World History Chapter 16

Front 1

Between 1500 and 1800, china remained a mostly ______ society

Back 1

agricultural

Front 2

What were two causes of the major population increase in China?

Back 2

long period of peace and stability under the early Qing dynasty
improvement in food supply

Front 3

Shortage of ____ in rural areas led to revolts.

Back 3

land

Front 4

China did not develop ______, that was emerging in Europe.

Back 4

commercial capitalism

Front 5

Why didn't china develop commercial capitalism?

Back 5

~trade and manufacturing remained under control of gov't
~many looked down on trade and manufacturing as inferior to farming

Front 6

The emphasis on family relationships, based on _____ ideals, contributed stability to Chinese society.

Back 6

Confucian

Front 7

The ideal family unit in Qing China was the ______.

Back 7

extended family

Front 8

What was the legal status of women in China?

Back 8

legally women could not divorce her husband or inherit property, she was expected to have sons

Front 9

_______ - is considered to be the first realistic social novel.

Back 9

The Golden Lotus

Front 10

___________, by Cao Xuegin is generally considered even today to be China's most distinguished popular novel.

Back 10

The Dream of the Red Chamber

Front 11

________ is the most outstanding example of architecture, and was began by Emperor Yong Le.

Back 11

Imperial City in Beijing

Front 12

The Imperial City was known as the _______, because it was off - limits to commoners.

Back 12

Forbidden City

Front 13

______ - beyond the extended family.

Back 13

clans

Front 14

_______ - private business based on profit

Back 14

commercial capitalism

Front 15

The _____ was the new dynasty after the Mongol dynasty in China.

Back 15

Ming

Front 16

__________ - was the founder of the Ming dynasty.

Back 16

Ming Hong Wu

Front 17

_______ - began construction of the Imperial City.

Back 17

Yong Le

Front 18

______ - court official, who led seven voyages of exploration

Back 18

Zheng He

Front 19

Portuguese were expelled from Guangzhou but were allowed to occupy _____.

Back 19

Macao

Front 20

Who led the peasant revolt, because of the epidemic.

Back 20

Li Zicheng

Front 21

_______ - new dynasty of the Manchus, meaning "pure"

Back 21

Qing

Front 22

The Manuchus were ethnically and culturally different from their subjects. So, the Qing dealt with this reality in two was.
1.
2.

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1.Qing tried to preserve their distinct identity
-Manchu nobility had large landholdings and revenues
- others into banners
2.Qing brought Chinese into the imperial administration

Front 23

_______ - took charge of the government while still in his teens and reigned for 61 years.

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Kangxi

Front 24

_________ - revolt launched by unhappy peasants during Qianlong's reign.

Back 24

While Lotus Rebellion

Front 25

______ visited Beijing and was rejected by Emperor Qianlong.

Back 25

Lord George Macartney

Front 26

_____ - seperate military units

Back 26

banners

Front 27

_______ - hairstyle

Back 27

queue

Front 28

____ - farming and hunting people who lived northeast of the Great Wall

Back 28

Manchus

Front 29

New dynasty under Manchus

Back 29

Qing

Front 30

_______ - was the first powerful political leader of Japan, who seized th imperial capital of Kyoto and placed shogun under his control.

Back 30

Oda Nobunaga

Front 31

_____ - a farmer's son who had became a military commander.

Back 31

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Front 32

______ - the powerful daimyo of Edo, who took control of Japan, took title of shogun, brought about "Great Peace"

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Tokugawa Ieyasu

Front 33

_______ - prohibited Christian activities within his lands

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Hideyoshi

Front 34

______ - all missionaries were expelled, and Japanese Christians were persecuted under this emperor

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Tokugawa Ieyasu

Front 35

________ - had governed Japan for over three hundred years, and Tokugawa set out to establish control over it

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Feudal system

Front 36

______ was brought about by Tokugawa rule

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Great Peace

Front 37

Some farm families benefited by exploiting the growing demand for _______.

Back 37

cash crops

Front 38

Almost seven thousand peasant revolts and demonstrations against high taxes took place during the _________

Back 38

Tokugawa Era

Front 39

What were the four main classes in Japan?Who was at top and bottom?

Back 39

Warriors, peasants, artisans, and merchants
imperial court families
merchant class

Front 40

_______ - was considered one of Japan's greatest writers, she wrote ____________.

Back 40

Ihara Saikaku
Five Women Who loved Love

Front 41

____________ - the greatest of all Japanese poets

Back 41

Matsuo Basho

Front 42

________ - theater that emphasized action, music and dramatic gestures to entertain its viewers.

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Kabuki

Front 43

_________ - the dynasty in Korea that was in power during Tokugawa Era

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Yi dynasty

Front 44

Korean rulers tried to keep the country isolated from the outside world, earning it the name __________.

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The Hermit Kingdom

Front 45

military units called _____ were strategically placed throughout China as the chief fighting force of the Manchu Empire

Back 45

banners

Front 46

Trade and manufacturing in China did not develop into ___ as it did in Europe.

Back 46

commercial capitalism

Front 47

heads of noble Japanese families, _______, controlled their own lands

Back 47

daimyo

Front 48

the shogunate controlled the daimyo by what has been called a ____, forcing the daimyo lords to leave their families in their Edo residence when the daimyo lords were away.

Back 48

hostage system

Front 49

Japan was divided into 250 separate territories called ____, each ruled by a daimyo lord.

Back 49

han

Front 50

During the Tokugawa era, Japan's class system became rigid with four classes and an underclass of outcasts, called the ____.

Back 50

eta

Front 51

What was the Chinese view of Europeans, and how did interactions with Europeans impact Chinese society?

Back 51

thought they were barbarians
they impacted China by new instruments and Christianity

Front 52

How did the Qing government solve the problem of being ethnically and culturally different from the people they governed?

Back 52

~ to preserve their distinct identity within Chinese society
~brought Chinese into imperial administration

Front 53

Why is the Imperial City in Beijing called the Forbidden City?

Back 53

because it was off-limits to commoners

Front 54

Explain how the samurai gradually ceased to be a warrior class?

Back 54

Since Japan went through a long period of "great peace", the were not needed, and became managers on th lands of the daimyo

Front 55

How did the completion of the Grand Canal impact China?

Back 55

the Grand Canal made it possible to ship grain and other goods from southern to northern China

Front 56

What was the Chinese attitude toward European products?

Back 56

first, they were impressed, and wanted trade

Front 57

Why did Toyotomi Hideyoshi turn against the Jesuit missionaries?

Back 57

because Jesuit's practiced destroying shrines

Front 58

What year did the Portuguese make official contanct with China?

Back 58

1514

Front 59

What is the current name of Edo, Japan? why was Edo an important city to the Tokugawa rulers?

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Tokyo
much, industry grew their, and daimyo had to maintain a residence their

Front 60

Where was the ancient capital of Korea located?

Back 60

Hanyang, now Seoul

Front 61

_______- perhaps the greatest emperor in Chinese history

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Kangxi

Front 62

_________ - wrote The Dream of the Red Chamber

Back 62

Cao Xuegin

Front 63

______- first powerful political figure, seized the Imperial capital of Kyoto and placed the reigning shogun under his control

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Oda Nabunaga

Front 64

a farmer's son who had become a military commander

Back 64

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Front 65

the powerful daimyo of Edo, brought period of "great Peace"

Back 65

Tokugowa Ieyasu

Front 66

greatest of all Japanese poets

Back 66

Matsuo Basho