Ancient China Study Guide Flashcards
The study of basic ideas and beliefs of society
Philosophy
A military leader who controls an area of land
Warlord
The belief that the right to rule comes from the gods
Mandate of Heaven
The idea that children should honor and care for their parents
Filial Piety
A symbol or picture in a writing system that combines two or more pictographs to express an idea
Ideographs
A symbol or picture in a writing system that represents an object
Pictographs
Upper class citizens who hold wealth and power
Aristocrats
A person that someone is descended from
Ancestors
Which dynasty began the process of building the Great Wall of China
Qin Dynasty
How did Han Wudi, of the Han dynasty, reform the government
He established a competitive hiring system based on person’s skill, not their status or wealth
Duty to one’s family, practice good actions, government offices open to all people, were ideas practiced by what philosophy
Confucianism
Which major trade route spread goods from Chine to parts of the Middle East, Africa and Europe
The Silk Road
Did the Great Wall of China keep the Mongols from invading
No
What job was held by the majority of people in China
Farmers
In Buddhism, what needs to be followed to help a person reach Nirvana
Eightfold Path
Did China share the process for making silk with other civilizations
No
Who created Daoism
Laozi
What is a state of perfect peace, according to Buddhism
Nirvana
what philosophy combined the ideas of Daosim and Buddhism and taught that people should be concerned with life after death
Neo-Confucianism
Who created the philosophy of legalism
Han Feizi
Who was a fierce Mongol leader who invaded China
Genghis Khan
What was invented in the Zhou dynasty that helped soldiers stay securely on their horses when riding into battle
Stirrups
