entirety of whap

Question 1

identify

Answer 1

indicate or provide information about a specified topic, w/o a description, elaboration, or explanation

Question 2

identify (in other words)

Answer 2

state a name, place, example or way

Question 3

describe

Answer 3

provide the relevant characteristics of a specified topic.

Question 4

describe (in other words)

Answer 4

paint a picture using words

Question 5

what is confucianism?

Answer 5

confucianism is the system of ethids and education that was taught by confucius students, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, and harmony in thought and conduct.

Question 6

what is the chronology of the chinese dynasties

Answer 6

han -> sui -> tang -> song

Question 7

what do internal and external factors do to a state???

Answer 7

a variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline

Question 8

how did the song dynasty of china maintain and justify their rule

Answer 8

they utilized traditional methods of confusianism and imperial bureaucracy in order to maintain and justify their rule

Question 9

governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures. governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.

how is this displayed specifically for china?

Answer 9

in china, the system of using examinations for recruiting officials began under the Han Dynasty. Candidates faced fierce competition in a series of exams dealing with primarily confucian texts on the local, regional and state levels

Question 10

on the civil service exam, candidates are tested on their confucian knowledge. what levels are they being tested on?

Answer 10

local, regional, and state levels

Question 11

which dynasty did the civil service exam start?

Answer 11

importance of chronology! it started in the han, and continued through the song.

Question 12

who founded confucianism? where was the location of origin? date?

Answer 12

confucius, 6th century B.C.E., china

Question 13

what were the key ideas of confucianism?

Answer 13

social harmony through moral example; secular outlook, importance of education, family as model of the state

Question 14

who founded daoism? where was the location of origin? date?

Answer 14

laozi, 6th-3rd centuries B.C.E., china

Question 15

what were the key ideas of daoism?

Answer 15

withdrawl from the world into contemplation of nature; simple living, end of striving

Question 16

who founded buddhism? where was the location of origin? date?

Answer 16

siddhartha gautama, 6th century B.C.E., india

Question 17

what were the key ideas of buddhism?

Answer 17

suffering caused by desire/attatchment; end of suffering through modest and moral living and meditation practice.

Question 18

when does buddhism become a chinese tradition?

Answer 18

1200’s

Question 19

ideas beliefs and religions
interactions of societies have political, social and cultural implications
how can this specifically be applied to china?

Answer 19

influence of confucianism, daoism and buddhism in east asia

Question 20

cultural developments beyond east asia

Answer 20

cultural traditions continued to shape societies and have influence on neighboring regions
ex. hinduism, judaism, christianity, islam

Question 21

who does the producing in societies?

Answer 21

free peasants and artisanal labor

Question 22

who does the exchanging in societies

Answer 22

merchants

Question 23

who does the consuming in societies

Answer 23

individuals and or groups

Question 24

economy

Answer 24

wealth and resources of a country or region, esp in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services

Question 25

agriculture

Answer 25

the science/occupation of cultivating land and rearing crops and livestock.

Question 26

envoy

Answer 26

someone who is on a special assignment from an emperor or king

Question 27

song dynasty replaced tang in 960, what is a comparison?

Answer 27

the song dynasty ruled a smaller region than the tang dynasty, but reign was prosperous and under them the arts flourished.

Question 28

define imperial

Answer 28

relating to an empire; royal, monarchal

Question 29

bureaucracy

Answer 29

a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives

Question 30

meritocracy

Answer 30

officials obtained their positions by demonstrating their merit on their exams

Question 31

civil service exams

Answer 31

an exam young men took to obtain a job in the bureaucracy

Question 32

champa rice

Answer 32

a fast-ripening and drought resistant strain of rice

Question 33

what did champa rice do?

Answer 33

helped china