post classical states of east asia Flashcards
han dynasty
2nd dynasty in imperial china
- founded by gazou emperor
-civil service dynasty
sui dynasty
-short ruling period but unified under one emperor
-built a grand canal which linked the Yangtze and Yellow rivers
-cruel emperor led to the end of the dynasty
tang dynasty
-established a stable economy that divided powers fairer
-restored civil service exam
-rulers expanded china’s territory
-corruption led to rebellion (ended dynasty)
song dynasty
-prosperity and cultural achievements
-lost control over Tibet
-fell due to Mongol threats
confucianism
belief system focuses on personal ethics and morality
order to the universe:
-people are born into a role
-ruler must set a good example
-humans are good
civil service
-work for/in the government
civil service exam
-test men took at the end of their civil service education
chronological order
xia
shang
zhou
warring states period
qin
han
sui
tang
song
dynasty
-a family or line of rulers
civil service exam
-a system of training/educating men to so that they may work in important government offices
mongols
-nomadic people from the steppes north of the gobi desert
gunpowder
-explosive consisting of powdered mixture of elements
steel
a mix of cast iron and wrought iron in a blast furnace
guilds
-association of craftsmen/merchants formed to promote the economic interests of their members to provide protection and aid as business and social organizations
empress wu zetien
-first female empress in china
-ruled for 50 years
scholar-gentry
-a group of people who controlled much of the land and produced the most candidates for civil service
legalism
-a philosophy that created order in society and ran an efficient economy
-established punishments for bad behavior and rewards good behavior
doaism
-Chinese philosophy to obtain a balance (equal) between nature and humanity
mandate of heaven
-each dynasty claimed to have gained and kept power due to a divine source of authority
-god gave them the right to be in power
dynastic cycle
- the pattern of the rising and falling of Chinese dynasties
-describes the flow of Chinese history
the S in SPICE- T
SOCIAL
-how do people interact with one another within a community and civilization?
the P in SPICE- T
POLITICAL
-how do people gain and exercise power?
the I in SPICE-T
INTERACTION (human-environment)
-how does the environment affect humans? (vise versa)
the C in SPICE-T
CULTURE
-how do people express their beliefs or identities? (developments)
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ECONOMIC
-how do people produce, exchange and move goods/services?
the T in SPICE-T
TECHNOLOGY
-what do people create to ensure their comfort and security?
centralized government
-one group or individual controls a large territory directly through various means
de-centralized government
-groups in charge of smaller territory that may be a part of a larger state
yangtze river
-first longest river in china
-south
yellow river
-second longest river in china
-north
shi huang di
-ruler and founder of qin dynasty
piece mold bronze casting
-created during shang dynasty; a technique used for casting bronze
xia dynasty
-first government/dynasty in china
-adopted the policy dynastic succession
shang dynasty
-led to many cultural stability advancements (bronze casting)
-the first king worked for the people of his country
-lost mandate which caused the overthrow
zhou dynasty
-most culturally significant of the early dynasties and longest lasting
-warring states during last 300 years
qin dynasty
-united separate states
-a first dynasty of imperial china
warring states period
-describes the last 3 centuries when various rival Chinese states battled for territorial advantage/dominance
bureaucracy
-most important decisions are made by state officials rather than elected representatives
bureaucrat
-one who works for the government
aristocracy
-the highest class in certain socities
