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Ancient China Flashcards

1
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Main 2 rivers in China

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Huang He and Chang Jiang

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2
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Why is China isolated from other countries?

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Harsh desserts,oceans,and Himalaya mts

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3
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Name two desserts

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Taklimakan desert and Gobi desert

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4
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2 bodies of water surrounding China?

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Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea

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5
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Outer China

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Mountains,desserts,hard to grow craps

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Inner China

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Vegetation,fertilization and near a lot of water

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7
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The first Dynasty

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Shang Dynasty

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8
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What did archeologists find in city of Anyang?

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Palaces,temples,and houses

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9
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why did they believe in human sacrifices?

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Because they thought the king must continue to be served in the afterlife.

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10
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Who led the Shang government?

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Shang government was led by a powerful king.

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11
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What were prisoners of war used for?

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Prisoners were used for laborers and human sacrifices.

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12
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What tool made the army strong?

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Bronze

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13
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What groups made up the social classes in the Shang Dynasty?

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The king,nobles,artisans,trades,farmers,and slaves.

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14
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What was the religion centered on?

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Ancestor Worship

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15
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What are Oracle bones?

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Kings used Oracle bones to seek advice from there ancestors in matters in when to hunt,where to built cities and weather to go to war.

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16
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2 examples of art work during the Shang Dynasty?

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Jades and taotie

17
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What Dynasty took over the Shang Dynasty?

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Zhou Dynasty

18
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Define Mandate of Heaven

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A power or law believed to be granted by the heavens.

19
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Define Feudalism

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A system of government based on landowners and tenants.

20
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Define The warring states period

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Small states were fighting, they combined into six or seven large states and fought for power which lasted 250 years.

21
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Define Confucianism

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A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior.

22
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What are Analects?

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A book written by Confucius about proper behavior.

23
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What are the main teachings of Confucianism?

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Peace and order depended upon proper behavior,People higher than your status must lead by example, and those lower in status must obey.

24
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What are the main teachings of Daoism?

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Live simply and in harmony with ways of nature,Harmony can be reached by balancing the Yin and Yang,and the best rulers were those who ruled less.

25
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What is another name for Daoism?

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Taoism

26
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Define Yin and Yang

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The opposite forces of nature

27
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What are the main teachings of Legalism?

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For good behavior you should get a reward and for bad behavior you are going to get punishments, and if you criticize the government you will be banished.

28
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Why was Legalism adopted?

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Because after the warring period the Qin Dynasty took over and they really liked what Hanfeizi wrote, also wanted to build a strong central government.

29
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Who was the first Emperor of China?

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Qin Shi Huangdi

30
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How did Qin conquer other states?

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Qin used military might,spies,bribery, and alliances to conquer other states.

31
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What philosophy did Qin believe in?

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Legalism

32
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How did he divide China into sections?

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He divided china into 36 sections which helped him better control and efficent mangement of the vast territory.

33
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What is “ Standardizing the Culture?”

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To make the same.

34
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Three ways the culture was standardized

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The three ways culture was standardized was laws, the second was money,weights,and measures, the third way was writing.

35
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Why was the Great wall built?

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The Great Wall was built to keep the northern border safe from invaders.

36
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How long did it take to build the Great Wall and what were the work conditions?

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Took 10 years,first one was crossed really bad land,second thew weather was bad,last one was would beat up the people that were building it.

37
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What did Emperor Qin do to those that believed in Confucianism?

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He would burn all the books in Confucianism and would mark them with a tattoo on the face and send to labor.

38
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What artifacts were found in Emperor Qin tomb?

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The artifacts were bronze weapons,horses,chariots,8,000 warriors,statues/animals for fun.

39
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