History Flashcards
what were the first 6 dynasties
the Xia, shang, zhou, warring states, qin, han (the xylophone sounds zappy, wacky, quirky and happy)
what was the order of chines social hierachy (han dynasty)
the shi, nong ,gong, shang
what where the three main religions in china?
Confucianism, buddhism, taosim
information about the shang
war-like people, existed for around 550
infromation about the zhou
peaceful rule, religion was flowering, exised for around 790 years, confucianism was around then
info about xia
one of first dynastys, existed for 450 years
info about warring states
constant war against states, unified china, lasted 260 years, diffrent states
info about qin
started constructing great wall of china, burned all books and executed scolars so there would be one history, lasted 15 years
info about han
started silk road,He disbanded armies and excused men with young families from military service, Reduced taxes
what where some of chinas funerary customs
if wealthy you would get a beautiful tomb with things that would be using to them in there next life to show high status, until qin shi huangdi servants were buried alive with the emperor but after that they were clay.
what happened in the opium wars
England didn’t want to pay for tea from china so they flooded china with opium making the people of china get addict
confucianism
zhou dynasty looking for better ways to live, Confucius was a teacher and philosopher, he belived that a worthy person is honest, loyal, self-sacrificing, loving has manners, good morals, caring, government should be chosen for ability, care for elders, get wealthy the right We are here, do what you would want toehrs to treat you, learn and think, all in analects
buddhism
buddha means enlightened one, a prince siddhartha gautama invented it, treat all equally, four noble truths are about suffering and turth is the way out and we suffer from desire, came to china from india from silk road
taoism
laozi-founder(not sure if he really existed), lived peacefully, practising silence, stillness and meditation, people who followed this has power (Invisibility and raising people from dead), believed that when 2 forces are together it balanced and harmony (yin yang)
info about the silk road
helped china be the primary silk producers, buddhism came from the silk road, sold to many countries used the same route to sell other things, wanted to find allies who would defend them in war, Chinese merchants gained great wealth from trade inresult, improved their status within Chinese society
what where some great inventions of china
silk, printing and paper, compass, gunpowder, acupuncture, tai chi
what did qin shi hangdi to china
unfied china, laided out foundation for great wall of china, established a central government
what were the main geography features of china
divided into to section, An eastern section, comprising about ⅓ of its land area - China’s historic and farming heartland
The remaining ⅔, comprising China’s land to the north and west, where both the climate and landforms make the area unsuitable for farming
what where the shi nong gong shang jobs
The Shi → a ruling group of nobles, scholars, and officials
The Nong → peasant farmers
The Gong → artisans and craftspeople
The Shang → merchants and traders
peasant life
90% of 60 mil people who lived there, usually farmers, paid in food
emperor life
The most important person and ruled over the four groups
Power to:
Expect and enforce people’s obedience to his will, Responsibility to protect people and their livelihoods
what was china like for women
no rights, main duty to have male offspring, Confucius said women shouldn’t have ambitions or opinions, obey men, no education
