11/22/23 Quiz Flashcards
What was the most isolated country of the river valley civilizations?
China
Why was China isolated?
the belief that China was the center of the Earth
What landforms blocked the easy movement of people in China?
the TIan SHan and the Himalayas
What was the most important river in China?
the yellow river
What wast he earliest Chinese civilization?
the Shang Dynasty
What social class were the majority of people in China?
peasants
What was the dynasty after the Shang Dynasty?
the Zhou dynasty
What did the Zhou dynasty promote to justify their rebellion against the Shang?
the Mandate of Heaven
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
the divine right to rule
Why did the Chinese expand the idea of the mandate of Heaven?
to explain the dynastic cycle
What is the dynastic cycle?
the rise and fall of dynasties
What were signs that a dynasty had lost the favor of heaven?
floods and famine
What was a system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other forms of support o the ruler?
feudalism
What were 2 major belief systems in China?
Confucianism and Daoism
Who was the founder of Confucianism?
Confucius
