1.1 Developments in East Asia Flashcards
Imperial bureaucracy in China
A vast organization in which appointed officials carry out the empire’s policies
Meritocracy in China
Officials obtained positions based on merit (scores) on civil service exams.
Grand Canal in China
An inexpensive and efficient water trarnsport system that extended water transport over 30,000 miles through China
Champa rice
a fast-ripening and drought-resistant strain of rice from Vietnam that greatly expended agricultural production in China
Proto-industrialization in China
People in rural areas made more goods than they could consume and sold them.
What were three things artisans in China made for sale during proto-industrialization in China?
- Steel
- Porcelain
- Silk
Who were the scholar gentry in China?
Educated bureaucrats who became the most influential class during the Song and Tang dynasties.
What was foot binding in China?
Young girls from aristocratic and wealthy families had their feet bound from a young age so the bones would not naturally grow. Bound feets signified social status and greatly restricted a woman’s ability to move.
Woodblock printing in China
China was the first culture to invent woodblock printing, allowing them to publish and distribute booklets to literate Chinese.
Buddhism came to China from what country?
India
What were the three types of Buddhism were intitially common in Asia? (Ther Ma Tibet)
- Theravada Buddhism
- Mahayan Buddhism
- Tibetan Buddhism
Eventually, Buddhism ideals compbined with elements of Daoism to form what form of Buddhism?
Chan or Zen Buddhism
What is filial piety?
The duty of family members to prioritize elders and follow the male head of the family.
During the Heian period in Japan (795-1185), artists, politicians, and authors emulated what country?
China
Chinese families lived in extended family households, but in Vietnam, what kind of households did most people occupy?
Nuclear family households
