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19 Cards in this Set
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dynastic cycle
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chinese cycle that began with able rulers and loyal followers then declined into corrupt rulers and rebellious followers
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the song dynasty
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long lasting chinese dynasty that curbed warlordism and flourished, giving the world many innovations still used today
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page block printing
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Tang art of carving entire pages of type on a single block
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song examination system
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highly competitive system in which scholars were certified for office; caused aristocratic prejudices to disappear
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southern song dynasty
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controlled only 2/3 of form song territories, but social, cultural, and intellectual life remained vibrant
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paper money
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Tang innovation that replaced bolts of silk as currency; meant to avoid bulk and weight of coins
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song technical achievements
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perfection of the compass; iron production; bituminous coke replaced charcoal; production of iron armor; gunpowder
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women in song china
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domestic in wealthy homes; fieldworkers in poor homes; concubines
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footbinding
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associated with pleasure and with women's efforts to beautify themselves; began at age 5-8 to keep foot from growing and make it narrow and arched
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heian period
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japanese rule centered at heian in which a japanese script was developed and esoteric buddhism became popular
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fujiwara clan
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intermarried with emperors and slowly took control of japanese rule, often ruling behind the scenes
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the tale of genji
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literary masterpiece of the heian period written by lady murasaki
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samurai
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skilled warriors who became a separate japanese social class
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bushido
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samurai code "way of the warrior" that stressed military honor, courage, stoic acceptance of harship, and loyalty
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shogun
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general-in-chief of Japan
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kamakura shogunate
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japanese rule in which the shogun became a figurehead, with real power held by the hojo family; decline b/c of internal fighting
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hojo family
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family that reduced the shogun to a figurehead and held reins of power in japan until 1333
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ashikaga shogunate
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japanese shogunate that succeeded the kamakura in which samurai took over civil authority throughout japan
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koryo korea
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korean dynasty patterned on the tang model
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