World History Chapter 12 Vocab – Flashcards
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Tang Dynasty
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Emerged in 618--
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Tang Taizong
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Son of 1st emperor Li Yuan who took control of the Tang dynasty and became to most admirable leader
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Tributary State
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Self governed states controlled by the Tang Dynasty- Korea, Tibet and Vietnam
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Land Reform
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Gives less power to rich landowner by taking there land and splitting it up between farmers and peasants so they could eat and pay taxes
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Song dynasty
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Emerged in 960, had many threats from mongol invaders from the north
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Gentry
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Upper class- rich land owners
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Steppe
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Vast treeless plains in southeast asia
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Dowry
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The payment a women has to bring to marriage in order to marry and may never get re-married
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Pagoda
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A multi-storey temple with eaves that curve up at the corners
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Genghis Khan
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Mongol leader who led his army to conquer a vast empire that stretched from the pacific to eastern europe
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Kublai Khan
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Grandson of Genghis Khan who ruled all of china, Korea and Tibet
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Yuan Dynasty
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Prosperous Mongol dynasty ruled by Kublai Khan
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Marco Polo
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Italian explorer who spent many years in china under Kublai`s services and brought back information about chinas riches and postal services to europe
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Ming Dynasty
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Dynasty re-conquered after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty ruled by Zhu Yuanzhand
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Zheng He
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Voyages of a chinese admiral and diplomat
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Silla Dynasty
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Korean dynasty that ruled from 668-935
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Koryo dynasty
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Korean dynasty that ruled from 935-1392
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Celadon
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Porcelain with an un-usual blue/green glaze
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Choson (Yi) Dynasty
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Overthrew after mongol took over Koryo
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King Sejong
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King of the Yi- Dynasty who founded the written language of Hangul
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Hangul
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Alphabet that uses symbols to represent the sounds of spoken Korean
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Literacy Rate
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Percentage of people who can read and write
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Archipelago
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Chain of Islands
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Tsunami
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A very large, damaging wave caused by an earthquake or very strong wind
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Shinto
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Principal religion in Japan that emphasizes the worship of nature
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Selective Borrowing
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Adapting to some cultural traits and disregarding others
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Kana
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The japanese writing system, phonetic symbols representing syllables
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Samurai
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Member of the warrior class in the japanese feudal system
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Bushido
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samurai code of conduct
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Zen
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The practice of meditation and school of Buddhism in Japan
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Matrilineal
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Inheritance passed down through the mothers side
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Stupa
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Large domelike buddhist shrine
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Paddy
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Rice field
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What are the three tributary states?
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Vietnam, Korea and Tibet
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What are the two main classes of the Tang Dynasty?
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Gentry and Peasentry
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What are the 4 islands of Japan?
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Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu
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What were the two other names for Tokyo?
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Nara and Edo
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What were the 3 Chinese dynasties?
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Tang, Song and Yuan
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What modern day country has the largest islamic population?
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Indonesia
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What is the largest sword of the samurai?
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Katana
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What is the smallest sword of the samurai?
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Wakizashi
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What are the two samurai swords called when together?
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Daisho
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Japanese word for clan
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Uji
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Japanese word for suicide
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Seppuku
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Japanese word for stomach cutting
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Harri Kari
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What is the japanese style of theater with music and exaggerated movement?
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Kabuki
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What is the family of Japan that started the only dynasty?
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Yamato
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What were the three dynasties of Korea?
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Silla, Koryo and Choson (Yi)
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What is the japanese system of writing?
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Kana
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What does genghis khan mean?
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Universal ruler
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What chinese dynasty was chinese rule restored back to?
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Ming dynasty
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What color are ming vases?
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blue and white
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What are the three types of buddhism?
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Zen, Theravada and Mahayanna
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Who was Korea's best ruler?
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King Senjong
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Who was the chief god of Shinto?
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Kami
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Who created the Yuan dynasty?
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Kublai Khan
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What were the three types of theater?
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Kabuki, Noh and Banraku
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What does bushido mean?
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"the way of the warrior"
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Who wrote the 1st book? and what was the name of the book?
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Lady Murasaki, the tale of genji
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How did the Japanese feudal system work?
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Emperor > Shogun >Daimyo > Samurai> Artisans &Peasants > mercahnts
