Ancient China Flashcards
two main rivers in china
start of Geography of ancient China
yellow river, yangtze
start of Geography of ancient China
why is china isolated
Himalayas, Oceans, Deserts, Great wall of China
name 2 deserts
gobi, Talkimakan deserts
2 bodies of water around China
Yellow sea, East china Sea
main characteristics of outer china
mountains, deserts, hard to grow crops.
main characteristics of inner china
end of geography of ancient of china
Hills, river valleys, rivers, plains easy to live.
end of geography of ancient of china
name of first dynasty in china
Start of Shang dynasty
Shang dynasty
Start of Shang dynasty
what did Archeologists find in Anyang
tombs, temples, human bones, workshops for artisans
why did they believe in human sacrifices.
because the king needed people to work for him in the afterlife.
who led the Shang government
A powerful king
what were prisoners of war used for
slaves/laborers and human sacrifices for the king
what tool made the army so strong
bronze weapons
what groups made up the social classes in the Shang dynasty
King, nobles, artisans, traders, farmers, slaves
what was their religion centered on
Ancestors having the power to harm or help the living
what are oracle bones
a piece of bone or shell that were used to communicate with ancestors
2 examples of artwork during the Shang dynasty
End of Shang dynasty
bronze vessels, jade pieces
End of shang dynasty
what dynasty took over after the shang
start of three chinese philosophies
the Zhou dynast
three chinese philosophies
Define mandate from heaven
devine right to rule Chine
Define feudalism
a system of government based on landowners and tenents
Define the waring states period
A group of small states that were fighting that turned into 6-7 large groups fighting for power
Define confucianism
a system of order in wich the goal was to reach a just and peaceful society
what are Analects
A book of the thoughts and teachings of Confucius who was the founder of confucianusm
what are the main teachings of confucianism
respecting elders, knowing your place in society, ceramonies are important.
what are the main teachings of Daoism
in life there are always opposites, live in harmony with nature, people should not feel self important.
what is another name for Daoism
the way, Taoism
define yin and yang
yin means shaded and yang means sunlit
what are the main teachings of legalism
humans are naturaly selfish, bad actions should be punished harshly and good actions should be rewarded
why was legalism adopted
end of three chinese philosophese
because people thought that humans are naturaly selfish
end of three chinese philosophese
Who was the first emperor of China
start of first emperor of china
Qin shi haungdi
start of first emperor of china
How did Qin counquer other states
millitary might, spies, bribery, and alliences
What philosophy did Qin belive in
Legalism
how did he devide china into sections
36 states with three officials in charge of all of them
what is standurdizing the culture
making everything the same
three ways the culture was standardiezed
wieght, money,writing
why was the great wall of china built
to protect from invadors from the north
how long did it take to build the great wall of China and what were the work condisions
10 years and the conditions were very cold, very hot in the summer and people constantly died
what did emperor Qin do to those that believed in confucianism
he killed them
what articles were found in the emperors tomb
end of first emperor of china
jewls and bronze objects
end of first emperor of china
Why did the han dynasty come to power
Start of Han dynasty
the first emperor died and rebels went against legalism and created the Han dynast
Start of Han dynasty
what was the golden age of china
when the han dynasty had consecutive years of prosperity
what are 3 achievments in warfare
iron swords,crossbows,and kites
what are 2 changes in the chinese government
they changed back to confucianism philosophy, and less harsh
what are 2 achievments in agriculture
the chain pump, the wheel barrow.
what were 2 main industries in China
Silk and salt
what major advancements happened in art and how did it affect the people
paper, it was cheaper to produce and it easier to bind ito books
what are 2 achievements in medicine
acupuncture, moxibustion
what are 2 achievements in science
end of Han dynasty
seismograph, compass
end of Han dynasty
what was the silk road
start of silk road
A network of trade routes
start of silk road
how did the silk road promote an exchange of goods and ideas
it made it possible for china to trade with western countries
why was the eastern silk road dangerous and how did traders overcome it’s chalenges
it had hot deserts . they used camels
why was the western silk road dangerous and how did traders overcome it’s chalenges
small pathes. walked on foot instead of riding on animals
how did the silk road change the daily lives of people in aincient times
it gave them different things than just their normal recources
