Chinese Dynastic Chronology Flashcards

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1644CE - 1911CE Chinese Dynasty

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Qing

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MONGOL Dynasty; 1st of 2 foreign dynasties; KUBLAI KHAN; extend Grand Canal; fascinated with Muslim scholars and outside ideas/religions which were all present in his court; Mongols bolster position of merchants/artisans; peasants benefit; EXAM SYSTEM thrown out which makes scholar-gentry furious. Kept Chinese ways of governing

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Yuan

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Periodize the following Chinese dynasty:

Sui

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581CE-618CE

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Begins the GOLDEN AGE of China; 2nd greatest dynasty; largest landed Chinese empire; Literature: DIAMOND SUTRA - first printed book; love/hate relationship with Buddhism

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Tang

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Reunification!

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Sui

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Periodize the following Chinese dynasty:

Ming

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1368CE-1644CE

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Doubtless mythical dynasty, credited for being the first civilization along the Yellow River, Oracle Bones

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Xia

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Periodize the following Chinese dynasty:

Song

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860CE-1278CE

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NEW POLICY! State-sponsored overseas trade expeditions; [less than 30 years] repair and extend Great Wall; Forbidden City built - Tribute System of Economics; Emperors not seen in public; SELF-IMPOSED ISOLATION

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Ming

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Remarkable advances in technology, culture, and economics, NEO-CONFUCIANISM is primary doctrine; military weakens; compass, movable type, abacus, agricultural advances, military use of gun powder; foot binding for women; concentrate more on China and reject everything foreign; collapses to MONGOLS!!!

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Song

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1279CE - 1368CE Chinese Dynasty

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Yuan

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Shihuangdi - “First Emperor” of united China; legalism; Great Wall of China, simplified Chinese script, standardized weights/measures, etc.

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Qin

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1368CE - 1644CE Chinese Dynasty

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Ming

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14
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Periodize the following Chinese dynasty:

Xia

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Pre-1600BCE

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15
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Periodize the following Chinese dynasty:

Qing

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16444CE-1911CE

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16
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1046BCE - 256BCE Chinese Dynasty

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Zhou

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581CE - 618CE Chinese Dynasty

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Sui

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1600BE - 1046BCE Chinese Dynasty

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Shang

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Periodize the following Chinese dynasty:

Yuan

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1279CE-1368CE

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207BCE - 220CE Chinese Dynasty

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Han

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618CE - 807CE Chinese Dynasty

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Tang

22
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Periodize the following Chinese dynasty:

Tang

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618CE-807CE

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2nd of 2 foreign dynasties and the LAST; Manchurians; CANTON SYSTEM established for foreign trade; sought to copy Chinese institutions; rapid population increase due to sweet potato: late 1700s = decline; cheating on exam systems; OPIUM from British = silver drain; OPIUM Wars [1840s]; Taiping Rebellion [1850s-60s]; Boxer Rebellion [c. 1900] = ANTI FOREIGN SENTIMENT! Defeat in Sino-Japanese War [1884-85]

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Qing

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Mandate of Heaven; father-to-son succession. Feudalism; longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history; Warring Stats Period [475BCE-221BCE], banned human sacrifice

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Zhou

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Periodize the following Chinese dynasty:

Zhou

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1046BCE-256BCE

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860CE - 1278CE Chinese Dynasty

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Song

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221BCE - 207BCE Chinese Dynasty

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Qin

28
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Periodize the following Chinese dynasty:

Han

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207BCE-220CE

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Best bronze working civilization in the world; human sacrifice, multiple families under this “dynasty” with different capital cities. Chung Kuo

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Shang

30
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Confucianism is primary doctrine; civil service exam instituted for government jobs; paper & gun powder; Pax Simien

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Han

31
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Periodize the following Chinese dynasty:

Shang

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1600BCE-1046BCE

32
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Periodize the following Chinese dynasty:

Qin

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221BCE-207BCE

33
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Pre-1600BCE Chinese Dynasty

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Xia