Ancient China Flashcards

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Main 2 rivers

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Yangtze, Yellow River

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why is China isolated

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Mountains, big body’s of water

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3
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Name 2 deserts

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Takliman, and Himalaya mountains

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body’s of water around China

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South China, and east China sea

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Characteristics of outer China

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Plateaus, extreme climate

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Characteristics of inner China

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vegetation

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name of first China dynasty

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Xia dynasty

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why was the army so strong

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Military Power

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what are Oracle bones

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a bone in a turtle

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what did archieoligist find in Anyang

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Ruins of Shang city such as building foundations and chariots

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why did they believe in human sacrifices

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to honor the king continue of life

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12
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who led the Shang government

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A powerful king

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13
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what were prisoners of war used for

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labor and human sacrifices

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what groups made up the social classes in Shang dynasty

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the king and his family and aqautinces

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what is shang’s religion centered on

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ancestor worship

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16
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2 artwork example during Shang dynasty

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bronze, and jade

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17
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what dynasty took over Shang

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Zhou dynasty

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18
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define feaudulaism

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a system of government based on landowners and tenants

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19
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define confuicisam

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being respectful to others

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20
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what are analects

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analects are books with Confucian sayings

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main teachings of confuciaism

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be a good person

22
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what are the main teachings of daoism

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follow nature

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different name for doaism

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“The way’ toaism

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define ying and yang

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total opposites

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main teachings of legalism
obey strict laws
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why was legalism adopted
people were selfish and needed stricter laws to keep them in line
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first emperor of china
Qin
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how did qin conquer other states
military mights, spie, bribery, and alliances
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what philosphiy did qin believe in
legalism
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how many parts did he divide China into
36 parts and 3 officials per section
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what is standardizing the culture
making everything the same
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why was the the great wall built
to protect China from northern attacks
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how long did it take to build great wall and what were the conditions
it took 10 years and the conditions were harsh
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what did qin do to confuciaus
kill them/ execute
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what articles were in qin tomb
terra Cotta soldiers
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Han dynasty
Han dynasty
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why did the han dynasty come into power
because of emperor Gaozu
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what was the " golden Age" of china
Tang dynasty
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3 achievements in warfare
tools,medicine,weaopons
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2 changes in Chinese government
Rates,and republic of china
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2 achievements in agriculurtre in China
food,grain
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2 main industries in China
agriculture, mining
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what advancements happened in art and how did it affect people
perspective it affected people by making them feel good because they can express themselves
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2 achievements in medicine in china
healing medicines and acupuncture
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2 achievements in science in China
Seismograph, and magnetic compass
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Silk road
Silk road
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what was the silk road
ancient trade route
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how did silk the promote an exchange of good and ideas
by promoting silk, spices, and transfer religious beliefs
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why was eastern silk dangerous, how did traders overcome their challenges
it was dangerous because it was harsh with an lack of water and a lack of many other things, trader overcame this by traveling in vehicles
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why was western silk dangerous, how did traders overcome their challenges
western silk was dangerous because a lot of harsh weather and hostile tribes, they overcome this by having specific routes and nearby local communities for saftey
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how did silk road change the daily lives of people in ancient Chinese
along the routes they got split into multiple different religious cities