click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
AP World History
Chapter 13 - more info
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When did Chinese influence in Japan peak? | 7th and 8th centuries |
| 760's CE Japanes emperor established new capital in | Heian (later called Kyoto). |
| Courtlife in the Heian era was | ultracivilized. |
| Seppuku | ritual suicide to prove warriors courage and restore their family's honor. |
| Seppuku meant disembowelment. What was it known as in the West? | Hari-kiri or belly splitting |
| 12th century onward, Japan was dominated by | civil wars. |
| Where did the Gempei Wars take place? | Main island of Honshu. |
| When did the feudal age of Japan begin? | When Minamoto and samurai won. |
| There was a declining influence of China as power of the | imperial house weakened and the aristocracy grew. |
| What was a critical component of the daimyo army? | Armed peasants |
| What new crop did Japanese produce and what products did they make, which led to economic and cultural growth? | Soybeans- new crop. Produced silk, hemp, paper, dyes |
| Women in commercial classes had more | freedom through commerce. |
| Where did the inheritance of warring elite go? | To the eldest son. (not the women) |
| Men trained to impersonate women at | theatrical performances. |
| Zen Buddhism played critical role in | securing place of the arts. |
| Golden and Silver Pavilions | blended into natural settings, used for meditation. |
| Famous garden made of volcanic rock | Ryoanji Temple |
| Who was most profoundly influenced for the longest period of time by the Chinese? | Korea |
| Parts of Korea | Koguyo (north); Silla and Paekche (south) |
| Silla monarch | 668 - late 9th century |
| Koryo dynasty | 918 - 1392 CE |
| Tang made a deal with Silla, instead of trying to conquer them | Silla paid China tributary. |
| Confucian examinations introduced during | Silla monarch. |
| Buddhism was favored by who? | Korean elite |
| Buddhist schools for elite were in | Chinese. |
| Korea manfactured | oxide glazes and celadon porcelain. |
| Aristocratic families were divided into several ranks and | did not intermarry or socialize with each other. |
| Who filled most of the posts in Korean bureaucracy? | Aristocratic families |
| Korea exported | raw materials. |
| Korea traded mostly with China and Japan to provide Aristocrats with | fancy clothing, teas, artwork |
| In Korean society, Aristocrats were | the only people who counted for anything |
| What relieved some of the drudgery for common people? | Buddhist festivals |
| What weakened the Silla and Koryo regimes? | Revolts by common people |
| Yi Dynasty, established 1392, restored aristocratic dominance and ruled to | 1910. |
| In 1st millenium, what did Chinese the Red River Valley was? | Another rice-growing civilization that they could annex into their country. |
| What were the Viets first know as after the Qin raids in 220 BC? | Southern barbarians |
| Chinese called Vietnamese "Nam Viet" meaning? | People of the South |
| What did China trade with Vietnam? | China traded silk and got ivory, tortoise shells, pearls, and peacock feather |
| Who did the Viets intermarry? | Mon-Khmer & Tai speaking people of Red River area |
| What type of family did the Vietnamese favor? | The nuclear family |
| Vietnamese women had more influence than | Chinese women. |
| When did the Han conquer Vietnam? | 111 BC |
| Who didn't Chinese culture make much of an impression on? | The peasantry |
| Who led the most famous revolt against the Chinese in 39 BC? | The Trung sisters whose father was a local leader and was killed. |
| Did Vietnamese women like Confucian norms and male dominance? | No |
| When did Vietnam win their independence from China? | 939 CE |
| Why was it hard for the Chinese to control them? | Distance and mountains |
| Vietnamese took advantage of | the turmoil in China. |
| Who were the main advasaries of the Vietnamese? | Chams and Khmers |
| Who did local Vietnamese officials indentify with? | The peasantry rather than the court and higher administration. |