ancient china Flashcards
main 2 rivers in china
Chang Jiang and Huang He
name 2 deserts
Gobi desert and Taklimakan Desert
why is china isolated from other countries
desert,oceans
Outer china
mountains, deserts, hard to grow crops,cold
2 bodies of water surrounding china
sea of Japan and East china sea
Inner China
climate,vegetation and transport
What was the name of the first dynasty in china
Shang dynasty
what did the archaeologists find in the city of Anyang?
mantels, pottery,stone, and jade
why did they believe in human sacrifices
they thought that the kings servers should be with him in the after life
who led the Shang government
A powerful king
what were the prisoners of war used for
labor and human sacrifices
what tool made the army so strong
weapons made bronze
what groups made up the social classes on the Shang Dynasty
Nobles , Artisans , Traders ,Farmers ,Slaves
what was their religion centered on
ancestor worship and oracle bones
what are oracle bones
animals bones that tell the future
2 examples of artwork during the Shang Dynasty
jade disc and warrior bronze helmet
What dynasty took over after the Shang
Zho dynasty
Define-Mandate from heaven
A power or law believed to be granted by the heavens
Define-Feudalism
A system of government based on landowners and tenant
Define- The warring States period
when small states fought for power, 250 years
Define-Confucianism
treats parent well ,obedient to powerful people have 5 virtues
what are Analects
group of writings that people stuided
what are the main teachings of Confucianism
being proper,listing to people of higher power, and treating your parent well
what are the main teachings of Daoism
to live in harmony with nature and live in agreement with nature balence opsit forces
what is another name for Daoism
Taoism
Define-ying and Yang
opposing forces of nature
what are the main teachings of Legalism
people are naturally selfish and obedience to strict laws
why was Legalism adopted
wanted to have strong central government
Who was the first Emperor of china
Qin shi huang
How did Qin conquer other states
military might,spies,bribery,and alliances
what philosophy did Qin believe in
Legalism
How did he divide china into sections
what is “standardizing” the culture
everyone believes in the same beliefs and use the same systems
Three ways the culture was standardized
using the same writing ,money, and weight system
why was the Great Wall built
To keep out northern invaders
Hog long did it take to build the Great Wall and what were the work conditions
It took 10 years to build and harsh because of mountains,deserts and swapland
what did Emperor Qin do to those that believed in Confucianism
they were expected and the books were burned
What articles were found in Emperor Qin’s tomb
tools ,jewels, rare artifacts
why did the han dynasty come to power
what was the golden age of china
what are 3 achievements in warfare
