ancient history: china

Question 1

mandate of heaven

Answer 1

-kings chosen by the god
-could be lost if the ruler was bad

Question 2

spring and autumn period

Answer 2

-advancement in music and poetry
-confucianism and taoism became relevant

Question 3

Shang Yang

Answer 3

-planned conquest of other states
-reformer who wanted big bureaucratic unified state
-attached to a bunch of chariots and ripped apart

Question 4

Qin Shi Huang Di

Answer 4

-yin zheng
-“first emperor of the xin”
-began conquests + conquered the zhou states in 8 years
-standardized writing, weights, measurements, money to unify empire

Question 5

Liu Bang

Answer 5

-emperor gaozu
-was given the han river valley to rule over. wanted the rest so he took it

Question 6

shang dynasty

Answer 6

-earliest historical ruling dynasty
-beginning of bronze age
-inscriptions on tortoise shells and cattle bones
-sophisticated bronze art, tools, chariots
city of angyang had monumental architecture -city of zhengzhou had large walls 65 feet thick
-no separation of church and state
-prisoners of war were enslaved or sacrificed
-king was a diety, if he died other ppl were killed and buried w him
-di xin liked to torture ppl. ppl did not like that

Question 7

zhou dynasty

Answer 7

-introduced mandate of heaven
-western zhou had nobles ruling over peasants in the kings name
-eastern zhou had the spring and autumn period
-zhou lost the mandate of heaven

Question 8

qin dynasty

Answer 8

-conquered zhou states, first chinese empire
-lasted 24 years
-modern shaanxi
-shang yang planned conquest of other states. wanted a unified state, was ripped apart for this
-qin shi huang di
-building projects (40000 mile road, palace replicas of conquered cities, terracota warriors in tomb of qin shi huang)
-qin shi huang di died. rebellions ensued

Question 9

warring states period

Answer 9

-extremely influential
-7+ feuding chinese kingdoms
-philosophers
-government structures, cultural patterns