Unit 1 Global Tapestry 1200-1450

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Daimyo

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Powerful Japanese feudal Lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings

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Shogun

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The military dictator of Japan held almost absolute power over territories through military means

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samurai

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The military nobility and officer cast of medieval and early modern Japan

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Champa Rice

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Fast-ripening rice that allowed peasants in the warmer agricultural regions of southern China to grow two crops a year. Food surpluses were instrumental in spreading China's prosperity.

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kowtow

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Kneeling and bowing so low as to have one's head touching the ground. It was widely used to show reverence for one's elders, superiors, and especially the emperor, as well as for religious and cultural objects of worship.

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Bushido

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Samurai moral values, most commonly stressing some combination of sincerity, frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery, and honor until death.

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Filial Piety

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In Confucian ethics, a virtue of respect for one's parents, elders and ancestors.

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Neo- Confucianism

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An attempt to create a more rationalist and secular form of Confucius by rejecting superstitious and Mystical elements of Taoism and Buddhism

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Grand Canal

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And inexpensive and efficient internal waterway transportation system that extended over 30,000 miles. Expanding the canal enabled China (Song Dynasty) to become the most populous trading area in the world

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Scholar Gentry

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Educated in Confucian philosophy, most influential social class in China.