FL R1 Flashcards
China
9,600,000 sq km
62° longtitude
49° latitude
Was the first dynasty to rule china
Xia dynasty
Founded the xia dynasty after the downfall of the previous emperors from the era of 3 sovereigns and 5 emperor
Emperor yu the great
The xia dynasty only consisted of how many emperor?
3
Came to power in 2194 BC
Yu the great
Son of yu the great and the successor in 2146 BC
Qi of xia
The first emperor of xia dynasty
Tai kang
What happened to tai kang?
Drowned in a lake that brought about the downfall of xia dynasty in 2117 BC
What culture dominated china from the time period between 2100 and 1400 BC
Erlitou culture
Who founded the shang dynasty
Pan Geng
When was the capital of china moved from Zhengzou to Yinxu?
1398 BC
Who is regarded as the most brilliant statesman and military leaders of ancient china?
He followed Pan Geng
Wu Ding
What year did the Shang dynasty ended
1046 BC
What year did the shang dynasty ended
1046
The 2 most notable emperor of shang dynasty were
Emperor Di Yi & emperor King Zhou
Was founded in 1122 BC and eventually branchout to western and eastern dynasties?
Zhou Dynasty
Believed to be the longest ruling dynasty of china
Zhou dynasty
The Zhou Dynasty introduced what in Chinese society
Iron
Was officially researched and developed during the Zhou dynasty
Bronze ware
2 very important schools of thought, came to being during Zhou dynasty
Taoism & confucianism
The Zhou dynasty ended in what BC?
Then what began in china ?
250 BC
Age of imperialism
When did the Imperial Age began in china
361 BC
Who founded the Qin dynasty
Xiao Of Qin
Was a period were many important reformations took place in china
Qin dynasty
Was a statesman in Qin dynasty and initiated the most important reformation
Shang Yang
The reformation that Shang Yang undertook helped the Qin dynasty to change into a what?
Centralized and militarily powerful nation
This period ( Qin dynasty ) of time is also termed as the
Warring states period
The first important event was the
Construction of great wall of china
The construction of great wall of china began in ___ to ward off the xiongnu attacks
220 BC
2nd important event was
The world’s oldest contour canal, Lingqu canal
Lingcu canal was engineered by who & when?
Shi Liu in 214 BC
Next most significant dynasty
Ming dynasty
Was one of the most prosperous periods of china
Ming dynasty’s rule
Was considered as the most successful dynasties to rule china due to several factors
Ming dynasty
Started the construction of china’s uniform army that was segregated according to the task of its personnel
Ming dynasty
Also saw the construction of a disciplined navy for the chinese coast
Ming dynasty
The dynasty was successful in setting up a defence force of more than a million personnel
Ming dynasty
Successfully restored the great canal and the great wall
Ming dynasty
The most valued contribution of ming dynasty
Forbidden city
Was the longest standing capital in the nation’s long history
Forbidden city
The concepts of agricultural surplus, self-sufficiency of food grains and systems of militarized courier were developed
Reign of empero hongwu
In what century did the ming dynasty started their trade with european power
16th century
4 great inventions of ancient china
Paper
Gunpowder
Printing
Compass
One of the most famous ancient philosopher
Confucius
An influential chinese thinker who had a great impact on chinese, korean, japanese and vietnamese lifestyle
Confucius
His philosophy emphasized personal and government morality
Confucius
His thought were developed into a system of philosophy called
Confucianism
Considered as the father of chinese taoism
Lao Tzu
Ancient philosophy that advocates living a simple life.
Taoism
He is said to have lived in 6th century BC, according to ancient chinese history
Lao tzu
One of the famous women in china who lived around 500 BC
Xi Shi
She was one of the 4 great beauties of china
Xi Shi
She was successful in her task and then she withdrew herself from public life
Xi Shi
Also known as shiao wen
Empress dou
Was the wife of emperor wen of the western han
Empress dou
She could create an era of peace and tranquility in her husband’s empire of western han
Empress dou
Was the leader of the chinese nationalist party which become know as the kuomintang party
Chiang kai shek
Known as the father of revolution
Sun yat sen
