Ancient china Flashcards
Daoism
yin and yyang. universal balance
Confucius
A philosophy and a person.
Legalism
dependence on moral law rather than on personal religious faith.
Why was china broken up?
warfare
Qin shi | Emperor
Powerful leader, created an authority, the great wall of china and united the people of China.
Terracotta statues
6000+ of these were built over Quins grave.
Why didn’t the fight at the Himalayans?
Temperature and altitude
Why didn’t they fight at the Gobi deserts?
Flat, too hot
Qin Shi |Emperor p2
China’s first emperor. Wanted total control. Tried to get immortality.
What was one of the main punishments of rebellion towards Qin Shi?
beheading.
How long did Qin shi rule?
400 bc- 221 bc
BC goes how ?
Bc goes backwards from our own time. ( Before current era)
Ex: 700—) 600 is going up.
AD/CE goes how?
Goes from 1 to current era. Were in 2023CE