Ancient China Study Guide Flashcards
Ancient China Study Guide
What is the study of the basic ideas and beliefs of society? Ω
Philosophy
Who is a military leader that controls an area of land?
Warlord
What is the belief that the right to rule comes from the gods?
Mandate of Heaven
What is the idea that children should honor and care for their parents?
Filial Piety
What is a symbol or picture in a writing system that combines two or more pictographs to express an idea?
Ideographs
What is a symbol or picture in a writing system that represents an object?
Pictographs
Who are upper class citizens that hold wealth and power?
Aristocrats
What is a person that someone is descended from?
Ancestors
Which dynasty began the process of building the Great Wall of China?
The Qin Dynasty
How did Han Wudi of the Han dynasty reform the government?
He put up competition exams to get higher roles.
What philosophy practiced duty to one’s family, good actions, and open government offices?
Confucianism
Which major trade route spread goods from China to parts of the Middle East, Africa, and Europe?
Silk roads
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?
Understand the 4 truths
Did China share the process for making silk with other civilizations?
No, China kept it a secret so that they would make money.
Who created Daoism?
Laozi
What is a state of perfect peace, according to Buddhism?
Nirvana
What philosophy combined the ideas of Daoism and Buddhism and taught concern with life after death?
Neo-Confucianism
Who created the philosophy of legalism?
Hanfeizi
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?
Stirrups
