Module 3 (12.2): China

Question 1

when was Liangzhu culture in China? what was significant about it?

Answer 1

(3500 - 2200 BCE)
-> the first major walled settlement in China
-> urban planning, social differentiation
-> elite tombs with jade
-> hydraulics to support rice farming

Question 2

when was Longshan culture in China? what was significant?

Answer 2

(2500 - 1900 BCE)
-> conflicts drove state formation

Question 3

what happened in the site Shi Mao?

Answer 3

-> human sacrifice evidence
-> walled site

Question 4

what happened in Taosi?

Answer 4

-> oldest observatory in East Asia
-> zones for commoners and elites

Question 5

when was the Xia Dynasty? what is significant about it

Answer 5

2000 - 1500 BCE
-> once believed to be mythical
-> prestige goods, turquoise/bronze, vessels, jade

Question 6

what is the site associated with the Xia Dynasty?

Answer 6

-> Erlitou

Question 7

when was the Shang Dynasty? what is significance about it

Answer 7

1500 - 1045 BCE
-> royal tombs
-> bronze workshops
-> sacrifices

Question 8

what cites are associated with the Shang Dynasty?

Answer 8

-> Anyang
-> Zheng Zhou

Question 9

what is interesting about the writing systems in China?

Answer 9

-> oracle bones
-> associated with divinity
-> revealing societies structures and rulers concerns

Question 10

why is divinity so important in Chinese writing?

Answer 10

-> asking spirits for advice with military, harvest, sacrifices