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Ancient China Vocab Flashcards

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What is China’s Sorrow

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The Yellow River

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Why was China’s Sorrow named that

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Because it killed millions of people when it flooded. It also destroyed many crops

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Define: Kowtow

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A bow that was so low, the head touched the ground

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4
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Define: Son of Heaven

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Emperor

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5
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What is the Silk Road

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A trade route

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When was the silk road made

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During the Han Dynasty

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How long was the Silk Road

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6500km

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What did the silk road connect

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China to Asia, Europe, and the Mediterranean

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9
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What was China’s most important export?

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Silk

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10
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Who is highest in the Heirarchy

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Emperor

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Who is the lowest in the Heirarchy

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Traders

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What are the traders called

A

Shang

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13
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What are the farmers called

A

Nong

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14
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What are the artisans called

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Gong

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15
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Arrange the following:
1. Nong
2. Shang
3. Shi
4. Gong
5. Emperor

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5,3,1,4,2

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What is the mandate of heaven

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The idea that a king could rule as long as his actions were wise and fair.

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Define: Empress

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The Emperor’s official wife

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18
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When was the Kowtow done

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When anyone approached the emperor

19
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What are China’s major river systems

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Yangtze and the Yellow River

20
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When did kings and emperors in dynasties rule

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2100 BCE to 1912 CE

21
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Define: Dynasty

A

When one family maintained power, handing it down the throne to an heir

22
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For how long was China ruled by Dynasties

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Nearly 4000 years

23
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What did people in China refer to their country as and why

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Middle Kingdom, because they believed they were living in the centre of the world

24
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What were China’s three main religions

A

Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism

25
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What does Tao mean

A

The Way

26
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How could you live forever

A

By balanced diet and breathing techniques like kung fu

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What did the creator of Taoism preach

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That happiness came from living a simple life in harmony with nature

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Who made Taoism

A

Laozi

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What were the two sides of living things in Taoism

A

Yin and Yang

30
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In which religion was there Yin and Yang

A

Taoism

31
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Was Yin male or female

A

Female

32
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Was Yang male of female

A

Male

33
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Describe Yin

A

Cool dark and passive

34
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Describe Yang

A

HoT light and active

35
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Who made Confucianism

A

Confucius

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What did Confucianism teach

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That people should be honest, brave and knowledgeable and never violent or arrogant

37
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What was Confucianism’s path to happiness

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Obeying the law, doing ones duty and respecting older people

38
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Where did Buddhism begin

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In India

39
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How did Buddhism arrive in China

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Via the silk road

40
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When did Buddhism arrive in China

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In the 1st Century CE

41
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What did Buddhist believe would happen when you die?

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You will be reincarnated into another life

41
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What do Buddhist temples contain

A

Statues or paintings of buddha

42
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What is Nirvana

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Living a proper life woiuld stop the cycle of rebirth (nirvana), meaning leading a good life and no longer wanting things

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