AP World History Modern Unit 1 (1200- 1450) Already Passed

AP World History Modern Unit 1 (1200- 1450) Already Passed State-building ✔✔The processes of creating and expanding states or empires typically to refer to their government, economic, and cultural practices. East Asi ...

AP World History Modern Unit 1 (1200- 1450) Already Passed State-building ✔✔The processes of creating and expanding states or empires typically to refer to their government, economic, and cultural practices. East Asia ✔✔A region of Asia that includes China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Japan South Asia ✔✔A region that includes modern day India & Pakistan Southeast Asia ✔✔A region that includes Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc. Afro-Eurasia ✔✔The vast region made up of Africa, Europe, and Asia Middle East ✔✔Region of SW Asia that typically refers to the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Iraq, Syria, etc. Song Dynasty ✔✔(960-1279 CE) The Chinese dynasty that placed much more emphasis on civil administration, industry, education, and arts other than military. Song Taizu ✔✔First Song dynasty emperor who reigned from 960-976 CE. He focused his rule on civil administration, industry, education, and the arts rather than on military affairs. Footbinding ✔✔Practice in Chinese society to mutilate women's feet in order to make them smaller; produced pain and restricted women's movement; used at first by wealthy elite, but spread to other classes. Daoism ✔✔Philosophical system developed by of Lao-Tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events, balance and harmony Confucianism ✔✔The system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct. Filial Piety (Confucianism) ✔✔a virtue of respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors Imperial Bureaucracy ✔✔Division of an empire into organized provinces to make it easier to control Neo-Confucianism ✔✔A philosophy that emerged in Song-dynasty China; it revived Confucian thinking while adding in Buddhist and Daoist elements. Hinduism ✔✔A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms, polytheistic Buddhism ✔✔the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth. This is known as the Four Noble Truths & the Eightfold Path. Theravada Buddhism ✔✔the oldest of the two major branches of Buddhism. Traditional Buddhism that follows closely the original teachings of the Buddha Mahayana Buddhism ✔✔Also known as popular Buddhism, is allows people more ways to reach enlightenment and boddhisatvas can help you reach enlightenment. Zen Buddhism ✔✔a Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition Buddhism in China ✔✔Spread by the Silk Roads, took form of Mahavana Buddhism. Blended with Daoism, formed 'Chan Buddhism' (aka Zen Buddhism). Champa Rice ✔✔a quick-maturing, drought resistant rice that can allow two harvests, of sixty days each in one growing season Grand Canal ✔✔Built in 7th century during reign of Yangdi during Sui dynasty; designed to link the original centers of Chinese civilization on the north China plain with the Yangtze river basin to the south; strengthened China's internal cohesion and economic development Porcelain ✔✔a thin, beautiful pottery invented in China; one of China's 3 major exports Steel and iron production ✔✔A key element during the Song Economic Revolution; helped popularize mass production and new production methods woodblock printing ✔✔a type of printing in which text is carved into a block of wood and the block is then coated with ink and pressed on the page, popular innovation in Song China Judaism ✔✔A religion with a belief in one god. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. Yahweh was responsible for the world and everything within it. Their holy book is the Tanahk or Hebrew Bible Christianity ✔✔A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as Messiah. His death is seen as atonement for people's wrongdoings.