Amsco World History – 10

Attempted to ensure all families had a parcel of land to cultivate

Native to Vietnam, allowed growth of two crops a year

Precedes and enables rise of factories

Allowed depositing money at one location and withdraw from another

New form of currency used by Post-Classical China

Tells direction, aided ship control

Helps orient a ship in directions, aided ship control

Boat similar to dhow

Raised areas covered with ink and mirror image created on a page

Wife, husband, and children

Assimilation of Chinese traditions and practices

Having more than one spouse at a time

Chinese Buddhist monk, went to India

Emperor of Tang empire who was overthrown

Formed a rebellion and caused heavy damage to Tang empire

Song officials who were educated in Confucius but not in military

Landowning aristocrats of Japan

Short-lived dynasty; violence and oppression

Built by thousands of peasants, connected Yangtze to center of government

City which expanded greatly under Sui Dynasty

Dynasty of stability and prosperity, extended territory

Society around which the world revolves

Kingdom in Korea, paid large amounts of cash to China

Other states paying to China as a sign of honor

Empire between 960 and 1279, slightly smaller land than before

Capital moved to Hangzhou, northern Yuan dynasty conquered by Mongols

Ruler who expanded transportation and bureaucracy originally started by Sui

Ruler who expanded educational opportunities and strengthened military leaders

Original capitol of Song dynasty

City to which Song dynasty originally moved their capital to after threats of invasion

Dynasty created by the Mongol Empire

Dynasty after Yuan

Family which took power in Japan, installed a military leader to reign supreme

Military leader of Japan

Professional warriors hired by nobles

Capital City of Korea modeled on Chang'an

Vietnamese method of warfare for driving out Chinese army

Bowing until one's head reached the floor

Ethnic group living in Central Asia, aided Tang Empire

Wrapping feet to prevent natural growth

Poet focusing on love, friendship, wine

Poet-historian, wrote of hardships of daily life

Cross between two religions, similar to Taoism in learning based on experience and meditation

Social and Ethical philosophy that combined rational thought with Taoism and Buddhism

Prince of Japan who consolidated power in a single ruler and implemented merit-based selection of bureaucrats

Initiated by Shotoku's successor, for increasing efficiency and consolidating land under government

Took control from Yamato rulers

New Japanese capital modeled on Chang'an

Original capital of Japan, Fujiwara clan moved their capital back to there

Woman who wrote world's first novel

World's first novel

Code which stressed frugality, loyalty, martial arts, and honorable death