Vocab

 Loess: Yellow silt blown from deserts into the Yellow River  Dynasty: a succession of rulers from the same line of descent  Mandate of Heaven: divine approval to rule  Dynastic Cycle: a pattern of rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties

 Confucianism: Ethical system based on principals of right and wrong. Based on writings of Confucius.  Daoism: philosophy started by Chinese thinker Laozi, who taught that people should be guided by a universal force called the Dao (way)  Assimilation: The adoption of a conqueror’s culture by a conquered people  Legalism: A Chinese political philosophy based on the idea that a highly efficient and powerful government is the key to social order

 Moveable Type: blocks of metal or word, each bearing a single character, that can be arranged to make up a page for printing  Footbinding: ritualistic binding of women’s feet so that the foot contorts into what is considered to be a more beautiful shape.

 Moveable Type: blocks of metal or word, each bearing a single character, that can be arranged to make up a page for printing  Pastoralists: a member of a nomadic group that herds domesticated animals  Khanates: divided pieces of the Mongol empire after Genghis Khan’s death  Footbinding: ritualistic binding of women’s feet so that the foot contorts into what is considered to be a more beautiful shape.  Pax Mongolica: a roughly 100 year period where the Mongols imposed stability and law across much of Eurasia. Also called Mongol Peace.

 Shinto: the native religion of Japan, based on respect for the forces of nature and on the worship of ancestors  Samurai: Loyal warrior bodyguards who protected feudal lords in Japan  Bushido: Samurai code of behavior. “Way of the warrior”  Shogun: Supreme general of the emperor’s army in Japan  Daimyo: feudal lords who owned and controlled land

 Period of Japanese history where the country was dominated by powerful regional families (daimyo) and ruled militarily by the shogun.

 The Emperor sits up front  The Emperor has no real power (hands behind back)  Spiritual leader (a figurehead)

 The shogun stands next to the Emperor  Supreme general of the Emperor’s army in Japan  Often times more powerful than the Emperor

 Feudal lords who owned and controlled land  The more land you had, the more power you had  Daimyo with the most stars gets to choose their land (also known as an estate)  Daimyo will sit on top of their estate (desks)

 Loyal warrior bodyguards who protected feudal lords in Japan  Daimyo offered loyalty to samurai for their protection  The more stars a samurai had, the more rank they had  Samurai could choose which daimyo they would be loyal to  Samurai will kneel next to their daimyo