AMSCO AP World History Modern- Unit 1 Study Guide

Song Dynasty CORRECT ANSWER (960-1279 CE) The Chinese dynasty that placed much more emphasis on civil administration, industry, education, and arts other than military. Imperial Bureaucracy CORRECT ANSWER Division of an empire into organized provinces to make it easier to control Meritocracy CORRECT ANSWER a system in which promotion is based on individual ability or achievement Grand Canal CORRECT ANSWER The 1,100-mile (1,700-kilometer) waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers. It was begun in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire. Gunpowder CORRECT ANSWER The formula, brought to China in the 400s or 500s, was first used to make fumigators to keep away insect pests and evil spirits. In later centuries it was used to make explosives and grenades and to propel cannonballs, shot, and bullets. Champa Rice CORRECT ANSWER Quick-maturing rice that can allow two harvests in one growing season. Originally introduced into Champa from India, it was later sent to China as a tribute gift by the Champa state (as part of the tributary system.) Proto-industrialization CORRECT ANSWER Preliminary shift away from agricultural economy in Europe; workers become full- or part-time producers of textile and metal products, working at ho