China quiz on the dynasties Flashcards
What are oracle bones?
They are ox shoulder bones and turtle shells, that are used to write oracles on (questions to oracles about life, and what is going to happen)
Who created Daoism?
Laozi
What is daoism?
It is a Chinese religion that uses nature to show how life works
Which dynasty were oracle bones created in?
Shang
What are oracle bones used for?
they are used to write questions to oracles about what will happen
Who used the mandate of heaven? And who created it?
The Zhou dynasty, and every single dynasty after the Zhou
What is filial piety?
The duty of the child to the parents, it is part of Confucianism and it believed that you should respect your elders.
The mandate of heaven is a double sided sword meaning?
It let the dynasties say that they have the right to rule, but also lets the people have the right to rebel
The civil service exam was created in which dynasty?
The song
After the Song dynasty which was the only dynasty that did not use the civil service exam?
They Yuan dynasty
Forbidden city is created under which dynasty?
The Ming dynasty
How is the forbidden city divided?
With an inner court and outer court
Who was qin shi huang di?
He was the emperor of the Qin dynasty?
What did qin shi huang di do?
He built roads, canals, started the great wall, Terracotta warriors, simplified Chinese writing, legalism, standardized measurements, weights, axels, money
What is legalism?
a strict law and punishment
Who created the art of war
Sun Tzu
What is the art of war?
strategies, tactics, and techniques for battle
Isolationism fell under which dynasty?
The ming
what is isolationism?
a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
Why is isolationism the biggest mistake China ever made?
Because they fell behind in technology while not seeing the rest of the worlds technology, that would cause them to loose wars because of the lack of modern weapons, and that was how the Ming dynasty fell
Who was Zhang Qian?
He was an explorer and explored the rest of the world
Why was Zhang Qian important?
Because he founded the silk road
What dynasty did Zhang Qian live under?
The Han dynasty
What emperor and dynasty did Marco Polo work under?
The Yuan, and Kubilai Khan
What is Pax Mongolica?
A phrase meaning peace in the mongols
Who came up with Pax Mongolica and conquered all of Asia and parts of Europe?
Genghis Khan
Zheng He was in which dynasty under what emperor?
Ming and Yongle emperor
Who was Zheng He?
He was a Chinese sailor, who took many voyages to other lands
How many voyages did Zheng He take?
7
What dynasty were the Manchus in?
Qing
What is the Queue order?
The mandatory hairstyle of the Qing dynasty (Manchus)
Where is the homeland of the Manchus?
Manchuria, east China
Why did the British sell Opium?
Because they needed money
Who was Lin Zi Xu
governor of the Hunan province
(where Canton is) who tried to stop Opium trade
what is the civil service exam?
an exam to be taken to be a leader in society and be a scholar official
what is the mandate of heaven?
a system used to justify the rule of a dynasty, saying that heaven is what got the dynasty to be leading
what is confucianism?
It is a religion created by Confucius that is a hierarchy saying that the elders should be respected (talks about filial piety: the duty of the child to the parents)
Who was Marco Polo?
He was an explorer from Italy who traveled the Silk raod, and worked in the emperor’s palace (under Kubaili Khan)
Who was Wu Zeitan?
1st women to call herself emperor
What did Wu Zeitan do?
She brought all regions to China, and Buddhism, and other religions with lots of diversity
Who was Genghis Khan?
The leader of the mongols, who united them together and conquered almost all of the known world
Who was Kublai Khan?
the grandson of Genghis Khan who brought in Marco Polo and ruled the mongols, and he hired foreigners to work for him
Who were the mongols?
They were foreigners
What was the first foreign dynasty? and where were they from?
The yuan- mongolia
What was the second foreign dynasty? and where were they from?
Qing- Manchuria
Who was the Yongle emperor?
Zhu Di, the first emperor of the Ming dynasty
What was the slogan of Genghis Khan?
pilage then Burn, instead of Burn then pilage
What was the northern capital of the Ming dynasty?
Nanjing
What was the southern capital of the Ming dynasty?
Beijing
When did the dynastic cycle end and the nationalists take over?
1912
what is the philosophy of Daoism?
The way is the way except for when it is not the way
