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Exploring World Literature Flashcards

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One of the major cultural heritages of the world

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Chinese Literature

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Development of Chinese writing

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Shang Dynasty

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Basic philosophical and religious literature

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Zhou Dynasty

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Holds that humans and animals should live in balance w/ the Tao or the universe

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Taoism/Daoism

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5
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The accomplishment of social order and peace starts w/ oneself and their family

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Confucianism

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Literary disaster; writings were burned

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Qin Dynasty

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Qin emperor who introduced a writing system that developed into modern Chinese writing

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Li Si

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Scientific and historical texts

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Han Dynasty

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Wrote historical records during the Han dynasty

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Sima Qian

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First person in the world to create writing paper

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Cai Lun

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Early woodblock printing and poetry

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Tang Dynasty

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One of the greatest romantic poets

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Li Bai

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One of the greatest realist poets

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Du Fu

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14
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5 Classics and 4 Books

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Sung Dynasty

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Scientific treatises

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Shen Kuo; Su Song

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Novels

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Ming Dynasty

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Wrote “Journey to the West”

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Wu Cheng’en

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Established by the Manchus; novels and pre-modern literature

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Qing Dynasty

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Collection of poetry that is part of the Five Classics of Confucianism

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Classic of Poetry/Book of Songs/Shijing

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Collection of early Chinese poetry wirtten by two southern poets from the state of Chu

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Songs of the South/Chu Ci

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Collection of poems from the Han Dynasty

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Nineteen Old Poems

22
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“Book of Changes”; divination

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Yiking

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“Book of Ceremonies”; etiquette

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Liking

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“Book of Historical Documents”; political ideas and fundamentals of good government

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Shuking

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“Book of Poetry”; best poems

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Shiking

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