China Flashcards
1
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Late Shang (1250-1045 BCE)
A
- sacerdotal (sacred/devine)
- offerings/sacrifice
- oracle bones
2
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Western Zhou (1045-771 BCE)
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- feudal system (states)
- Golden Age of Confucianism
- Mandate of Heaven
3
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Spring & Autumn Period (771-481 BCE)
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- royal Zhou flees to east
- 5 hegemons
- Three Jins ministerial family power
4
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Warring States Period (481-221 BCE)
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- 7 states
- Golden Age of classical philosophy
- debaters
5
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Qin (221-207 BCE)
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- former western Zhou capital
- terracota soldiers
- first emperor
6
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Western Han (206 BCE-220 CE)
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- Han ethnicity
- arrival of Buddhism
- overthrows create famine
7
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Period of Disunion (220-589)
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- Han splits to Three Kingdoms
- Jin replace Wei
- union under Sui
8
Q
Sui (589-618)
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- Grand Canal expanded
- wars lead to overthrow
- Confucian back & forth
9
Q
Tang (618-907)
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- exam system
- west expansion Tibet
- Buddhism & Daoism institution
10
Q
5 Dynasties (907-960)
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Liao (907-1125)
- nomads
11
Q
Southern Song (960-1278)
A
northern & southern capitals
12
Q
Western Xia (1038-1226)
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- Minyak/Tangut states NW
- Tibet Migrants
- Mongols destroyed
13
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Jin (1115-1234)
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- Manchu predecessor
- drove out Liao
- ruled north half
14
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Yuan (1271-1368)
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- Mongols under Genghis Khan
- expansion
- exams eliminated
15
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Ming (1368-1644)
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- restores Chinese rule/exams
- isolationist
- Maritime power in trade
