China Flashcards

1
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A series of rulers from the same family.

A

Dynasty

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A social structure in which the King gave land to his supporters in return for military service, and the peasants work the land for the lord in return for protection.

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Feudalism

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3
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Also known as the Chang Jiang
Longest river in Asia

A

Yankees river

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4
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Also known as the Huang He

A

Yellow river

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5
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The belief that moral leadership would bring order to chaos and lead to a peaceful society.

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Confucianism

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6
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A belief that stresses living in harmony with nature

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Daoism

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7
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The belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled.

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Legalism

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8
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A wall used to protect China from invaders.

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Great Wall

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9
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Device that measures the strength of an earthquake.

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Seismograph

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10
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4,000-mile-long network of trade routes that stretched from China to the Mediterranean Sea.

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Silk Road

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11
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Spreading cultural ideas to other places (e.g., Buddhism spread from India to China).

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Cultural Diffusion

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