core am Flashcards
main 2 rivers
yellow and yangtse
why is china isolated
because of mouintan or dessert
name 2 dessert
taklimakan dessert gobi dessert
name two bodys of water surronding china
yellow sea sea of japan
main two charecteristecs of outer china
not much agriculture and very harsh terrian
main two charecistics of inner china
it was a good place for agriculture and it had water
what is the name of the first dynase
the shang dynast
what did archeligeost find the city of anyang
paleces and temples and workshops and houses
why did they belive in human sacrifices
becuase they belive king must be saved in after life
who led shang dynast
a powerful king
what were prisoner usd for
labor and sacrifices
what tool made the army strong
bronze stuff
what group made up the socail classes
kings, nobles,artisins,traders.farmers,slave
what was the religion centered on
Worshiping ancestry
What are oracle bones
Bone’s to seek advice from ancestors
2 examples of artwork in Shang dynasty
Jade peace’s and vessels
What dynasty took over the snag
The zhou dynasty’s
Define mandate from heaven
A Devine right to rule over china
Define feudalism
A system of government based of land owners and tenants
Define the warring states period
250 years of disorder in china when small states don’t fought for power
Define Confucianism
A way of life based on teachings of Kong uzi
What are anelects
Books about Confucian
What are the main teaching of confusionism
Ceremony matters respect parents and ruler.
What are the main teachings of doaism
A force runs through world
Yin and yang immortality
What is another name for daoisnm
Taoisms
Define yin and yang
Oppoisits that complement each other’s
What are the main teaching of legalism
Rulers should have all power all people are selfish and harsh punishments
Why was legalism adopted
Becausr qin wanted it to be strict because he thinks people are gonna disobey him
who was the first emporer of china
qin shi haungdi
how did qin conquer other state
military might.spies bribery, and alliances.
what philophosy did qin belive in
legalism
how did he divide china into section
he split into 36 states wich each had 3 officails
what is standerizing the culture mean
to make everthing the same
what three ways he standerize the culture
currency writing and measermant
why was the great wall china built
to procetct from north
how long the wall took and what were work conditions
it took 10 years and the conditions were really bad
what did the emperor do to confucianist
he punished them and burned their books and did bad stuff
what articles are found in empoerer qin tomb
he had tons of mercury bronze and terrotiv warrios
why did the han dynasty come to power
the dynasty arose becuase they didnt like the teachings and qin of legalism
what was the golden age of china
a period of time wirh stabilty and wealth in china
what are three achevments in war fare
the kites crossbows and iron stuff
what are 2 changes in the china goverment
berocracy and hired smart people
what are 2 achevment in agriculture
chain poump and iron plows
what are 2 main indrestrusy in china
silk and salt
what are major advancments happend art adn how it affected people
makiing paper afforable and like art did good
what are 2 acevments in medicane
moxibustion and aciputure
what are 3 achevment in sience
sizemograph and compass
what was the silk road
a path that made trades through other countrys
why did silk promote trading
cause they had stuff others wanted and others had stuff they wanted
why was eastern road dangerous
becuase of dessert and hard to go through
why west road dangerous and how people over come it
it was hard cause terrain and to little info
how did the silk road change life
