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I suggest doing the flashcards in order as sometimes its says "then such and such happened" Also N S E W means as u can guess North South etc.
people making connections
globalization
explains patterns of __________ in China from the Sui through the Song dynasties
continuity and change
Xia
2200 BC
Shang
7500 BC
Zhou
1066 BC
Qin
770 BC
Han
205 BC
Qin Dynasty leader and what does he do
Qin Shi Huang unifies all of China
Han dynasty leader and what does he do
Yang Jian (he was a military leader from N China) est. central imperial rule/unity
This central imperial rule led to
the Chinese Restoration (589AD-618AD)
The Chinese Restoration led to
the Sui Dynasty (which only lasted for 30 years so was it REALLY a DYNASTY)
what replaces the Sui Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty
what does the Tang dynasty come with
Buddhism
what is the Mandate of Heaven
it was the belief that the emperor king etc was divine and was given the divine right to rule
what removes the idea of the mandate of heaven
the MAGNA CARTA
when was the magna carta est and what did it say
1250 Ad and it said that the government was not divine and was not above the law
what were the building projects of the Sui Dynasty
walls, palaces, granaries (food storage)
what did people in the sui dynasty have to do
pay high taxes and have to do high labor service
what helped the population of China at the time sky rocket
champa-rice (fast-ripening rice)
what was so helpful about champa-rice
it was able to be harvested twice a year (the Chinese actually stole the crop/idea from Vietnam)
name a key city that thrived during the Tang and Song dynasties
Hangzhou (pop. 120,000)
who was Li Bai
(701-761 CE) poet he wrote about life experience, family and friends and wine
why aren’t his poems burned with the changing of dynasties
they aren’t really official documents
what can him talking about wine tell us
it was a time of prosperity where people had time and money for wine
where tang and song matriarchal, patriarchal etc
patriarchal
what was foot binding and why was it done
husbands or fathers would bind the feet of their wives or daughters
sometimes it was to show wealth (can’t walk=can’t work=richer)
other times it was done to have control
not only wealthy people did it some peasants began to to make their family look richer
who was Wu Zhao
(626-706) first and only woman emperor ever in China
how did she get there
started as a concubine for emperor at 13 years old and later he died and she took over
what is a concubine
“sex-slave-ish” used for that but also like housekeeping etc
porcelain
lighter, thinner, fancier form of pottery
metallurgy
use of iron and steel
gunpowder
during Tang it was invented and they made the first form of guns
discovered while Chinese were attempting to discover an elixir of life or immortality. Later used in warfare.
printing
before Sui, people would write on pieces of wood, China discovers paper, they would make stamps
what is Daoism
the idea that everything is explained through reason and logic but some things can’t be explained
mystical+science/reason=world
what is a sect and what is one of Buddhisms
subgroups
Chan Buddhism (Daoism+OG Buddhism)
how did Buddhism get to China
the Silk Road but began in India
what is Nirvana and what religion does it come from
end goal, to be one with the universe and break the cycle of rebirth (karma)
Buddhism
what r the thoughts on Buddhism
Daoism and Confucianism dislike it
what is Confucianism
maintain public order and provide honest and effective government
less religion more lifestyle/way of life
Muslim Philosopher, appreciated by European scholars
Ibn Rushd
holy pilgrimage to Mecca
hajj
“submission”
islam
“one who is submitted”, person who practices Islam
muslim
house of islam
dar al-islam
nomadic Muslim who kept sheep, goats, etc.
bedouin
prophet of islam, bedouin, had visions from the angel Gabriel
muhammad
god name in islam
allah
“recitation”, holy book of Islam
quran (kuran)
collection of sayings of Muhammad and accounts of his deeds
hadith
City in Saudi Arabia, where Muslims go on their hajj
mecca
“cube”, the black cube in Mecca, holiest shrine in Islam
ka’ba
“city of the prophet”, a city north of Mecca where Muhammad and his followers migrated
medina
Muhammad’s migration, beginning of Islam calendar and faith
hijra
community of faithful who follow Islam
umma
obligations for Muslims
5 pillars or islam
“struggle”, violent conquest for religion
jihad
Islamic holy law
sharia
first caliph after Muhammad’s death
abu bakr
deputy Islam leader after Muhammad’s death
caliph
Islam minority, believe that leadership should reside in the line descended from Ali
shia
traditionalists, most popular, believe in legitimacy of early caliphs (as opposed to only Ali’s descendants)
sunni
cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, prophet of Islam
ali
made after Ali died
Umayyad Dynasty
tax on non-muslims implemented by Islamic empires
jizya
replaced the Umayyad Dynasty
abbasid dynasty
Islamic officials, scholars, shaped public policy with Islam
ulama
islamic judge
qadis
powerful ruler of the Abbasid Caliphate who reigned from 789 to 809 C.E.Â
harun al-rushd
letters of credit that were common in the medieval Islamic banking world
sakk
Islamic spain
al-Andalus
Islam institutions of higher education in the 10th century
madrasas
Islam mystics, placed emphasis on emotion and devotion with strict rule following
sufis
quatrains, famous poetry of Omar Khayyam that was later translated by Edward Fitzgerald
rubaiyat
Muhammad works for her and marries her in 595 C.E.
khadija
non-muslims
infidels
what beliefs did islan dislike and what did they use from them
hindu; math, science, philosophy
what else influenced islam
greek science, philosophy, and writings
scripture and tradition
quran and hadith
The Ka’ba used to hold pagan statues until
Muhammad attacked Mecca and the statues were destroyed.
Attack planned in 629
Attacked in 630, “Accept Allah or die!”
what r the 5 pillars
Acknowledge Allah as the only God and Muhammad is his prophet.
Pray to Allah daily and face Mecca (they pray five times a day)
Observe a fast in the daylight during Ramadan
Contribute alms to the weak and poor
All who are able make at least one hajj
what us the quran
an account of muhammads visions
what r the 3 religions of the book
judaism, christianity, islam
what were all these religions influenced by
zoroastrianism
largest waterworks project before modern times. Facilitated trade/watered rice
grand canal
Second emperor of China (ruled from 604-618)
Sui Yangdi
Second emperor of the Tang dynasty. Ruthless & ambitious. Provided stability and prosperity
Tang Taizong
governed the allocation of agricultural land
Equal Field System
nomadic Turkic people brought to China as mercenary military
Uighurs
First song emperor (ruled from 960 - 976). Military leader, advocate of bureaucracy
Song Taizu
the sect of buddhism that ran rampant through China
Mahayana Buddhism
Believed in the idea of Zen & peace/tranquility
Chan Buddhism
blend of Buddhism and confucian values.
Neo-Confucianism
Chinese philosopher (1130 - 1200) wrote about family rituals and how to honor the family/ancestors
Zhu Xi
“the way of the gods”. An ancient religion of Japan. Started 1,000 B.C.
Shinto
hereditary military and nobility officer caste of medieval Japan
Samurai
classic work of Japanese literature by Murasaki Shikibu. Story about life, passing of time, and love.
The Tale of Genji
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