Classical China Flashcards
Classical
civilazation marked by great achevments
Dynasty
a powerful family or gruop that rules over a land for a long time
Mandate of Heaven
a powerful family or gruop that rules over a land for a long time
Bureaucracy
the parts of goverment run by unelected officials also a system characterized by overly rigid rules
- China developed in ______________ from other civilizations.
- More than _______ billion people trace their ______________ back to this civilization.
isolation 1.3 heritage
Because of its isolation, China’s government was more ______________ than other civilizations.
* Classical China was governed by three ______________: the Zhou, the _________, and the ________.
stable dynasty qin han
The Zhou introduced the _____________ of ______________, which was used by Chinese emperors
mandete havaen
The Zhou dynasty made progress in many areas:
* They developed a writing system and created a system of written laws. * ______________________________________________________________________________* People began using metal coins to buy goods.
religion and philiosophy thrived during this time the philosophers con ficuis and lao tzu spread thier teachings
Emperor Qin Shi Huang
* In 221 BC, Qin defeated the _________________states, unified China, and founded the Qin dynasty.
warren
- Qin believed in the philosophy of __________________ because he thought people naturally did
__________ things and needed to be governed strictly with a firm system of laws.
legalism evil
____________________developed and strengthened under Qin’s rule.
* Qin began the construction of the Great ___________ of China and the Grand _____________.
Bureacracy wall cannal
He ordered the building of ______________, ____________, and canals to improve trade and
transportation throughout the empire.
bridges roads
The Han dynasty is considered a ________________ _______________ of China. It lasted for more than
_______ years and continued the tradition of a strong ________________ government.
golden age 400 central
Tao
The way
Wu Wei
Non-Doing
Ziran
Everything happens on its own
Confucianism supported a strong ___________
government controlled by a powerful empero
central
Confucianism emphasized ___________ improvement,
human _______________, and righteousness.
moral goddess
Confucianism established __________, or social values and
promoted _______________ treatment in all areas of life
idea fair
Another Confucian idea was ___________, or humaneness,
which also means ___________ or kindness and should
guide everything a person did.
ren love
Li promoted _______________ behavior in human
relationships.
Every person had a _____________ role in society with certain
duties that the person was expected to fulfill.
moral predefined
Under the Han ruler ___________,
Confucianism became the official
state ______________ in classical
China.
Wu philosophy
During the ___________ dynasty, several philosophers and ________________ helped develop legalism.
Legalists believed that humans were naturally ________________ or evil and that they could only be
controlled through a strict ________________ of ________________.
Qin scholars selfished system laws
Fa
a system of wildly known laws
Shu
a system of wildly known laws
Buddhism developed in ancient _____________ and spread to China at the end of the _________ dynasty.
❖ Confucian scholars ________________ the spread of Buddhism. It became popular in China and Japan.
india han tried to stop
While __________________ focused on a peaceful and________________ society, Buddhism emphasized
leading a simple life of ________________ and meditation.
confucianism harmonious truth
Buddhism shared some similarities with _____________, such as finding peace through _______________.
Taoism meditation
After the fall of the _________ dynasty, Buddhism gained popularity among the majority of
_____________ Chinese and members of the _____________ class.
❖ Buddhism was divided into two belief systems: _________________ Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism.
han educated upper mahayana
Calligraphy
the writing of characters as an art form
Chinese architecture was elegant but never grand.
* Buddhism encouraged the construction of pagodas, which paid respect to ancestors
and sometimes served as tombs.
* Watchtowers were used by military forces and wealthy landowners for protection.
Artists created clay sculptures of dancers, guards, dogs, and towers, which
often accompanied the dead in the afterlife.
Sundials
used to measure time before invention of mechanical clocks; typically a flat stone or
metal circle with a standing needle that created a shadow based on the position of the
sun
Water clock
people couldnt use sundials when the sun wasnt shinning theese clock
Seismographs
earthqauke
Perpetual calendar
was a calendar
Improved Collars for
Working Animals
developed soft, padded collars that made it more comfortable for large animals such
as horses to pull heavy loads for agriculture, transportation, and war
Paper
tortise shell and bamboo as paper of chinese invention
