Ancient China Flashcards

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What is a dynasty?

A

A family whose members have ruled a country/region for a long period of time.

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Who were the 1st and 2cnd dynasties to rule China

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The Xia and Shang dynasty

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3
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In what year was Confucius born

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551 BCE

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4
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List the seas that border China

A

The Yellow Sea, the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, the South China Sea. YESJ

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5
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Compare North and south land

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North: cold most of the year, grasslands and forests

South: humid, high mountains and deserts

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6
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What luxuries did the empower have?

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Dragon throne, only him could wear yellow, had manny wives, lived in a palace.

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Mandate of Heaven

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The mystical authority through which the emperor ruled.

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8
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List the social classes in order of most respected to least respected.

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Emperor > nobles, priests, scholars > peasants > workers, tradesman > merchants, soldiers, slaves > women

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What did workers and tradesman do?

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They used their skills and built furniture, clothes, weapons, houses

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What is rammed earth and how did they use it?

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It is a building technique for military. It is used as walls to hide behind

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What are the main beliefs of Confucianism

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Teaching everyone how to live in harmony and to treat others with respect.

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12
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What is filial piety

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Respect shown to elders

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13
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Main beliefs of Daoism

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To tell the truth, to let things take a natural course

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14
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Who was a strong believer of legalism

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Qin Shi Huangdi

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15
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What is nirvana

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The state of perfection in Buddhism

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16
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Why are Legalism and Confucianism not considered religions?

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Because instead of explaining the creation of the earth, they both tell you how you should live

17
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What did a proper burial look like?

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A large coffin, a procession, a gravesite for them self, gifts and a set date.

18
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Why would people want a proper funeral

A

So they didn’t turn into a tormented ghost and could live in the afterlife

19
Q

What was Qin Shi Hwuang Di’s nickname

A

The Qin tiger

20
Q

What does Qin Shi Huangdi mean and why did he name himself that.

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It means first high emperor, he renamed himself to celebrate his victory

21
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Describe Qin Shi Huangdis personality

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Cruel, hated Confucianism, brutal

22
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Why was the Silk Road so important

A

Because it let the Chinese and Romans have contact and trade.

23
Q

Where are the terracotta warriors

A

Near the city of Xian

24
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What does “Zhongguo” mean?

A

The Middle Kingdom