or minimal?)

Signifcant

What role did women play in Vietnamese society and economics relative to in china, and what was one specific way in which they exercised their power?

Women played a much more prominent role in Vietnamese society. One way they exercised this power is by dominating local and regional markets for centuries.

What is the indigenous religion of Japan, and what are some of its concepts?

Shinto, some of its concepts include nature spirits & Dieites

Which author wrote the Tale of Genji which famously reflects the court life of the Heian era? (spelling)

Murasaki Shikibu

What term described a military governor who ruled in place of the emperor

Shogun

Write the last full sentence at the bottom right corner of page 285, start with ‘‘in the kamakura’’

In the Kamakura (1185-1333 CE) and Muromachi (1136-1573) periods, Japan developed a decentralized political order in which provincial lords wielded effective power and authority in local regions where they controlled land and economic affairs.

Which term describes professional warriors during this time?

The Samurai