what are the 2 main rivers of china Flashcards
the haung he& the yangtze
what are the 2 main rivers in china?
the yellow river and the yangtze
why is china isolated from other countries?
the mountains,deserts, and oceans surrounding it
name 2 deserts
the taklamakan and the gobi
2 bodies of water surrounding china
the sea of japan and the china sea
main characteristics of outer china
mountains , deserts, hard to grow crops
main characteristics of inner china
fertile lands and flat grasslands
what was the name of the first dynasty of china
the shang dynasty
what did archeoligists find in the city of anyang
palaces,houses,temples
why did they believe in human sacrifices
they continue to be served in the afterlife
who led the shang government
a powerful king
what were prisoners of war used for
human sacrifices and slavery
what tool made the army so strong
bronze weapons
what groups made up the social classes in shang dynasty
kings,nobles,artisans,traders,farmers, slaves
what was their religion centered on
ancestor worship, oracle bones
what are oracle bones
turtle shells or the shoulder blade of a cow that the ancestors would communicate on
2 examples of artwork during shang dynasty
bronze vessel, pottery
what dynasty took over the shang
Zhou dynasty
define mandate from heaven
a power or law believed to be granted by the heavens
define feudalism
a system of government based on land and tenants
define the warring states period
little states going against each other for ruling
define confucianism
a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behaviour
what are analects
the sayings of Confucius in a book
what are the main teachings of confucianism
the teachings of kongfuzi
what are the main teachings of daoism
accept whatever and concentrate on nature
what is another name for daoism
taoism
define ying and yang
the daoism concept of opposing forces of nature
what’s are the main teachings of legalism
to believe that people are naturally selfish and harsh punishments
why was legalism adopted
to teach people to not be selfish and obey the government.
who was the first emperor of chine
qin shi haung
how did qin conquer other states
military,bribery.spies,alliences
what philosophy did Qin believe in
legalism
how did he divide china into sections
36 sections
what is standardizing the culture
making everything the same
3 ways the culture was standardized
writing, money system,banned other beliefs
why was the great wall built
to protect from northern invaders
how long did it to take to build the great wall and what were conditions
it took ten years and the conditions were very rough because of the weather the mountains and the deserts they had to build through
what did qin do to people who believed in confucanism
made them slaves and burned them
what articles were found in emperor quins tomb
jewelry,clay soldiers, chariots, horses.
why did the han dynasty come to power
people rebelled against legalism and took over
what was the golden age of china
a rich era of china in the han dynasty
what are 3 acheivments in warfare
crossbows, kites, fish scale armor
what are 2 changes in Chinese government
bureaucracy, civil servants
what are 2 achievments in agriculture
iron plow, chain pump
what were 2 main industries in china
silk, salt
what major advancements happened in art and how did it affect the people
the carving in the wall and calligraphy, and silk they could use all these for writing and carving into
what are 2 achievments in medicine
burning leaves, and acupuncture
