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Liu Bang
- 1) Founder of Han
- 2) Led a peasant revolt against Qin
- 3) "Han Chines"
- named for dynasty
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5 Accomplishments of the Han
- 1) Establishment of the Civil Service System
- 2) Established capital at Chang'an
- 3) Wu Di extended territory to include Manchuria, Korea, Indochina, and central Asia
- 4) Wu Di established leveling, the Pax Sinica
- 5) The Silk Route started to flourish at this time
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Wu Di
Emperor which founded the Imperial Academy to Study Confucian Classics
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Civil Service System
Scholar Officials/ Civil servants/ Govt. officials took a test based on the Confucian Classics. This was a meritocracy, but usually only the wealthy people could afford a test. Wealthy tended to become governers
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Leveling
Government would buy and store surplus crops in times of good harvest and sell them during the bad harvests to keep prices the same
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Pax Sinica
1) Helped with peace
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Silk Route did what 3 things
- 1) A caravan trade route from eastern China to the West
- 2) Carried silk,jade, paper, and porcelain from China to Greek and Roman traders
- 3) Traders brought glass, amber, wool, and linen back to China from the West
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Fall of Han
- 1) Revolt overthrew Han
- 2) Period of warring states
- 3) China unified in 589 (reunified by the Sui)
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Emperor Wendi
founder of the Sui
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Accomplishments of the Sui
- 1)reunited China
- 2)repaired the Great Wall
- 3)finished Grand Canal
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Grand Canal 2 things
- 1)linked the Hang he with the Chang Jiang
- 2)linked north and south
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Fall of the Sui
- 1)the govt. was week
- 2)attempted but failed to take land's from Manchuria and Korea
- 3)conquered by the Turks
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Sinification
means the assimilation or spread of Chinese culture
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Daoism
Indigenous religio-philosophical tradition that has shaped Chinese life for more than 2000 years
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Tenant farmer
a person who farms the land of another and pays rent w/cash or w/ a portion of the produce
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Fall of the Tang
- 1)weak emporors
- 2)high taxes then falling taxes
- 3)natural calamities floods, droughts, diseases 4)governors in provines stopped trusting the emperor and questioned his power
- 4)nomads attacked (Turks, Uighurs, Tibetans)
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Tang Agriculture
- 1) Quick ripening rice allowed more food
- 2) Population skyrockets
- 3)peasants had more work but they had a chance to raise surpluss
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Tang Legal Code of 653
- 1) "code of punishments"
- 2)Differentiated punishment for same crime depending on social hierarchy
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Zhao Kuangyin
Founded Song Dynasty
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Song Dynasty 2 Inventions
- 1) Gun powder used for warfare
- 2) Movable type
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Fall of the Song
Invaded by Mongols in 1200s
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5 Battle Tactics Yuan Dynasty
- 1) Warriors on horseback
- 2) Saddles with iron stirrups
- 3) Bows and Arrows while riding
- 4) Surrounded enemy
- 5) Gift Exchanges to form alliances
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Genghis Khan
- 1) Genghis had his own body guards that formed the "Imperial Guard"
- 2) He invented the messanger system
- 3) He took control of Mongolia and then Manchuria, Korea, northern China, Central Asia, and part of Russia
- 4) Genghis' empire was divided after his death
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Yurts/Gers
A portable,felt-covered, wood lattice-framed dwelling structure traditionally used by nomads
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Foot Binding in which Dynasty
Song Dynasty
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Renaissance
The humanistic revival of classical art, architecture, literature, and learning that originatedin Italy in the 14th century and later spread throughout Europe.
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Humanism in the Renaissance
- Art and texts that focused on:
- 1) Classical education
- 2) Human potential
- 3) Achievements rather than Christian teachings
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Secular
Society that had no concern for religion but focused on the present time
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Patron
The Church leaders, wealthy families, and merchants who spent a huge amount of money on art.
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Perspective
A popular technique which a three dimensional piece of art is displayed on a flat surface.
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Leonardo da Vinci
- 1)A talented Renaissance
- 2)A scientist, inventor, sculptor, and a painter, who painted one of the best-known portraits in the world.
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Renaissance Man
A person who is successful when it comes to working, and overall universal
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The Prince
- 1) Niccolo Machiavelli
- 2) Imperfect conduct of humans
- 3) How a ruler is able to keep power and manage to keep it disregarding enemies.
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Thomas More in the Renaissance
- 1) One of the best known Humanist from England
- 2) Wrote the book Utopia.
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Flortine Petrarch
- 1) Courtly Love- Popularizes love
- 2) Sonnets
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Fresco
Painting on wet plaster
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Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo's legacy
Also: Sculpted DAVID and THE PIETA
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King James I
standardized English Bible
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De Medicis
Family that ruled Florence for 3 centuries
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Cervantes
1) Wrote DON QUIXOTE
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Johann Gutenberg
Perfected the printing press
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Copernicus
Theory said that the earth revolves around the sun
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Queen Elizabeth I
Queen during England's Golden Age
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Galileo
- 1) Studied gravity
- 2) Perfected the telescope
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Protestant
Christian group who separated from the Catholic Church
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Tithe
Money given to the church from it's members
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Indulgence
Pardon for sins committed during a person's lifetime
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Purgatory
Middle or waiting area between heaven and hell
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Martin Luther
- 1) German priest and Augustinian friar
- 2) wrote and posted the 95 Theses on the church
- 3) His greatest concern was the abuse of indulgences.
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Lutherans
those who follow Martin Luther's teachings.
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Huldrych Zwingli
A Swiss Catholic priest who rejected more of the Catholic teachings than Luther
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John Knox
Established the Presbyterian Church
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Theocracy
A government controlled by religious leaders
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Pope Leo
Build Great Cathedral in Rome
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Tetzel
Messenger Sent by Pope leo to collect Indulgences
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