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hist 261 test 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| They love to write about themselves ( Pillow book and the tale of Genji) | Why do we know a lot more about the Heian elites? |
| The postal service under the Mongols - a networ of communication and staging posts which messengers could use to resupply as they rode across the state | What was Yam? |
| Quarantining the sick, found hygiene relics, public baths, skilled sailors and fishermen, iron working, law speakers, runic alphabet | What aspects did we talk about that go against the notion that Vikings were unskilled and unclean? |
| Bones, Chinese mirrors, Buddhist figures, vases, glass beads, tin, ceramics | What objects were found on the Intan Shipwreck? |
| Muslim Empire and the Srivijaya | Which powerful merchant state dominated trade in the Indian Ocean? |
| Big statues to Buddha but using east Asian forms of identity | What were the Yugang grottos? |
| Incas used Quippas (Colorful ropes tied in knots). Aztecs had codices. | How did the Inca and the Aztec differ in their record keeping? |
| Probably in his sleep. Death left a mystery. died in Ikh Khorig ("the great taboo"). Historians don't really know where he is buried or why he died | How did Ghengis Khan die and what was significant about it? |
| Lindisfarne 793 | What was the first monestary to be raided by vikings? |
| Wayfinding, Sturdy canoes, Good weather | What were the three reasons the Polynesians were so successful in expanding? |
| Cusco/Cuzco | What was the capital of the Incan empire? |
| Aztecs alone had the sacred duty of providing the reigning sun god with the force of life so the cosmos would stay in harmony | Why did the aztecs give offerings and perform human sacrifices to the sun god? |
| Maltizen/ La Malinche | How did Hernan Cortes and Montezuma communicate? |
| Blue and white vases from China that shows interconnectedness and passing of cultures from middle east to China | What were the David Vases? |
| "Rise of the West" that the west controlled everything | What was the 1492 Schema? |
| It was safer so more people were using it. harsher punishments, guards set up on the postal service, intercepted thieves, international law | How did the Silk Road change under the Mongols? |
| A place where everyone has to pass through so the ruler of that areas can charge whatever they want for tolls | What is a choke point and why is it important? |
| Nomads from North China unified by Ghengis Khan | Who were the mongols? |
| Mongolian International Law | What was the Yasa? |
| Khutulun | Who was the warrior princess thta tells us more about the unique roles of women in the mongol society? |
| Wu Zetian. Wasn't born royal, left the pillar on her grave blank, married the emperor and took over when he got sick and died, came up with Panda Diplomacy, had secret police that listened for plots to overthrow and had a petition box, merit system | Who was the one woman to ever rule China in her own right? |
| EI- rats carried diseases and caused deforestation, Hawaii- started using kings which led to them fighting over power. NZ- over hunted and started going hungry so they formed clans w/ chiefs and fought each other (cannabalism?) | What happened to the Polynesians in Hawaii, Easter Island, and New Zealand? |
| Rapa Nui | Easter Islanders called themselves and their island what? |
| The sun goddes | Who did Japanese emperors draw their power from? |
| The marketplace | What part of Tenochtitlan left the conquistadors in awe? |
| Connected north and south China which let them transport goods like silk and crops that grew in the south. Also allowed the emperor to move troops really quickly, unifying effect | How did the Grand Canal impact the Chinese Empire? |
| The fall of constantinople in 1453 | What event cut Europe off from the silk road trade routes? |
| Mandate of heaven, takes Chinese names, uses chinese traditions | Kublai Khan used the military and what other tactics to conquer China? |
| Dhow | New ship with slanted triangular sails that made changing direction easier (Indian Ocean) |
| Strait of Malacca | Choke point, the Srivijaya people ruled it on the Island of Sumatra- could charge a fee/ toll, became super rich |
| Intan Shipwreck | Ship was leaving Sumatra, heading to Java. Tons of artifacts |
| Han dynasty | 206 BCE- 221 CE started by Emperor Gaozu. "golden age" Expansionists (Vietnam to Tarim Basin). Peace with Xiongnu ( nomads as barbarians, Hans as sophisticated). Confucian Ideology. Population/economy boost, new inventions, buddhism and rise of the south |
| silk worms | inspired millions to move south,Sichuan became a rice basket. warmer climates, held the secrets to making silk for 5000 years, sui Dynasty poured tons of money into silk |
| Tang Dynasty | 618 (rich harvests, reliable monsoon rains, and grand canal) Rule of avoidance 9avoid favoritism, disloyalty, etc) State postal service, legal code with confucian principles, civil service exams |
| Panda Diplomacy | Wu Zetian started it by gifting Japan a panda to make friendship |
| The Great Mirror | Artifact found in water in japan decorated with beautiful birds and flowers |
| Shinto | "The way of the gods", emphasizes folklore, shrines, and monuments, gods were often associated with natural features such as rocks, streams, or trees (sun goddess and legitimacy) |
| Tale of Genji | written by Murasaki Shikibu in 11th century. We know a lot more about the elites who wrote about themselves. (entertainment, manner of dress, daily life, moral code) |
| Othering | creating and defining the other by comparison or contrast with oneself |
| Kievan Rus | Area in eastern Europe that the vikings settled in, later becoming Kiev, Ukraine |
| Varangian Guards | Formally consituted under Emperor Basil II in 988. Guards hired by the Byzantine Empire |
| Grave BJ 581 | Woman buried with weapons and horses. She was probably 30-40 years old, born around 930 |
| Silk Road | expanded trade, reshaped lives in africa and eurasia, not a physical road. 3 routes (eastern mediterranean to central asia/ central asia to china/by sea from rome to central asia and japan). Huge economic impact and exchange of idea, new interconnectednes |
| Ghengis Khan | ruled china from 1206-1227, ruled the Mongols, established the Yasa and Yam, substantial exchange of people and cultures, |
| Yuan Dynasty | Kublai Khan: new navy, assimilation, introduced a number of policies to unify china effectively (improved roads and post) |
| Khutulun | Daughter of Kaidu Khan and great great granddaughter of Genghis, warrior princess known in western culture as Turandot, unique roles of women in mongol society |
| Mongolian Success | Mongolian law, women had higher status in nomadic societies, religious freedom, exchange of technology, religious ideas, open trade and secure merchant passage |
| Marco Polo | Went to china from 1271-1295, wrote about his experience in china |
| Black death | Yersinia pestis, same as Justinian plague, spread by fleas on rats, killed people in days. 30% of Europe dead, 200 million, ended the silk road which led to people looking for water routes |
| double headed serpent | From Mexico, Aztec, made of 2000 turquoise pieces set on wooden frame, materials from all over the region and very expensive, ritualistic, symbol of regeneration and resurrection |
| kilwa pot shreds | pot shreds found in Tanzania, came from different parts of the world, interconnectedness, travelled a long way in the sea, african people were buying and collecting ceramics from other places in the world |
| vale hoard of York | viking treasure traced back to russia, east asia, and the middle east. Coins, jewelry, etc. |
| Hoa Hakananai'a Easter Island Statue | Huge face statues on Rapa Nui like Dumb Dumb Gum Gum meant to protect the island from bad spirits/ harm |
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