Ancient China Flashcards
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What are the 2 main rivers in China?
Chiang Jiang (Yangtze River) Huang He (Yellow River)
Why is China isolated from other countries?
The Himalayas, Tibet plateau, The East and South China sea, and the Taklimakan and Gobi deserts.
What are 2 deserts in China.
The Gobi Desert and the Taklimakan Desert.
Name 2 bodies off water surrounding China.
The East China Sea, and South China Sea.
Characteristics of outer China.
Mountains, deserts, and hard to grow crops/ little water or vegetation.
Main Characteristics of inner China.
It has plains, rivers, and is easy to farm and grow crops, and lots of water.
What was the name of the first dynasty in China.
Shang Dynasty.
What did archaeologists find in the city of Anyang.
Palaces, temples houses, and workshops.
Why did they believe in human sacrifices.
They thought the king must continue to be honored in the afterlife.
Who led the Shang government.
A powerful king.
What were prisoners of war used for.
Laborers and human sacrifices.
What tool made the army so strong.
The use of bronze.
What groups make up the social classes of Ancient China.
King and family, nobles, artisans, traders, farmers, slaves.
What was religion centered on.
Ancestor worship, and oracle bones.
What are oracle bones.
Oracle bones were made of turtle shells or the shoulder blade of a cow. The king would read the cracks made from heat and believed they were signs from ancestors.
2 examples of artwork.
Bronze vessels and jade trinkets.
What dynasty took over after the Shang Dynasty.
The Zhou Dynasty.
What is a Mandate Of Heaven.
a divine right to rule China.
Define Feudalism.
A system of government based on landowners and tenants.
Define the Warring State Period.
The states combined into 6 or seven states and fought for power, 250 years of fighting.
define Confucianism.
A form of government based on proper behavior and respecting your role in society.
what are the Analects.
Confucius’s sayings in a book.
what are the main teachings of confucianism.
Love of scholarship, respect for elders, and proper behavior.
what are the main teachings of Daoism.
Everyone must discover Dao for themselves. Too many laws and rules conflict the way of nature, and The best rulers are those who ruled the least. Follow The Way.
Define yin and yang
2 oppisites that compliment each other.
What are the main teachings of Legalism.
People are made selfish, don’t trust anyone, and don’t criticize the government or want another government.
Why was legalism adopted.
The Qin dynasty wanted to build a strong central government and a well organized society.
who was the first emperor of China
Qin
How did Qin conquer other states.
He used military might, spies, bribery, and alliances.
What philosophy did Qin believe in.
legalism.
what does standardizing culture mean
making culture the same throughout an area.
three ways culture was standardized.
writing, laws, wieghts, measurements, money.
how many sections did he divide China into
36 sections 3 lords per sections.
Why was the wall of China built.
To protect China from Northern sieges.
How long did it take to build the wall and what were the conditions.
10 years, 300,000 people, very hot very cold, mountains, deserts, bad conditions.
what did emperor Qin do to confucian scholars.
He excuted them
