AP World Ch 12 vocab
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Chapter 12. Reunification and Renaissance in Chinese Civilization: The Era of the Tang and Song Dynasties vocab. Mistakes may be present
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Period of the Six Dynasties | era of continuous warfare (220-589) among the many kingdoms that followed the fall of the Han |
| Wendi | member of prominent northern Chinese family during the Period of the Six Dynasties; with support from northern nomadic peoples established Sui dynasty in 589 |
| Yangdi | 2nd Sui ruler; restored Confucian examination system; constructed canal system; assassinated in 618 |
| Li Yuan | Duke of Tang; minister for Yangdi; took over empire after assassination of Yangdi; 1st Tang ruler |
| Ministry of Public Rites | administered the examinations for state office during the Tang dynasty |
| Jinshi | title given students who passed the most difficult examinations; became eligible for high office |
| Chan Buddhism | called Zen in Japan; stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty; popular among the elite |
| Mahayana (Pure Land) Buddhism | emphasized salvationist aspects of Chinese Buddhism; popular among the masses |
| Wuzong | Tang emperor (841-847); persecuted Buddhist monasteries and reduced influence of Buddhism in favor of Confucianism |
| Yang Guifei | royal concubine of Tang emperor Xuanzong; Introduction of relatives into administration led to revolt |
| Khitan nomads | founded Liao dynasty of Manchuria in 907; remained a threat to Song; very much influenced by Chinese culture |
| Zhao Kuangyin | general who founded Song dynasty; took royal name of Taizu |
| Zhu Xi | most prominent Neo-Confucian scholar during the song dynasty; stressed importance of applying philisophical principles to everyday life |
| Wang Anshi | Confucian scholar and chief minister of a Song ruler in 1070s; introduced sweeping reforms based on Legalism; advocated greater state intervention in society |
| Southern Song | smaller surviving dynasty (1127-1279); presided over one of the greatest cultural reigns in world history. |
| Jurchens | founders of Qin kingdom that succeeded the Liao in northern China; annexed most of Yellow River basin and forced Song to flee south |
| Grand Canal | great canal system begun by Yangdi; joined Yellow River region to the Yangtze basin |
| junks | Chinese ships equipped with watertight bulkheads, stern-post rudders, compasses and bamboo fenders; dominant force in Asian seas east of the Malayan peninsula. |
| Flying money | Chinese credit instrument that provided vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of a venture; reduced danger of robbery; an early form of currency |
| Changan | capital of Tang dynasty; population of 2,000,000 larger than any contemporary world city. |
| Hangzhou | capital of later Song; location near East China Sea permitted international commerce; population over 1,500,000 |
| Footbinding | male imposed practice to mutilate women's feet in order to reduce size; produced pain and restricted movement; helped to confine women to the household |
| Bi Sheng | 11th century artisan; devised technique of printing with movable type; made it possible for China to be the most contemporary literate civilization |
| Li Bo | most famous poet of the Tang era; blended images of the mundace world with philosophical musings |
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