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AP world history
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Champa rice | Crop from Vietnam that ripens quickly, is drought resistant, and led to mass population |
| Imperial Bureaucracy | Dividing government roles into non-elected departments |
| Pro-industrialization | Industrialization not based on factory departments |
| Scholar Gentry | a civil servant appointed by the emperor to perform day-to- day works from the Han Dynasty to the end of Qing Dynasty |
| Filial Piety | Respect for elders/ancestors |
| Grand Canal | A huge innovation for transportation |
| Meritocracy | A system in which people are chosen to be put in power or success based on their abilities |
| Foot binding | traditional beauty standard for women to keep their feet short |
| Woodblock printing | An engraved stamp of a print to be inked and pressed onto wood |
| Heian Japan | Considered to be peaceful and the peak of the Japanese imperial court, notable for the agriculture. |
| Zen Buddhism | Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism, focuses on meditation and intuitions. |
| Theravada Buddhism | Traditional Buddhism, solo meditations, Buddha wasn't considered god. |
| Mahayana Buddhism | Group Buddhism, teachers delay Nirvana to help teach others |
| Tibetan Buddhism | Form of Mahayana Buddhism, founded in Tibet, only requires a change in outlook on life, no altering of your life. |