Ancient China Flashcards
what are the 2 rivers in china?
yellow river and the Yangtze river
why china is isolated?
because of the mountains, deserts, and seas
name 2 desserts
the Gobi and the Taklimakan desserts.
name 2 bodies of waters
the Japan sea, and yellow sea.
what are the main characteristics in outer china?
mountains,desserts,and hard to grow crops
main characteristics in inner china.
had fertile land, and good to make crops
what was the first dynasty?
the Shang dynasty
what did archeologists find in Anyang?
houses,temples, and palaces
why did they believe in human sacrifices?
they wanted to serve kings that were dead
who led the Shang dynasty?
a powerful king
what were the prisoners of war used for?
used to be laborers and human sacrifices.
what tool made the army so strong?
bronze
what group made up the social classes?
the Shang society
what was the religion centered on?
they did ancestor worship
what are oracle bones?
they did ancestor worship with oracle bones
name 2 examples of artwork
vases and animal masks
what dynasty took over the shang?
the Zhou dynasty
define mandate from heaven
a power believed to be from heaven
what is feudalism?
a system of governors by landowners and tentants
what were the warring state period?
when states were fighting each other for power
what are analects?
a book
define confucianism
a dynasty that is based on proper manners, school, and respect everybody
what are the main teachings of confucianism
to be peaceful and respect evrybody
what is the main teachings of Daoism
concentrate on nature, and meditate
define yin and yang
the Daoist concept of opposing forces with nature
what are the main teachings of legalism?
you need to always follow rules, and should always follow the ruler.
why was legalism adopted?
to build a strong central government and well organized society.
what is another word for Daoism?
taoism
who was the first emperor
Qin Huang
how did Qin conquer china
bye military,bribes, and allies
what philosophy did Qin believe in
legalism
how did he devide china
in 36 parts
what does standardizing the culture mean?
to make the culture the same
what are 3 ways the culture was standardized
writing system,system of laws,and keeping the emperor in formed
why was the great wall built
to protect people from the north
how long did it take and what were work conditions
it takes 10 years, and the conditions were to work REALLY hard
what did Qin do to people that believed confucianism
punish/torture them
what articles were found in Qins tomb
jewels,ducks,horses,tools and many more.
