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1
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What does Zhong Ghou mean?

A

the middle kingdom

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2
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What phys. barrier separated china from India?

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Himalayas

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3
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What is the danger of the yellow river?

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It floods

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Why do people continue to live at the yellow river?

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It contains silt

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5
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What could ppl grow on the yangtze river but not the yellow?

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Rice

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6
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Why do some historians believe the Xia dynasty is mythical?

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Because there was little to no info.

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What are and who used oracle bones, what did this show about chinese ppl?

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Kings and Priests, a way to talk to ancestors (similar to an 8 ball) SHowed us they valued their ancestors

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What is the mandate of heaven

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A god given right to rule, (given to kings)

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9
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Dynastic cycle

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The repeating of the rise and fall of Chinese dynasties

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10
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Feudalism, what is it and how did it lead to the Zhou Dynasty’s downfall?

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When you share dynastic power with trusted people. Ended bc people stopped paying taxes and leader lost mandate of heaven

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11
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What was the main idea of confucism?

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Do what is right, be a role model and model proper behavior

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12
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What is Li?

A

proper behavior

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13
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5 relationships of confucianism

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  1. ruler - subject
  2. father - son
  3. older brother - younger brother
  4. husband - wife
  5. friend- friend
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14
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Who created confucianism

A

Kong Fuzi/
teacher/traveler/middle class

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15
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Main idea of Daoism

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Be like nature and stop trying to control the world

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16
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What is the dao

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a greater being that we are all apart of

17
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Wu Wei

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being one with nature, being balanced and mindful, act by doing nothing at all

18
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Who created Daoism?

A

Laozi, sage (wise person)

19
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What is the main idea of legalism?

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Obey the authorites

20
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What is the authoritarian?

A

One who has total power

21
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Who founded legalism?

A

Han Fei- Chinese prince

22
Q

Who was the first official emperor of china? What philosophy did they follow?

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Qin shi Huang Di- Legalism

23
Q

2 accomplishments of qin dynasty

A

great wall of china and standardization

24
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What are two controversies of the qin dynasty?

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Forced laborers, killed 20m people

25
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Why was the GWC (great wall of china) built?

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To protect china from invaders

26
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How did the han dynasty attempt to fix probs. created by qin dynasty

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changed to confucianism- created school- brought back books

27
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What was the silk road?

A

A trade network connecting continents

28
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Why was the han dynasty considered a golden age?

A

They created multiple beneficial inventions

29
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What did the han dynasty create?

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The Invention of Paper.
The Suspension Bridge.
Deep Drilling.
The Wheelbarrow.
The Seismograph.
The Blast Furnace.
The Adjustable Wrench.
The Moldboard Plow.

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