Section 1: China at its Height
Vocabulary:
Queue: The braided pigtail that was traditionally worn by Chinese males.
Banner: A separate military unit made up of Manchus; the empire's chief fighting force.
Section 2: Chinese Society and Culture
Vocabulary:
Commercial capitalism: A private business based on profit that was starting in Europe.
Clan: A group of related families.
Porcelain: A ceramic made of fine clay baked at extremely high temperatures.
Section 3: Tokugawa Japan and Korea
Vocabulary:
Daimyo: Heads of noble families in Japan who controlled vast landed estates and relied on samurai for protection.
Han: One of the 250 domains into which Japan was divided under the Tokugawa.
Hostage system: A system used by the shogunate to control the daimyo in Takugawa Japan.
Eta: Japan's outcast class, whose way of living was strictly regulated by the Tokugawa.