Ancient China Flashcards

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Lesson 1. Huang He River (Yellow River)

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Where the Chinese 1st settled.
* Also known as the Yellow River

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Lesson 1. Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River

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3rd longest river in the world.

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Lesson 1. Philosophy

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Study of Basic Questions about Human Life.

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Lesson 1. Confucianism

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A Philosophy based on the ideas of Respect.

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Lesson 1. Legalism

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Belief that people are Born bad.

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Lesson 1. Mandate of Heaven

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The belief that the Ruled of China is Chosen be the Gods
* The right to rule is granted by the Gods
* There can only be 1 ruler

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Lesson1. Warring States Period

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A time of civil war after the fall of the Zhou Dynasty.

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Lesson 1. Emperor Shi Huangdi

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  • First Emperor of China
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Lesson 1. Feudal System

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CREATES CONTROL
by Dividing Land into Smaller Parts Making it easier to Rule

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Lesson 1. The Great Wall

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A man-made structure across China’s Northern Border.

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Lesson 1. Silk Road

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A Trade Network That Stretched across from China to Europe

* Makes China powerful & rich
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Lesson 2. Mandate of Heaven

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A guiding force for rulers.

1.  Keeps the ruler/emperor in check,
2.   Focuses heavily/a lot on performance.
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Lesson 2. Dynasty

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A line of rulers from the same family.

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Lesson 2. The Dynastic Cycle

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It starts off with a ruler. Then there’s the area of success, the the area of decline, then a new ruler comes in, then the cycle repeats.

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Lesson 2. Filial Piety

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One of the basic beliefs of Confucianism.
The belief that children respect their parents.

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Lesson 3. Confucianism

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A tradition of maintaining society through relationships,
Founded by Confucius,
It’s called Ren

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Lesson 3. Daoism (Taoism)

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A tradition that promotes harmony with nature,
Called The Dao
Founded by Laozi

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Lesson 3. Leagalism

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The belief that people are bad and need to be controlled by strict laws and harsh punishments.

Founded by Han Fei

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Lesson 3. Li

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Describes the actions that are right because of the needs in society.

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Lesson 3. Yi

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Describes the actions that are Good, right, & moral.

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Lesson 3. Hsiao

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The principal of the Filial piety.

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Lesson 3. Dao

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The Principal of Daoism,
Means “The Way”,

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lesson 3. Wu Wei

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The method of following the Dao.

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lesson 3. Yin Yang

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States that opposites depend on each other for harmony.

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Lesson 3. Confucius

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Founder of Confucianism

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Lesson 3. Laozi

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A Chinese philosopher & poet.

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Lesson 3. Han Fei

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Born a prince of the royal family,
Had excellent education,
Believed that most people were bad.

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Lesson 4. The Great Wall

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Took more than 2,000 years to build,
It cost billions of $’s to build,
Laborers died by working on the wall 😥,
Because of it’s massive size, it was hard to protect from invaders.

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Lesson 5. Shi Huangdi

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Means “First emperor”,
He expanded his his empire & made improvements to unite his territory.

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Lesson 5. Peasants

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Worked for “The Han”,
Only worked for 1 month per year,
Built Roads, Canals, & irrigation Systems.

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Lesson 5. Terra Cotta Warriors

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Also known as baked clay,
Buried beside Shi Huangdi’s tomb to protect him.

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Lesson 5. Empress Lü

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Liu Bangs wife,
She outlived her son,
Put other babies on the throne to keep ruling.

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Lesson 5. Emperor Wudi

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His rein lasted for 45 years,
He unified China, raised taxes for military, and was ruler at 15.

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Lesson 6. Silk Roads

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Helped generate trade,
It was called the silk road because they traded a lot of silk,
traveled in large caravans.

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Lesson 6. Caravans

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Created a tempting target for bandits & thieves.

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Lesson 6. Cultural Diffusion

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The process by which ideas spread from 1 culture to another.

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Lesson 6. Silk

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One of China’s most valued inventions.