Thursday, November 11, 2010

Chapter 13 Study Guide



AP WORLD HISTORY - Chapter 13 Study Guide


            1.            Chinese influence contributed to the rise of complex societies in __________, ___________, and __________________.

            2.            For two millennia, _______________ has been the premier civilization of east Asia and surrounding areas.

            3.            What areas were influenced by Chinese languages, history, and manners?
                        A.
                        B.
                        C.

            4.            ____________ peasants and merchants often balked at integrating Chinese imports- whether ideas or new ways of growing rice or making war- into their daily lives.

            5.            When did Chinese influence in Japan peak?

            6.            What was the goal of the Taika reforms in Japan?

            7.            What is the name of the nature spirits of Japan?

            8.            What groups resisted change with the Taika reforms?
                        a)
                        b)

            9.            What group had grown so bold and powerful that the court an aristocracy lived in fear of street demonstrations?

            10.            What was the immediate impact of the imperial move to Heian?

            11.            What was the military organization of the Heian government in Japan?

            12.            Life in the imperial court at Heian was described in what Japanese novel?

            13.            Everyone who matters in Genji's world is obsessed with the _______________ _______________ that govern everything.

            14.            By the middle of the ninth century, what aristocratic family exerted exceptional control over imperial affairs at the Japanese court at Heian?

            15.            Identify the following:
                        a)            bushi
                        b)            samurai
                        c)            seppuku
                        d)            hara-kiri

            16.            What was the impact on the rise of the samurai on the peasantry in Japan?

            17.            Powerful families at the court, such as the Fujiwara, increasingly depended on _______________ with _______________ ________________ to support them in disputes with their rivals.

            18.            Identify Taira and Minamoto.

            19.            What did the victory of Minamoto in 1185 lead to the creation of?

            20.            The victory of Minamoto marks the beginning of what period in Japanese history?

            21.            Define shoguns.

            22.            Identify Hojo.

            23.            What government replaced the Kamakura regime in the early 14th century in Japan?

            24.            What was the political result of the wars that destroyed the Ashikaga Shogunate?

            25.            How did the principles of warfare change under the daimyos?

            26.            In what year did the Han emperors conquer the first Korean kingdom of Choson?

            27.            Thereafter, parts of Korea were colonized by ____________________ settlers, who remained for nearly _______________ centuries.

            28.            Define sinification.

            29.            What supplied the key links between Korea and the successors of the Han dynasty in northeast China?

            30.            Why was submission and tribute to China important for Korea?

            31.            Thus, the tribute system became the major channel of _______________ and _______________ exchange between China and its neighbors.

            32.            The elite favored Buddhism, in Chinese form, over ____________________.

            33.            What does Nam Viet mean in Chinese?

            34.            Was the Viets spoken language related to Chinese?  Yes or No

            35.            The Viets has strong village autonomy and favored the ______________________ family.

            36.            How did Vietnamese women compare to their Chinese counterparts?

            37.            What were some Chinese cultural traits introduced into Vietnam following the Han conquest of 111 B.C.E.?

            38.            Why did the Chinese fail to assimilate the Vietnamese?

            39.            Identify the Trung sisters.

            40.            Why were Vietnamese women hostile to Confucian codes?

            41.            Following the assertion of Vietnamese independence from China in the tenth century, what aspects of Chinese culture were retained by the Vietnamese rulers?

            42.            What was the political result of the Vietnamese drive to conquer regions south of the Red River basin?

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