China Flashcards

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Zhou dynasty

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Longest-lasting dynasty famous for cultural achievements/started semi nomadic, Mandate of Heaven/silk and rice/coins with holes

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Order of Dynasties in china

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Xia»Shang»Zhou»Qin»Han

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Mandate of Heaven

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Chinese political rulers were chosen by heavens

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Confucianism

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Set of guidelines to live a moral life devised by the philosopher Confucius- honor, respect/relationships, duty, rule by merit

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Filial Piety (xiao)

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Confucian notion of devotion to one’s ELDERS/social harmony/citizenship

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Analects

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Division of the primary books of Confucianism

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Warring States Period

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Era in Chinese history/warfare between as many as 7 kingdoms each trying to unify China under control / beginning of QIN

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Legalism/Han Feizi

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People are by nature bad and must be punished in order to maintain order/codify/strictly enforce laws

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Daoism/Taoism

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“The Way”, Govern least amount possible/Laozi founder/we should not try to control our destiny/nature, humans no duties

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Shi Huangdi

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First Emperor of Qin Dynasty/ built Great Wall/standardizes writing, measures, and unifies all of China/built great tomb for immortality/LEGALIST/STRICT

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Great Wall of China

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Largest man-made structure unified after 2000 years to protect from Noamdic groups/Shi Hiangdi

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Qin Dynasty

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first unified Chinese empire/original name of China/lasted only 15 years/imposed legalist government/built Great Wall (xiongnu) / civil authority and military authority and censorate/peasants taxed by state

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Han Dynasty

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After civil war after Qin/great economic/founder Liu Bang (nickname Han Gaozu)/cultural prosperity GOLDEN AGE/expanded into Vietnam and Korea/state Confucianism (civil service exams but same setup as Qin)

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Han Wudi

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6th empire Han Dynasty/silk Road/state confucianism

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Xiongnu

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Nomads threatened Qin/compelled to build great wall/roamed Central Asia

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Book of Songs

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Poems/hymns telling history of china

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Civil Service

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Exams to test merit/Confucianism idea so anyone and be govt official with proper merit

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Wuwei

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Idea of Daoism of nonaggression nonviolence/best sort of action is inaction/let life “flow” around you/

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Patriarchal

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China was a male dominated society

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Chang’an

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Capital of Han Dynasty

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Zhang Qian

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Dispatched by Han Wudi to ally with another nomadic group and defeat Xiongnu/expanded into Central Asia and built Silk Road after seeing other cultures

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Sima Qian and Ban Gu

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Political/ social historians explained reasons for rise and falls of individual humans/dynasties

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Silk Road

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Spread of Trade and Ideas (Buddhism)

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Wang Mang

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Daoist methods failed, end of Han until Liu Xiu reunited