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| Champa | an Empire located in southern Vietnam ? centered around the city of "Saigon" ? influenced by both "Hinduism" & "Buddhism" ? engaged in Spice Trade between India & China ? existed circa 7th - - - > 10th Centuries |
| Chinggis Khan [ Ghenghis Khan ] | 1162 CE - 1227 CE ? born (Temujin) founder of the Mongol Empire ? established 1st Postal System |
| Dunhuang | City on Silk Road in western China, Libraries of Buddhist Texts & Scriptoria [places where books were copied by hand] ? allowed Buddhism to establish a foothold into China |
| Equal Field System | This is EXACTLY as it says ? the Emperor of the HAN Dynasty ? Emperor Wang Mang circa 485 CE? 4/5ths of the land was available for "redistribution" ? 1/5th was allocated for Mulberry Trees which fed "Silk" worms ? This Equal Distribution continued during the TANG Dynasty [ 618 - 907 CE ] who divided all fertile land (into 4 classes) ... |
| Foot Binding [ Lily Feet ] | when a woman's feet are bound - results in male superiority |
| Golden Horde | the Mongols ? the term "Golden" comes from the color of the Tents [Yurts] which they lived in ? "Horde" is a Western European "ethnocentric" term meaning "barbaric" because you either obeyed [gave in to the demands of the Mongols] or they simply destroyed you |
| Hangzhou | "southern" capital of the Song Dynasty ? had over 1 million people ? it is also the southern end point of "the Grand Canal" which was used to transport Rice from southern China to the North (Beijing) the capital of the Yuan (Mongol Empire in China) Arab traders moved to the city due it's ocean going Sea/Trade Port ... Ibn Battuta visited the city circa 1345 CE ... who marveled at its well painted ships |
| Heian Period | [790s CE - 1200 CE] Japan: Shintoism established as a religion - samurai warriors established ? Shogun runs the Government ? Emperor holds only "ceremonial duties" |
| Ilkhanate | Mongol ruler (1256 - 1363) of the Middle East ? from Turkey in the West to Iran in the East to Iraq in the South ? "il-Khan" means "subordinate khan" and refers to their initial deference (respect, humbleness) to M”ngke Khan and his successor Great Khans of the Mongol empire. |
| Khan | a Mongol "Ruler" ? there were many of them including "Ghenghis (Chinggis Khan (1206 - 1227 CE), Batu Khan [of the Golden Horde who destroyed Russia circa 1238 CE) & Kublai Khan (1260 - 1294) |
| Khanate | land ruled by a Mongol ruler ? such as the Mongol Empire circa 1206 - 1368 CE & the Northern Yuan (China) Mongol Dynasty (1368 - 1635) |
| Khubilai Khan [ Kublai Khan ] | 1260 - 1294 CE ? 1st Mongol ruler (Emperor) of the Yuan Dynasty in China ? also known as "Great Khan" & was a Grandson of Ghenghis (Chinggis) Khan ? established as Capital at Beijing (the Great Capital) ? he practiced "religious & philosophical toleration: including Buddhism & Buddhism practiced in Tibet ... he reinstated the Civil Service Examination System (Confucianism) |
| Li Bai | (701 - 762 CE) ? poet "Golden Age of Chinese Poetry" ... also a "skilled calligrapher" ...during the Tang Dynasty wrote 34 poems including "Waking from Drunkeness on a Spring Day" ? wrote about Chinese Social Life: friendship, the joys of drinking wine & nature ? died from drowning when he fell out of a boat ? while attempting to embrace the Moon's reflection in the Water |
| Neo-Confucianism | Buddhist influence on Confucianism ? Early Confucianism focused on practical issues of politics and morality [everyone has a place & role in society, the Emperor should set the GOOD Example] ? Confucians began to draw inspiration from Buddhism in areas of logic and understanding the universe |
| Osman | one of the Seljuk Turkish leaders ? late 13th / early 14th century Leaders ? in northwestern Turkey (Anatolian) leaders whose followers would later become part of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) |
| Samurai | Japanese warriors [military fighters] ? similar to "Knights" in Shining Armor during the Middle Ages in Western Europe ? they followed a Code of Honor called "Bushido" |
| Shamans | religious leaders ? had "supernatural" powers ? were able to contact the gods (polytheistic) ? found in the Tu |
| Shinto | a Japanese belief system stressing respect for nature & country |
| Shogun | Japanese military leader / general actually runs the country ? the Emperor is more a "Figure Head' [engages in "Ceremonial Duties"] |
| Tale of the Genji | written by Murasaki Shikibu ( a female) in Japan during the "Heian Period [ circa 1100s CE ] .. 1st Novel ? talks about a Prince (Genji) in the Japanese Court (Government) ? reflects on past joys & relationships |
| Tamerlane [Timur the Lame] | Mongol leader who destroyed India in 1300s ? by the time Tamerlane & his Army were done not even a bird was found in Delhi, the former capital of India ? before Tamerlane attacked India he conquered Persia (Iran) & Afghanistan |
| Uighurs | a nomadic Turkish group ? lived along the Silk Road ? highly Educated ? Handled the Mongol "Secretarial" paperwork ? Also used as "Administrators" who ran the Empire for the Mongols |
| Wu Zhao [ Wu Zetian ] | 1st Female ruler of China (unusual for a Female to rule especially in a Patriarchal (Male dominant) society ? circa 626 - 706 CE ?organized a "secret" police, supported Buddhism |
| Yuan Dynasty | established by the Mongols [ Kublai Khan ] in China circa 1279 CE - 1368 CE ? after the Mongols had defeated the Chinese ? Mongols established their "Capital" at "Beijing" the present day [2017 CE] capital of Communist [ PRC: People's Republic of ] China ... the Grand Canal was "rebuilt" & the 1st novel was written in China |
| Yurts | Tents the Mongols lived in ? made of Felt from wool ? color of the Tent was "Golden" which helped the Tents to blend into the Central Asian landscape |
