Part 18 Flashcards
1
Q
Earliest Chinese writings
A
1500-1300 BCE about interpreting oracle bones
2
Q
Confucius
A
Kong Fuzi in Chinese
551-479 BCE
The Analects
3
Q
Taoism
A
“Cosmic way”
4th - 3rd c. BCE
Philosophy & self-discipline > mythology
4
Q
Importance of 5
A
5 major mountains + mt. Kunlun
5 compass points
5 elements (wood, fire, soil, metal, & water)
5 seasons
5
Q
Yang
A
Male, bright, light in weight, hot, dry, sky, sun, positive
6
Q
Yin
A
Female, dark, heavy, cold, wet, Earth, Moon, negative
7
Q
“Marplot” figure
A
Something/someone that ruins a perfect system, Achilles heel, Epimetheus, etc
8
Q
Pillars & sky
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Pillars point south-east, sky points north-west
9
Q
P’an Ku myth
A
Cosmic egg/dismemberment 9 transformations Grew 10 ft a day for 18,000+ yrs Breath = wind/clouds Voice = thunder Eyes = sun & moon Blood = water & rivers Flesh = land Hair = trees Sweat = rain Mites = people
10
Q
Nu Kua
A
Creates upper class people from yellow clay & others from rope in the dirt Flood destroys people, mates w brother, cuts up ball of flesh to make more people
11
Q
Yu the Great
A
Da Yu
2205-2198 BCE
Organize by 9 (9 rivers, 9 provinces, 9 mountains, 9 marshes)
