China Flashcards
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Ancient China
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Has the oldest self-conscious historical tradition, very historical (intentional history keeping)
Known for dynasty cultures, (records not in years but family lines) Rise and fall of the families, cyclical (shaped china’s moral history)
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Oracle Bones/ Dragon Bones
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Earliest form of Chinese script, used for divination. Inscribed and then “tapped” with a heated tool. Large flat bones used
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Neolithic China: Rivers
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Pearl, Yellow, Yangzi
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China’s Earliest Discovered Settlements
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Yangshao: Pottery! Silkworms (durable) ate millet
Longshan: BLACK Pottery!! (Super Durable… and Super Thin)
(Could of been continuations of each other.
