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China & Japan
6-3.1 & 6-3.2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What two philosophies did the Warring States Period influence? | Confucianism and Taoism |
| What did trade supported by the Chinese government result in? | Resulted in the building of roads and waterways; stimulated trade beyond China's borders |
| Describe the Silk Road. | 4,000-mi. network of routes that stretched from China to the Mediterranean Sea; used to encourage the flow of goods and ideas from one region to another |
| Gunpowder | A mixture of powders used in guns and explosives |
| What was the result of gunpowder on history? | Dramatically altered how wars were fought |
| How was paper made in medieval China? | Made by grinding plant fibers into a paste, then allowing to dry into sheets |
| Woodblock Printing | A form of printing in which an entire page is carved into a block of wood |
| How was woodblock printing used in medieval China? | A printer applies ink to the block, after it was carved, and presses paper against the block to create a printed page |
| Compass | An instrument which uses the magnetic field to show direction |
| How was the compass used in medieval China? | Made it possible to find direction more accurately; used by explorers to cover vast distances |
| How was poetry used in the Tang Dynasty? | Poetry was heavily influenced by Confucian ideas and teachings; Li Bo wrote about life's pleasures; Tu Fu wrote about orderliness and Confucian virtues, also critical of war |
| How was painting used in the Song Dynasty? | Paintings influenced by Daoist teachings; Artists emphasized the beauty of natural landscapes and objects like a single branch or flower |
| What influenced the development of Japan's history? | Its physical (geographic) isolation and its cultural links to China |
| How was Japan's culture similar to China's culture? | The Japanese writing system and language was similar to China's |
| Shogun | Military generals who ruled Japan in the name of the emperor |
| Daimyo | Military lords who ruled the territories of Japan |
| Samurai | Trained professional warriors; most came from noble families |
| Describe the Japanese Feudal Society. | 1. Emperor was at top of society 2. Shogun ruled in emperor's name 3. Daimyo ruled territories of Japan; were loyal to shogun 4. To protect lands, daimyo hired samurai to defend them; samurai paid in land 5. Peasants worked land for samurai |
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