Ancient China Flashcards
Main 2 rivers in China
- Yellow River
- Yangtze River
Why is China isolated from other countries
There was the Himalaya mountains,the ocean, and the dessert surrounding it so no one could get in out get out.
Name two desserts
- Gobi Dessert
- Taklamakan Dessert
2 bodies of water surrounding China
- Yellow sea
- Sea of Japan
Main characteristics of Outer China
Mountains, desserts, hard to grow crops
Main characteristics of Inner China
Hard to grow crops, cold, to dry for farming
What was the name of the first dynasty in China
The Shang Dynasty
What did archaeologists find in the city of Anyang
They found a palace, a temple, and houses, they also found many workshops for artisans
Why did they believe in human sacrifices
They believe in human sacrifices so then that when the king died he would still be served in the afterlife.
Who led the Shang government
A powerful king
What were prisoners of war used for
Labors and human sacrifices
What tool made the army so strong
Bronze
What groups made up the social classes in the Shang dynasty
Slaves,farmers,artisans,nobles, and kings
What was their religion centered on
Ancestors
What are Oracle bones
Bones are shells used to communicate to their ancestors
2 examples of artwork during the Shang Dynasty
Bronze items, and Jade pots
What dynasty took over after the Shang
The Zhou Dynasty
Define Mandate from Heaven
A power of law believed to be granted by the heavens.
Define feudalism
A system of government based on tenants and landowners
Define The warring states period
A group of small states turned in to large groups of 6-7 people and started war
Define Confucianism
A system of order in which he goal was to reach peaceful society.
What are Analects
Analects is a book with all of Confucius teachings.
What are the main teachings of Confucianism
To show respect to your family and elders and to be kind and obedient.
What are the main teachings of Daoism
To follow the nature and be in harmony.
What is another name for Daoism
Taoism
Define Ying and Yang
The Ying means shaded and the Yang means Sunlight
What are the main teachings of Legalism
people have to listen to the strict laws and if they did not they would get a bad punishment .
Why was Legalism adopted
Legalism was adopted because many people were selfish so they needed strict rules in order to behave properly and to keep them under control.
Who was the first emperor of China?
Emperor Qin
How did Qin conquer other states?
He used army’s, spies, bribery, and alliance.
What philosophy did Qin believe in?
Legalism
How did he divide China into sections?
He made them into 35 districts.
What is “standardizing” the culture?
He made strict rules to standardize the culture.
Three ways the culture was standardize.
Officials were punished if the grain in storehouses spoiled, or if a wall constructed under their supervision collapsed, or that widows where not allowed to remarry.
Why was the great wall of China built?
It was built to protect them from the north.
How long did it take to build the Great wall of China and what was the coundtions?
10 year and it was very hot during the summer and cold during the winter.
What did emperor Qin do to those that believed in confunsim.
He killed them
Why did the Han Dynasty come to power.
They came to power because people in China did not like the harsh Legalist.
What was the golden age of China
When they had stability and wealth.
What are 3 achievements In warfare
Crossbow, kites, and iron making
What are 2 changes in the Chines government?
Confucian, and moral behavior
What are 2 achievements in agriculture
The making of Chain Pump, Iron Plows
What were 2 main industries in China
salt and silk
What are major advancement(s) happened in the art and how did it affect the people.
Paper
What are 2 achievements in medicine
Acupuncture and Moxibustion
What are 2 achievements in science
Seismograph, and Magnetic compass.
What was the silk road?
It’s a place where there are many routes for trading that was known as the silk road.
How did the silk road promote an exchange of goods and ideas.
Creating a network trade routes across Eurasia.
why was the Eastern Silk road dangerous and how did traders overcome its challenges?
The silk road was dangerous because you had to walk through one of the biggest desserts the Gobi Dessert and it was very hot and had a lot of sandstorms.
why was the Western Silk road dangerous and how did traders overcome its challenges?
You would have to walk through a twenty thousand feet mountain which was filled with snow and had less oxygen so you would get dizzy, have headaches, or ringing noise in you ears.
How did the Silk road change the daily lives of people in ancient China?
It changed peoples daily life becuase they could go through the silk road to trade with other people from other places.
