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Everything semester 1 Flashcards

1
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When did Qin become emperor?

A

221BCE

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2
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What is on a timeline?

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Title
Scale(Right hand side)
Key (L.H)
Events
AD and BC
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3
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What is the difference between a primary source and secondary source?

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A primary source is from the time period whilst a secondary source isn’t, it is from after the time period

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4
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What are the different ways of dating objects?

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Relative dating: dates are approximated
Absolute dating: dates are exact
Dendrochronology: tree ring dating
Radiocarbon dating: measure the amount of c-14 in a primary source

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5
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What is in the North of china?

A

Gobi desert

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6
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What is in the East of china?

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Pacific Ocean

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7
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What is in the South of china?

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Himalayas

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8
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What is in the South-West of china?

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Tibetan plateau

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9
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What are the two main rivers of China?

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Huang he and Yangtze River

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10
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What does the Great Wall do?

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Joins the geographical barriers of china

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11
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What is the social structure?

A 
Emperors and nobles,
Scholars and warrior class, Shi
Farmers, nong
Artisans and craftspeople, gong
Merchants, Shang
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12
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What were Qin’s achievements?

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Unified china
1st emperor
Made currency, weight and measurement the same
Joined together and improved Great Wall
Built bridges and canals to connect provinces
Regulated road widths by making all cart widths the same

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13
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Why did Qin fear for his life?

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He did many horrible thing, had strict laws and harsh punishments

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14
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How and when did Qin die?

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He died whilst touring china in 210BC, he died because of mercury overload.

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15
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Who became Emperor

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His youngest son, Er Shi, who committed suicide after killing Li Sì

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16
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What do the terracotta warriors show us?

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The weapons used in battle
Armour
Level of artisans and craftspeople
Stature of Ancient Chinese
Ethnic groups of Ancient china
REFLECTS BELIEFS ABOUT THE AFTERLIFE
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17
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Silk Road, what was it used for?

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To connect china with other places and influence trade

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18
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What was Qin’s full name?

A

Qin Shi Huang

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19
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What did Persia trade

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Pears, peaches, walnuts, and indigo dies

20
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What did Central Asia trade

A

Almonds, onions, horses, and jade

21
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What did India trade?

A

Pepper, spinach, sandlewood, cotton and spices

22
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What did China trade?

A

Ginger, millet roses, mulberry trees, and silk

23
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Positives of trade

A

It brought luxury items
Allowed cultures to share ideas and believes
It enabled people to make money through trade
People began to spread out and live in different places (also could be a negative)

24
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Negatives of trades

A

It took a long time to travel it
It was very expensive and you needed canals
It could be dangerous due to attacks and weather
It spread disease and illnesses

25
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Ideas

The Silk Road

A

Art, religion
Paper, gunpowder, compass
Buldhism and Islamic

26
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When was Qin born?

A

February 18, 259 BC

27
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Where was Qin born

A

Handan

China

28
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When did Qin die

A

September 10

210 BC

29
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Where did Qin die

A

East China

30
Q

Emperor and Nobles

A

Nothing

31
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Scholars

A

Shi

32
Q

Farmers

A

Nong

33
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Artistians and Craftmen

A

Gong

34
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Merchants

A

Shang

35
Q

Han River/ Yellow River direction

A

North East

36
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Yangtze River direction

A

South East

37
Q

Why was life hard for women?

A

They had to go through foot binding
Were left to do all the house work
The women were blamed for everything that the men did wrong

38
Q

What is Relative dating

A

Check

39
Q

What is DNA

A

deoxyribonucleic acid
an extremely long macromolecule that is the main component of chromosomes and is the material that transfers genetic characteristics in all life forms

40
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What is Absolute dating

A

the determination of the age of an object with reference to a specific time scale

41
Q

What is Typology?

A

the doctrine or study of types or prefigurative symbols

42
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What is a historian

A

the doctrine or study of types or prefigurative symbols

43
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What is archaeologist

A

a person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts and other physical remains.

44
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What is a social structure?

A

A social structure shows how the different groups of society are valued.

It shows the hierarchy and status based on the lineage and occupation of people.

45
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What did archaeologists and historians use to discover things

A

A paint brush

46
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When were the terra-cotta warriors found

A

March 29, 1974

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