Unit 1.1 APWH Quiz

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  1. 5. period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shōgun Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War.
  2. 7. Philosophy that attempted to merge certain basic elements of Confucian and Buddhist thought; most important of the early Neo-Confucianists was the Chinese thinker Zhu Xi.
  3. 10. Japanese literary work written during the Heian Period (794–1185 c.e.) by the aristocratic woman Murasaki Shikibu.
  4. 13. Concubine of Emperor Tang Taizong, who seized imperial power for herself in 690 after Taizong became debilitated.
  5. 15. Second emperor of the Chinese Sui Dynasty, responsible for the construction of the Chinese Grand Canal system, who reigned from 604–618 c.e.
  6. 16. Turkish tribe.
  7. 17. Period in which the imperial government was at Nara, and Sinicization and Buddhism were most highly developed.
  8. 19. Chinese dynasty (589–618) that constructed the Grand Canal, reunified China, and allowed for the splendor of the Tang dynasty that followed.
  9. 20. Chinese philosophy with origins in the Zhou dynasty; it is associated with legendary philosopher Laozi, and it called for a policy of noncompetition.
  10. 21. Religion, based on Four Noble Truths, associated with Siddhartha Gautama (563–483 b.c.e.), or the Buddha; its adherents desired to eliminate all distracting passion and reach nirvana.
  11. 23. Chinese dynasty (1644–1911) that reached its peak during the reigns of Kangxi and Qianlong.
  12. 24. A Japanese warrior.
  13. 25. Japanese military leader who ruled in place of the emperor.
  14. 26. Powerful and wealthy Chinese dynasty that ruled a vast East Asian empire from 618 to 907 c.e.
  15. 28. Indigenous Japanese religion that emphasizes purity, clan loyalty, and the divinity of the emperor.
  16. 30. A practice that involved the tight wrapping of young girls’ feet with strips of cloth that prevented natural growth of the bones and resulted in tiny, malformed curved feet.
  17. 32. Japanese period (794–1185), a brilliant cultural era notable for the world’s first novel, Murasaki Shikibu’s The Tale of Genji.
  18. 34. Oasis in modern western China that became a site of Buddhist missionary activity by the fourth century c.e.
  19. 36. Chinese emperor (r. 627–649) of the Tang dynasty (618 to 907).
  20. 37. The Muromachi Period (Muromachi Jidai, 1333-1573 CE) refers to the period of Japanese medieval history when the Ashikaga shogun capital was located in the Muromachi area of Heiankyo (Kyoto).
  21. 38. A huge network of canals that linked the Yangzi and Huang He river sys- tems, and that eventually extended 2000 kilometers (1200 miles).
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  1. 1. The “greater vehicle,” a more metaphysical and more popular northern branch of Buddhism.
  2. 2. Chinese system during the Tang dynasty in which the goal was to ensure an equitable distribution of land.
  3. 3. Daoist concept of a disengagement from the affairs of the world.
  4. 4. Philosophy, based on the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Kong Fuzi (551–479 b.c.e.), or Confucius, that emphasizes order, the role of the gentleman, obligation to society, and reciprocity.
  5. 6. A very light, thin and adaptable type of pottery that, when fired with glazes, became a highly valuable export commodity during the Tang and Song dynasty.
  6. 8. Influential branch of Buddhism in China, with an emphasis on intuition and sudden flashes of insight instead of textual study.
  7. 9. Important early Korean dynasty that flourished during the seventh and eighth centuries.
  8. 11. Chinese dynasty (960–1279) that was marked by an increasingly urbanized and cosmopolitan society.
  9. 12. First emperor of the Chinese Song dynasty who reigned from 960 to 976 c.e.
  10. 14. Chinese poet
  11. 18. Early Chinese name for the modern nation of Vietnam.
  12. 22. Capital of the Southern Song dynasty in the late thirteenth century.
  13. 27. Chinese monks discovered the technology in the 9th century CE, during their quest for a life-extending elixir.
  14. 29. Buddhism term for what can be reached if the correct life is lived. A world with no suffering or decay.
  15. 31. First emperor of the short-lived but effective Sui Dynasty which united China after centuries of division, reigned from 589 to 604 c.e.
  16. 33. Famous Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator. He recorded the interactions between China and India.
  17. 35. Neo-Confucian Chinese philosopher (1130–1200).