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Ancient China Flashcards

1
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What: alluvium

A

river sediment

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What: precursors to Chinese dynasties

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millet and pig farming in North China

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When: precursors to Chinese dynasties

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10,000 BP or 8000 BCE

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What: Longshan period

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increases in social stratification

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5
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When: Longshan period

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3000-2000 BCE

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When: Xia Dynasty

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2205-1766 BCE

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When: Shang Dynasty

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1766-1122 BCE

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When: Zhou Dynasty

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1050-221 BCE

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9
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What: Ao

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early Shang capital

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Where: Ao

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lies beneath modern-day Zhengzhou

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Why: Ao

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contains bronze and bone workshops, cemeteries, central waled area with buildings with rammed earth foundations

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12
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What: ding

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bronze vessel associated with ritual feasting/eating

made using piece-mold bronze casting

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13
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What: Anyang

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last Shang capital

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14
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When: Anyang

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1300-1050 BC

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When: Anyang discovered

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excavation began in 1920s

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16
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What: Palace and ancestral temple

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made of wood that did not last

complete plan of monumental architecture was preserved in the form of rammed earth foundations

17
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What: Royal tomb area

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11 cruciform tombs

many plundered

18
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What: Tomb 1400

A

huge central chamber with bronze weapons and musical instruments missed by looters

19
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What: Royal grave

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3 layers of artifacts and sacrificial victims

20
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What: layers of artifacts in the Royal grave

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top: musical instruments and bronze tripod vessels
middle: halberd (dagger-axe) and helmets
bottom: chariot with fittings

21
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What: Tomb of Lady Fu Hao

A

only unlooted tomb, waterlogged

1/20th the size of a kings tomb

22
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When: Tomb of Lady Fu Hao

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discovered in 1976

23
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What: contents of the Tomb of Lady Fu Hao

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16 human sacrifices, 6 dog sacrifices, bronze weapons, bells, knives and mirrors and tiger figures. jade, stone, ivory and bone objects. pottery and cowry shell

24
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Who: Lady Fu Hao

A

Lady Good
first wife of King Wu Ding
led an army of 13,000

25
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What: plastromancy

A

plastron of turtle used as oracles

26
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What: scapulimancy

A

scapula of cattle used as oracles

27
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Why: oracles

A

predict future, military attacks and aids in decision making

28
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How: Chinese emperors maintain power

A 
military and ritual
role reflected in grave gods
ideology
shamanistic art
divination

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