WH1 Vocab. Unit 1 (Mesopotamia/Olmec/China) Flashcards

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Ideograms

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"Concept Writing". written character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it

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A calendar based on the positions and cycles of the moon

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Of or relating to sixtitieths

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The decimal numeral system (also called base ten or occasionally denary) has ten as its base.

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is mathematics which studies entirely abstract concepts.

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A flood myth or deluge myth is a symbolic narrative in which a great flood is sent by a deity, or deities, to destroy civilization in an act of divine retribution.

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the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.

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Relating to the Akkad of ancient Babylonia

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A member of any on who spoke Semitic language (Hebrews, Arabs, Assyrians, Babylonians). a name used to designate a group of Asiatic and African languages, some living and some dead,

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Edited from sumerian cuneiform

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Great Akkadian military leader of 2340 BCE. He conquered Sumer and created the Akkadians (largest capital humans had ever seen until it later became Babylon. Stretched his civilization all the way out to modern day Lebanon.

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A group of semi-nomadic people who took over the regions of Mesopotamia in 1900 BCE. They are known for centralized government. Capitol resided in Babylon sometimes called "the Old Babylonians"

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N ancient Mesopotamian city, was for some time a Capitol of Mesopotamian civilizations. Built along the Euhrates

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The Amorites were sometimes called "the Old Babylonians" hence their civilization having one one of thefirst capitols in the city of Babylon (Mesopotamia)

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The period where the Old Babylonians/Amorites ruled over Mesopotamia. 1900 - 1600BCE

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The concentrate the control of a activity or organization under 1 rule. This was a big change from the Akkadians to the Amorites; the Akkadians had individually ruled city-states until the Amorites centralized their power in Babylon

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The great military leader of the Amorites (circa. 1792-1750). Most well known for his refinements of Amorites law, "the Code of Hammurabi"

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A famous set of laws written by military leader Hammurabi. These laws are remembered because of their few links to laws today and because most of the laws resulted in death

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One of the most famous examples of Homo Erectus. he was discovered in 1923, homo Erectus inhabited Before the Xia dynasty

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Relating to the Stone Age.

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Pan Gu was the basis of the Chinese's creation myth of the world. Pan Gu hatched from a universal egg and as he grew he split the top half of the egg (sky) from the bottom half (earth). He then decomposed as parts of the earth.

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Is where events of the past are kept often in the means of stories where one makes their child memorize the story in a hereditary way. This can be great but flaws because of the many interpretation, embellishment, and occasional lack of physical evidence Most of Chinese history was an oral history.

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Earliest three emperors. "18,000 years of Pan Gu were followed by the reigns of three emperors, whose names link them with the process of creation..." Symbolized the most important things to them (human, earth, heaven) After them came the Five Emperors

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Came after three August Ones. Each developed some sort of technology or culture. Yellow Emperor was most revered, supposedly ancestor of all Chinese people

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Three emperors that They tell us about their early mythology of government Earliest three emperors. "18,000 years of Pan Gu were followed by the reigns of three emperors, whose names link them with the process of creation..." Symbolized the most important things to them (human, earth, heaven) After them came the Five Emperors

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The dynasty that occupied China in the second millennium. The earliest dynasty we have concrete period of, Powerful dynasty,

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Members of the higher class of society

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Relating to running an organization or government Shang dynasty kings had to be both bureaucratic and religious

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A series of symbols and characters that make up words and phrases. Shows us how they communicated

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Old Animal bones used for divination and telling the future. Supposedly dragon bones

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Decorative handwriting with a pen or brush. | Chinese symbols are drawn using Calligraphy, shows us how they wrote. Top to bottom, right to left, and in columns

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Chinese for CHINESE CHARACTERS | Still used today in China, originally more than 5000 (a cause of illiteracy)

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The way we speak, common younger (eg. Yo... Swag... Y'all); without structure without plan

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480-221 BCE, where China was in political chaos due to invasions of the Zhou dynasty

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Ruler was son of heaven, granted supreme god of heaven. If he did not rule virtuously, mandate would be repealed, king dethroned Explains the demise of both Xia and Shang dynasties

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A holder of land or subordinate to another Zhou made many people vassals of land, possession was by patriarchs, because of such enormous land

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An estate of land based on feudal service (see vassal to obtain an idea of feudal) Zhou was split into fiefs because of such vastness

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system that connects political power and wealth to control over agricultural lands. Middle Age Feudalism was where they became rich became vassals and held vassals instead of going to military Zhou system of feifs was similar to feudalism

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These were the philosophical and religious belief schools that emerged during the Warring States Period

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Founded by Confucius, the belief that human beings are teachable, improvable and perfectible through personal and communal endeavour especially including self-cultivation and self-creation. Confucianism focuses on the cultivation of virtue and maintenance of ethics... Confucianism holds that one should give up one's life, if necessary, either passively or actively, for the sake of upholding the cardinal moral values Part of the 100 schools of thought

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Legalism was a utilitarian political philosophy that did not address higher questions like the nature and purpose of life whose founder was Han Fei Zi. Legalism rose with the 100 Schools of Thoughts during the Warring States Period

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Taoism emphasizes ideas such as "purposive ideas should be abandoned in favor of Wu-Wei [letting things take their natural course]", "inner contemplation", and "mystical union with nature, wisdom, learning,...". The founder of Taoism was Lao Zi. Taoism rose with the 100 Schools of Thoughts during the Warring States Period

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King of the Qin dynasty, unified the seven Warring States through military force.

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Translates into knight. Went from empire to empire offering services (fighting, strategizing, bureaucrats, scholars;maristocrats) not related to the king

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Political philosopher from the state of Wei. Known for ideas he brought to the Qin. Known for making the rudiments of legalism

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Became Qin king at age 13, 246 BCE. Consolidated his power and centralized his control over china in 221 BCE.

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Li Si was the advisor of Qin king, Shi Huangdi. He is credited for the burning of Confucius scripts, the killing of 400 Confucius scholars who's ideas conflicted with Shi Huangdi, and persecuting scholars whose ideas didn't match the king (Confuciusts were persecuted)

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ancient nomadic-based people that formed a state or confederation north of the Qin. Often fought against the Qin for land.

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Shi Huangdi tasked Meng Tian with defending China. Built this wall to keep out the Xiongnu instead of keep fighting. Big public work; 100,000 troops to watch over wall and 30,000 peasants had to move out and farm to produce a surplus of agriculture for the workers and troops. Huangdi died first but the wall was finished by other dynasties

WH1 Vocab. Unit 1 (Mesopotamia/Olmec/China) Flashcards

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