Unit 2 Terms Flashcards
3 main periods of 漢？
西漢、新、東漢
Name of Gengshi 更始 Emperor between 新 and 東漢？
Liu Xuan 劉玄
Who was Liu Xuan?
ruled between 新 and 東漢
First emperor of Eastern Han?
Guangwu 光武 Emperor Liu Xiu 劉秀
Who was Liu Xiu?
first emperor of Eastern Han
When was Jian’an 建安？
sub-period of Eastern Han
Three Kingdoms 三国？
Wei 魏, Shu-Han 蜀漢, Wu 吳
Two periods of Jin 晉?
西晉、東晉
Order of: Three Kingdoms, Eastern Han, Qin, Xin, Western Han, Eastern Jin, Western Jin
Qin, Western Han, Xin, Eastern Han, Three Kingdoms, Western Jin, Eastern Jin
秦始皇?
Qin Shihuang, first emperor of Qin (and ever)
漢高祖
Han Goazu, founding emperor of Han
漢武帝
Emperor Wu of Han
Sima Xiangru
Author of “The Great One”, hyperbole for emperor
Sima Qian
Castrated noble who wrote with themes of being remembered (Letter, assassin…)
Dongfang Shuo
Great official, contemporary of Wu Handi
Dong Zhongshu
Great official, contemporary of Wu Handi
西王母
Queen Mother of the West, mythical figure that visits Wu Handi
Shun 舜
pre-dynastic sage king
Bo Yi and Shu Qi
Two men who are known only because Confucius mentions them. Sima Qian: what is being remembered?
Li Yannian
Entertainer in Wu Handi’s court who nearly overthrew the emperor with seduction
Chu-ci, Lyrics of Chu, Songs of Chu
collection of poems from before Qin
The Nine Songs
in the Chu-ci, ritual works
Li Sao
in the Chu-ci, pre-Qin ritual text
Far Roaming
adventures of Qin ShiHuang
Great One
by Sima Xiangru, adventures of Wu Handi
史記 Records of the Grand Scribe
history, became model for writint history
Han Shu
follows史記 style
Secret Biography of Wu of Han
story of Queen Mother of the West
