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History China & Japan

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Great Wall
built to keep out mongols and other barbarian tribes
Sui Dynasty
Made the Grand Canal
Zen Buddhism
a practice of Buddhism though experience rather than texts
Bushido
Way of the warrior
Filial Piety
Respect for family and elders
Mandate of Heaven
Belief that gods chose the rulers
Shogun
military leader, led the samurai
Legalism
A very strict orderly society
Yangtze River
largest River in China
Daimyo
Lords
Examination System
a system of gaining power based on credits and education rather than by blood; placed huge emphasis on education system
Amaterasu
Sun god
Buddhism (in China)
was eventually destroyed because of threat to Confucianism
Shinto
worship of nature and animals; polytheistic spirits
yin and yang
the balance in the dark and the light, everything balances one another
Confucius
born poor and relied on education; loved order; 5 social relations; RUler>subject, Father>son, Older bro> younger bro, Husband>Wife
Samurai
Warriors and land owners loyal to Daimyos
Marco Polo
explorer that brought much knowledge to europe and expanded trade
Han Dynasty
Lasted about 400 years; began trade and started connecting china with other parts of the world; examination system
Empreror
Supreme rulers of Japan believe they are decendants of the sun god
Analects
Confucius' works and writings
Kublai Khan
Mongol Ruler in China grandson of Gangus Kahn
Shang Dynasty
first major Chinese dynasty; began along the Yellow River; evidence of the dynasty was found in the 1920's and 30's; Anyang was capital
Seppuku
Ceremonial Suicide
Daoism
Believed in the respect and union of one with Nature
Assimilate
to evolve and blend in with
Qin Dynasty
Shortest dynasty; strong legalism government; combined the great walls because they were first to centralize all of China
Tang Dynasty
the time when Buddhism came to China, but would eventually destroy it, because of threat to confucianism; Refered to as the Golden Age of China (trade expansion)
Zhou Dynasty
Implemented writing system and tools; longest lasting; first to use iron; mandate of Heaven
Mongol Occupation of China
Mongols did not treat the Chinese Fairly; Mongols ran government; introduced different religions; maintained separate lifestyles; abolished examination system
Confucianism
the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct.
Yamato
dominant ethnic group of Japan
Huang He River (Yellow River)
2nd largest river in China origin of Chinese Civilization
Imperial Tomb of Shi Huangdi
First Emperor of Qin; a tomb discovered in the 1970's; has over 8,000 terra cotta soldiers, meaning made of earth.

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