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Post-Classical Asia

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tributary state countries that recognized Chinese power and had to pay tribute
bureau of censors reported misdeeds to the emperor
gentry wealthy land owners and government officials
pagodas multistory temples with upturned roofs
archipelago chain of islands that make up a nation
Uji clans in Japan
Kami gods and goddesses for each clan
Amaterasu sun goddess that Yamato clan claimed descent from
Shinto religion that worshipped gods of nature; believed spirits were in everything
shogun military general and head of government
daimyo landlords
samurai warriors
seppuku ritual of suicide that samurai's used
ieyasu founder of tokugawa
Chanoyu Japanese tea ceremony
Hangul Korean language based on Chinese characters
grand canal a reason for trade increase in the Tang dynasty
mandate of heaven the idea that a dynasty has a right to rule from God
neo Confucianism new form of confuscianism that lowered women's place
foot binding process in China to make feet smaller by morphing them
bushido code of ethics for samurai
tokugawa ruling family in Japanese feudal period; founded by Ieyasu; time of peace
lady murasaki female Japanese writer
japanese feudalism centralized; military organized
zen buddhism focused on meditation and natural beauty
bakufu military government
heian dynasty capitol at Kyoto; ruled by fujiwara; elegant high class
Li Bo poet in the Tang dynasty and part of the Scholar Gentry
Trung Sisters female revolutionaries who fought against the Chinese
Genghis khan united the mongol tribes
khagan supreme ruler of the mongols
kurltai meeting of the mongol chieftains
tumens unit of 10,000 Mongol soilders
golden horde what russians called the mongols
Early Tang economy equal field system; reopened silk road; markets; buying on credit; paper money; banks
Tang and Song achievements poetry; paintings; movable type; sculpture and architecture; porcelain; abacus; gun powder; wheel barrow; plow; compass; cross bow
japanese cultural achievements noh- drama with masks; haiku- poetry of nature; Judo- martial arts based on control; sumo- wrestling; calligraphy- stylized writing; geisha- entertainment women; kabuki- type of drama with male actors
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