Unit 2 Terms Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

3 main periods of 漢?

A

西漢、新、東漢

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Name of Gengshi 更始 Emperor between 新 and 東漢?

A

Liu Xuan 劉玄

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Who was Liu Xuan?

A

ruled between 新 and 東漢

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

First emperor of Eastern Han?

A

Guangwu 光武 Emperor Liu Xiu 劉秀

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Who was Liu Xiu?

A

first emperor of Eastern Han

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

When was Jian’an 建安?

A

sub-period of Eastern Han

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Three Kingdoms 三国?

A

Wei 魏, Shu-Han 蜀漢, Wu 吳

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Two periods of Jin 晉?

A

西晉、東晉

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Order of: Three Kingdoms, Eastern Han, Qin, Xin, Western Han, Eastern Jin, Western Jin

A

Qin, Western Han, Xin, Eastern Han, Three Kingdoms, Western Jin, Eastern Jin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

秦始皇?

A

Qin Shihuang, first emperor of Qin (and ever)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

漢高祖

A

Han Goazu, founding emperor of Han

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

漢武帝

A

Emperor Wu of Han

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Sima Xiangru

A

Author of “The Great One”, hyperbole for emperor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Sima Qian

A

Castrated noble who wrote with themes of being remembered (Letter, assassin…)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Dongfang Shuo

A

Great official, contemporary of Wu Handi

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Dong Zhongshu

A

Great official, contemporary of Wu Handi

17
Q

西王母

A

Queen Mother of the West, mythical figure that visits Wu Handi

18
Q

Shun 舜

A

pre-dynastic sage king

19
Q

Bo Yi and Shu Qi

A

Two men who are known only because Confucius mentions them. Sima Qian: what is being remembered?

20
Q

Li Yannian

A

Entertainer in Wu Handi’s court who nearly overthrew the emperor with seduction

21
Q

Chu-ci, Lyrics of Chu, Songs of Chu

A

collection of poems from before Qin

22
Q

The Nine Songs

A

in the Chu-ci, ritual works

23
Q

Li Sao

A

in the Chu-ci, pre-Qin ritual text

24
Q

Far Roaming

A

adventures of Qin ShiHuang

25
Q

Great One

A

by Sima Xiangru, adventures of Wu Handi

26
Q

史記 Records of the Grand Scribe

A

history, became model for writint history

27
Q

Han Shu

A

follows史記 style

28
Q

Secret Biography of Wu of Han

A

story of Queen Mother of the West