CHINA (HISTORY) Flashcards
middle kingdom, because it was though to be the center of the universe
China
Early settlements in the north
Yellow river
early settlements in the south
yangzi river
early settlements in the northwest
wei river
four main social classes
scholars-gentry
peasants/agricultural farmers
artisans/craftsmans
merchants
china periods
neolithic
xia dynasty
shang dynasty
zhou dynasty
qin dynasty
han dynasty
3 kingdoms
northern dynasties
southern dynasties
sui dynasty
tang dynasty
Erlitou Period
The first government to emerge in ancient China and the first to adopt the policy
of dynastic succession.
Early Bronze Age
Xia Dynasty
Known as the bronze period, known for the bronze casting or the manufacture of
metal using clay model.
The royal family lived inside a walled palace
First to bring order/rule over warring states
Shang Dynasty
- The King was renamed “Shi” (first) “Huangdi” (emperor and divine ruler)
- Qin Shi Huangdi unified China by implementing strict laws, taxing everyone and
introducing one script for writing, one standard for each money, weights and
measurements - Ordered the burning of the scholar books
Terra Cota Warriors 3000 life-size foot soldiers buried in the tomb of Qin
Qin Dynasty
Founded by Lui Bang
Control of the Silk Road that linked Asia & Europe
Buddhism started to spread
Extension of Ancient Chinese boundaries
Han Dynasty
Golden Age of Chinese Arts
Tang Dynasty
