ancient china Flashcards
Two Rivers in China?
Huang He,Yellow river
Why is China isolated from other countries
has sandstorms, it goes by ¨ once you go in you will not come out ¨
name 2 Desserts?
Gobi Desert,Taklimakan Desert,
2 Bodies of water surrounding china?
South china sea,East china sea,yellow sea
Main characteristics of outer china?
Mountains,deserts,hard to grow crops in
Main characteristics of Inner China?
Can grow rice/food,good to live in, soil is good to
what was the name of the first dynasty in china?
the shang dynasty
what did archeologists find the city of Anyang?
metal,pottery,stone, and jade,palace temple,
why did they believe in human sacrifices?
king must continue to be served in the afterlife
who led the shang government?
powerful king
what were prisoners of war used for?
laborers and human sacrifices
what tool made the army so strong?
made of bronzes
what groups made up the social classes in the Shang Dynasty
king noble artistans trader famers slaves
what was their religion centered on
ancestor worship
what are oracle bones
oracle bones were bones used to tell the future
2 examples of artwork during Shang Dynasty
they are jade trinket pottery
what dynasty took over after the shang
The Zhou Dynasty
What does Mandate from Heaven mean
A Chinese belief that the emperors rule was divinely ordained
What does Feudalism mean
A system that nobility held lands
What does The Warring States Period mean
three centuries are various rival Chinese batted for a advantage
What does Confucianism
Confucianism experienced disorder first hand, respected tradition
What are Analects
confucial tradition
What are the main teachings of Confucianism
Moral behavior,social harmony,and respect for family and elders
What are the main teachings of Daoism
The idea of Wu Wei, the importance of harmony, and the concept of the Dao.
