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WOH FINAL EXAM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Xia Dynasty | First Dynasty in Chinese history |
| Shang Dynasty | begins mandate of heaven |
| Mandate of Heaven | policy that made king divine |
| Early China | very complex bronze work |
| Sui Wen-ti | Sui W He is the first emperor of Turco-Chinese descent to rule over a unified China en-ti |
| Chin | This dynasty relied on the philosophy of Legalism to guide its policies. |
| Han | Continuous wars against the Hunnic confederations led to the decline of this dynasty |
| Kublai Khan | He established the Yuan Dynasty in China |
| The Battle of Mohi | The Mongals annihilated the army of the Kingdom of Hungary in this battle |
| Subotai | He was the Khan who ordered the destruction of Kievan Rus. |
| Wu Ti | He was responsible for economically developing China and establishing profitable long-distance trade over the Silk Road |
| Tang | This dynasty was famous for its patronage of Buddhism and building a number of temples and monasteries. |
| Li | Confucius is best associated with what concept |
| Xia | The first historical dynasty in China is the __________ dynasty |
| Western Zhou | continued the Shang practices and this begins the foundation for Chinese culture. |
| Eastern Zhou Dynasty | Same territory as the western Zhou except larger, 771bc however is the dividing point between iron age and bronze age, |
| Confucius | considered the father of chineese philosophy, Grew up in Eastern Zhou, nobility of spirit |
| Warring State Periods | iron is used in farming, warfare ect. Armies grow dramatically in size, text books are created on how to perform task, fireworks become used, wheel barrel is created, and a development of a confederation begins (Huns) |
| Ch’in (Qin) Dynasty (221-207 BCE) | Great wall of China is constructed, terracotta Soldiers too, and is founded by emperor Chin |
| Legalism | contributor Han Fei Zi |
| Fa | The law code must be clearly written and made public. All people under the ruler were equal before the law. |
| shu | Special tactics and "secrets" are to be employed by the ruler to make sure others don't take over control of the state. Especially |
| Shi | It is the position of the ruler, not the ruler himself or herself, that holds the power. |
| Qin Shih-huang-ti | the First Exalted Emperor of the Chin, ), believed himself to be divine, and wiser than Confucius and destroyed his teachings, believed all humans were evil, strong state through the power of law makes people behave, laws should reward individuals, |
| Kao Tsu | creates a new state known as the Han Dynasty, this is the start of the self-definition of Chinese civilization |
| Wu Ti | golden age of Han kingdom, begins a dramatic transformation of China, begins a coinage in their economy, becomes incredibly wealthy from Roman money, built a series of canals along the major rivers, taxed merchants,used confusion and chin philo together |
| First Coinage | made from bronze, import silver and gold |
| SSu-ma Chien | First Chinese “Historian" |
| Wang Mang | last emperor of the Han dynasty was originally a step in place for child emperor and takes the throne, does a serious of economic reforms on Confucian text, |
| Period of the Six Dynasties (220-589 CE) | , more movement of central Asians into china, are integrated into Chinese culture, responsible for the spread of Buddhism, the turks and others who come in bring Buddhism, Chinese nobels marry outside Chinese blood, |
| Sui Wen-Ti | Begins Sui Dynasty, Chinese Turkish descent, reunites china, The grand canal, Tibetan and Khitan attacks end |
| T’ang Dynasty (618-907) | Period of Turkification, Chinese civilization becomes very Turkified, Development of Imperial Court life influenced by Persia |
| Empress We Chao (690-706 CE) | Tang Dynasty, Only ruling empress in Chinese history |
| Hsuan-tsung (713-756 CE) | Tang Dynasty, Creates:Office of the Censorate, Council of State,Equal Field System |
| Office of the Censorate | (Tang Dynasty)In charge of organizing taxes and tax collecting |
| Council of State | (Tang Dynasty) Advisory body consisting of 6 ministers, Very powerful, close to the emperor |
| Equal Field System | (Tang Dynasty), Massive over reach by the emperor, Reinvented military, taxes, politics, Emperor makes a claim that all land belongs to the emperor, Everyone had the same amount of land and the same amount of taxes |
| T’ang Kingdom (750 CE) | 763, Tibetans came in and sacked the city of C’hang-an, Khitan- first wave of Mongol people |
| Li Po (701-162) | Poet, “Drinking Alone”, Time of cosmopolitanism and neo-Daoism, Embrace the moment and appreciate each unique moment |
| Tu Fu (712-770 CE) | (Tang Kingdom), Poet, Greatest of Chinese poetry, more serious than Li Po |
| Song Kingdom (960-1279 CE) | Reunited China,Movement of Nobles, urbanization,New economics, trade, ect |
| Movement of Nobles (Song Kingdom) | Aristocracy is squeezed from the land and forced to the capital city, Nobles were stripped of their land and their wealth, brought to the capital city, given houses in the palace, heavily reliant on the emperor, |
| Effects of Movement of Nobles (Song Kingdom) | Takes the best and the brightest and puts them all in one place,First time in Chinese history that we see a professional army |
| New economics of Song Kindom | Farmers no longer pay in food, they have to pay in cash, mass experimentation with crops (Tea, Cotton), Develop a regional dominance in the cotton market |
| New Technologies of Trade (Song Kingdom) | Moveable type, printing press, First text to be reproduced was a religious text, Compass, gun powder, steering on a ship, 12th century |
| Problems (Song Kingdom) | Khitans(huns) and Xixia’s had been trouble |
| Genghis Khan (1206-1227 CE) | (Mongol Empire) Title, means “The Great Leader”, He led a campaign against the Xiaxia Dynasty, From 1219 to 1220, all the major cities are hit and annihilated |
| Suboati | (Mongol Empire)One of Genghis Khan’s son, |
| Ogedei Khan | (Mongol Empire), invaids Persia, Campaign to destroy Kieven Rus, succeeds, Attacks the Kingom of Hungary |
| Battle of Mohi | (Mongol Empire, Ogedei Khan), Hungarian nobility charge out against Mongols, Annihilated |
| Battle of Liegnitz | (Mongol Empire, Ogedei Khan), Holy Roman Empire, Son of Fredrick the II, Led a force of Tutonic knights against the Mongols, Mongol victory |
| Batu | Grandson of Genghis Khan, Wages war with Suboati |
| Mongke Khan (1251) | Expansion of the Mongols continues,Capture of Korea,1256-60 large military campaign, Push into China, ends Song Empire |
| Mongol Empire Downfall | Start seeing division of empire because it is too large to rule,Golden Horde and Ilkhanate, Chagati, and Yuan Dynasty Kublai Khan |