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Ancient China & Japan

Ancient China & Japan. Vocab. Loess: Yellow silt blown from deserts into the Yellow River Dynasty: a succession of rulers from the same line of descent. Mandate of Heaven: divine approval to rule Dynastic Cycle: a pattern of rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties.

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Ancient China & Japan

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  1. Ancient China & Japan Vocab

  2. Loess: Yellow silt blown from deserts into the Yellow River • Dynasty: a succession of rulers from the same line of descent • Mandate of Heaven: divine approval to rule • Dynastic Cycle: a pattern of rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties

  3. Confucianism: Ethical system based on principals of right and wrong. Based on writings of Confucius. • Daoism: philosophy started by Chinese thinker Laozi, who taught that people should be guided by a universal force called the Dao (way) • Assimilation: The adoption of a conqueror’s culture by a conquered people • Legalism: A Chinese political philosophy based on the idea that a highly efficient and powerful government is the key to social order

  4. Moveable Type: blocks of metal or word, each bearing a single character, that can be arranged to make up a page for printing • Footbinding: ritualistic binding of women’s feet so that the foot contorts into what is considered to be a more beautiful shape.

  5. Moveable Type: blocks of metal or word, each bearing a single character, that can be arranged to make up a page for printing • Pastoralists: a member of a nomadic group that herds domesticated animals • Khanates: divided pieces of the Mongol empire after Genghis Khan’s death • Footbinding: ritualistic binding of women’s feet so that the foot contorts into what is considered to be a more beautiful shape. • PaxMongolica: a roughly 100 year period where the Mongols imposed stability and law across much of Eurasia. Also called Mongol Peace.

  6. Shinto: the native religion of Japan, based on respect for the forces of nature and on the worship of ancestors • Samurai: Loyal warrior bodyguards who protected feudal lords in Japan • Bushido: Samurai code of behavior. “Way of the warrior” • Shogun: Supreme general of the emperor’s army in Japan • Daimyo: feudal lords who owned and controlled land

  7. Feudalism • Period of Japanese history where the country was dominated by powerful regional families (daimyo) and ruled militarily by the shogun.

  8. Emperor • The Emperor sits up front • The Emperor has no real power (hands behind back) • Spiritual leader (a figurehead)

  9. Shogun • The shogun stands next to the Emperor • Supreme general of the Emperor’s army in Japan • Often times more powerful than the Emperor

  10. Daimyo • Feudal lords who owned and controlled land • The more land you had, the more power you had • Daimyo with the most stars gets to choose their land (also known as an estate) • Daimyo will sit on top of their estate (desks)

  11. Samurai • Loyal warrior bodyguards who protected feudal lords in Japan • Daimyo offered loyalty to samurai for their protection • The more stars a samurai had, the more rank they had • Samurai could choose which daimyo they would be loyal to • Samurai will kneel next to their daimyo

  12. Japanese Feudalism

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