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AMSCO World History Modern Vocab

TermDefinition
proto-industrialization industrialization before the industrial revolution
artisans skilled craftspeople
scholar gentry Highest social class in china (Confucianism)
filial piety respect for elders/parents influenced by Confucian thought
grand canal 1,100 miles helped trade and transportation a lot
song dynasty innovative, made imperial bureaucracy conquered by mongols
champa rice more efficient type of rice, grown all year
imperial bureaucracy org. in which appointed officials enforced/carried out the policies of the empire
meritocracy based on merit (not popularity) smartest and most able were picked through exam
woodblock printing a technique for printing text (invented in china)
heian period 794 to 1185 in Japan
nuclear families mother, father, and kids (prefered in Vietnam)
polygyny multiple wives at once
foot binding symbol of status and attraction
Buddhism religion started in India
Theravada Buddhism
Mahayana Buddishm
Tibetian buddhism chanting
syncretic mix of religions or cultures
chan (zen) buddhism chinese buddhism
neo confucianism ethics but added Buddhist thoughts
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