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Chapter 5
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Yao | 1. a king who was respectful, modest, sincere 2. his influence brought harmony to his family and a larger society |
| Shun | 1. laid foundations of Chinese society 2. his work was to order the four seasons of the year |
| Yu | 1. one of the 3 people that laid foundations of Chinese society 2. rescued China from a flooding Yellow river 3. he made dug canals parallel, so that the waters flow back to the sea 4. he became a hero to the people |
| Xia | 1. first ruling house in Ancient China 2. brought authority and laid political foundation for the society 3. established hereditary monarchical rule |
| Shang | 1. was a dynasty that brought authority and laid political foundation for the society 2. it was a historical dynasties 3. left written records and material remains |
| Zhou | 1. recognized as a historical ruling house 2. articulate a set of principles that made think about the government and political legitimacy 3. Zhou kings weren't able to control the production of bronze |
| Chu | 1. a powerful state 2. governed its affairs autonomously 3. adopted Chinese political, Chinese writing, and build societies close to the Yellow river valley |
| "Mandate of Heaven" | 1. heavenly powers granted the right to govern 2. the ruler was used as a link between heaven and earth 3. they had to maintain order and harmony in his realm |
| legitimacy | 1. Chinese started thinking about political authority 2. the politics were on assumptions of earthly events |
| Conspicuous | 1.the ruling elites conspicuous consumption of bronze, set them apart from less privileged classes 2. the Shang royal family were standing out consumers when bronze was extremely expensive |
| Mariners | 1. they discovered how to navigate their vessels by the stars and other heavenly bodies |
| Scribes | 1. they kept written accounts of important events on stripes of bamboo 2. it is a possibility that they used written symbols to keep simple records during th e Xia times |
| Secular | 1.things that don't have any religious or spiritual meaning |
| Yangzi river | 1. the villagers depended on rice as the staple item in their diet 2. agricultural population expanded because of the two rivers 3. the Yangzi river didn't give devastating floods like the Yellow river |
| Yellow river | 1. the river gave devastating floods 2. it was possible to cultivate rice and millet 3. the river was boisterous and unpredictable |
| Xia Politics | 1. they had monarchial rule 2.each village had their own individual controlling leaders |
| Xia Interactions | 1.lots of flooding 2. had loess soil (powder like soil) |
| Xia Religions | |
| Xia Art | 1. pottery workshops 2. palace-like structures 3. bronze foundry |
| Xia Technology | 1.development of metallurgy 2. the had flood controls 3.bronze tools and weapons were limited |
| Xia Economy | |
| Xia Society | 1. veneration of ancestors 2.rulers and their family were the highest class 3. large class of peasant and sizable class of slaves |
| Shang Politics | 1. used other region's agricultural to support their military 2. they had an abundant military force 3. extended their rule to northeastern China |
| Shang Interactions | 1. they had a surplus of agricultural |
| Shang Religions | 1. when kings are dead they put them in large and lavishing tombs 2. they would put sacrificed victims ( animals & humans) inside the tomb |
| Shang Art | 1. the capital is important to social, economic, and was an cultural center 2.they had carvings of jade and ivory, cowry shells |
| Shang Technology | 1. horse drawn chariots 2. controlled access to copper 3. bronze weapons went straight to Shang's army 4.writing was used more during Shang |
| Shang Economy | 1. they had surplus in agricultural |
| Shang Society | 1. large class of me peasants 2. organized public life 3. highest class were rulers and their family 4. veneration of ancestors |
| Zhou Politics | 1. eventually allied with the Shang 2.arranged marriages 3.entrusted power and authority |
| Zhou Interactions | 1. agricultural |
| Zhou Religions | 1. overthrew last Shang's king 2. justified with mandate of heaven |
| Zhou Art | |
| Zhou Technology | 1.textbooks with writing of high authority 2. iron metallurgy 3. made The Book Of Songs |
| Zhou Economy | 1.delivered taxes and tribute for a major part of Zhou finances |
| Zhou Society | 1. highest class was the rulers and their families 2.large class or semi peasants 3. sizable class of slaves 4. veneration of ancestors |
| 5000-3000 B.C.E | Yangshao society |
| 2200-1766 B.C.E | Xia dynasty |
| 1766-1122 B.C.E | Shang dynasty |
| 1122-256 B.C.E | Zhou dynasty |
| 403-221 B.C.E | Period of the Warning States |
| Who were the three main kings? | 1. Xia 2. Shang 3.Zhou |
| How did the Yellow River earned its nickname "China's Sorrow" ? | 1. its frequent floods were very destructive to agricultural society. |
| During the early dynasties, Chinese diviners used oracle bones ? | 1. to record manuals of etiquette |
| From Shang times until today, Chinese writing is primarily ? | 1. untranslated |
| The state of Chu? | 1. conquered the Zhou, ending the dynasty |
| The nomadic peoples to the north and west of China did not imitate Chinese ways because? | 1. they had little exposure to Chinese society. |
| During the Zhou dynasty, China expanded into the Yangzi River valley primarily through? | 1. military conquest and colonization |
| In Yangshao society (5000-3000 B.C.E.), the people? | 1. formed the first dynasty in Chinese history |
| The Shang rulers monopolized bronze technology for the purpose of? | 1. making superior weapons against potential competitors |
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