Test 2 Flashcards
Major river way that floods caused famine, but also brought fertile land
Yellow River
Question carved into the bone and bones placed in a fire until they crack
Scapulimancy
Agriculture was indigenous invention, pig domestication, millet grown in Huang he Valley
Neolithic
Early evidence for well established villages with domestication; used slash and burn technique
Yangshao
Period of population consolidation and growth; rice became more widespread, metallurgy
Longshan
Transitional period, shift to cultural complexity, use of bronze
Erlitou
Second Chinese dynasty; extensive use of oracle bones, agricultural based, hunting, war and human sacrifice were present
Shang
Feudal system of leadership, dukes ruled the land
Zhou
Uprising of dukes who were making grabs for land, main period of conflict
Warring States
Philosopher born during the warring states, concerned with relationships
Confucius
If everyone follows their role, people will live harmoniously
Confucianism
How long did the Qin Dynasty last?
15 years
What type of ruling did the Qin dynasty have?
Legalism
People are evil, the only way to make them behave is strict punishment
Legalism
Why did Shihuangdi burn all of Confucius’ books?
To purge earlier records and to re-write history
Archaic site with mound building, increased sedentism, and fired clay
Poverty Point
What was the purpose of mounds during the Adeana/Hopewell period?
Bury dead in small buildings, burn, cover with earth
What was the purpose of mounds during the Mississippian period?
Bury the dead, used the mounds as a platform for houses
What kind of social organization did the Hopwell people have?
Bigman
What kind of social organization did the Mississipian people have?
Chiefdom
What kind of social organization did Cahokia have?
Had many characteristics of a state but not all of them. Generally classified as a chiefdom
What evidence did Cahokia have, making it a state?
No writing system
What is the social organization in the Pacific Northwest?
Chiefdom
What kind of subsistence did the Pacific Northwest depend on?
Marine animals
What is the purpose of the Potlach?
Show the power of the chief of bigman
Chiefs or Bigman groups would give away all their goods, ending up being poor with material wealth, but with rich prestige
Potlach
Had pithouses based on Hohokam culture, transitioned to Kivas, intense irrigation systems
Pueblo/Anasazi
Why was maize domesticated before sedentism?
Took a long time for cobs to grow large enough to support sedentism
What types of food did Mesoamerica depend on?
Beans, maize, squash
Introduction to counting, ball game, pyramids
Olmec
What do basalt heads represent?
Kings, warriors, or gods
Time of the Maya apex, several other cultures too, all with similarities
Classic period
First true city in Mesoamerica, based on obsidian trade, later revered by the Aztecs as the city of the Gods
Teotihuacan
Height of Maya civilization; trade with teotihuacan was large political element
Classic Maya
Showed writing system based on syllables; recorded king’s lives
Steale
What was the importance of mathematics in Mesoamerica?
using 0 as a placeholder
Capital of Aztec culture
Tenochititlan
How was Tenochititlan ruled?
By force
Why was there an emphasis on gold in Andean culture?
Not because of wealth, but because of the color
What was important about the burials in Sipan?
Showed vast difference in wealth and human sacrifice
Large empires in South America, based on potato rather than corn, Split inheritance with the new king gaining right to rule, but not receiving the wealth of the previous king
Inca Empire
