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Chapter 5 Stack
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What time period was the Yangshao society dominant in East Asia? | Circa 5000-3000 B.C.E |
| When did the Xia dynasty exist? | Circa 2200-1766 B.C.E |
| When did the Shang dynasty take over? | Circa 1766-1122 B.C.E |
| The Zhou dynasty? | Circa 1122-256 B.C.E |
| What period in time was considered as the Warring States? | Circa 403-221 B.C.E |
| What is a dynasty? | a sequence of rulers from the same blood line, political power is controlled by one monarchial family. |
| What allowed for these societies to start? | Agriculture in the Yellow and Yangzhi river valleys |
| What were the politics of early societies in East Asia? | Small groups controlled a small territory, and some of these groups expanded their control over other territories to create dynasty control. |
| What was an advantage that the early Chinese societies had over Mesopotamian societies? | The area in where they started their civilization had typical rainfall, which allowed for early cultivators to avoid creating a complex irrigation system |
| How did a new successor for a dynasty get selected? | They look for the first born legitimate son of the current ruler. |
| What does legitimate mean? | In family matters, it refers to a child given birth to by a mother and their spouse. In politics, it means that something abides by the rules, |
| What does conspicuous mean? | Attracts attention, stands out from the rest |
| What is the Mandate of Heaven? | an ancient Chinese belief that says that heaven is the deciding power that gives rule to an emperor as long as they can rule well and fairly |
| What does Secular mean? | denoting attitudes, activities or other things without religious basis. |
| Who were the three great kings that reigned before the creation of the Xia dynasty? | Emperor Yao, Emperor Shun, and Emperor Yu |
| Which of the great kings/sage kings created the Xia dynasty? | Emperor Yu |
| What 3 teachings did the great kings leave behind that would be an influence in later generations of the civilization? | Hard-work, harmonious living, and family solidarity |
| How was the Xia dynasty founded? | Emperor Yu organized effective flood control projects, which let social organization to begin, and people needed someone to maintain order, A.K.A Emperor Yu. |
| How were the politics of the Xia dynasty? | There is not any real evidence of their political institutions, however it is believed to have been the Xia king ruling over the leaders of small villages. |
| Xia religion?` | No real evidence of religion for the Xia dynasty |
| Xia economy? | No evidence of economy, however it could be assumed that trading was done domestically |
| Xia society? | Not enough evidence remains to make assumptions on Xia society |
| How did the Shang come into power? | The last Xia king was corrupt, and his people organized a coup to overthrow him. Eventually, the Shang dynasty emerged to power |
| Where did the Shang dynasty emerge? | In the eastern and southern areas of the Xia realm. |
| What does this tell us of dynasties? | A dynasty emerges by removing the dynasty in power and taking control over the realm. Most potential dynasties start small, and eventually gain power. |
| What type of government was used in the two dynasties aforementioned? | A bureaucratic theology. |
| What technological advances where found in the Shang dynasty? | Bronze metallurgy and horse drawn chariots |
| What does this tell us about the Shang dynasty? | They most likely started encountering Indo-European migrators what brought about these technological advances. |
| How was the military of the Shang dynasty? | Slurpus foods allowed for a huge maintain in military |
| How did the Zhou dynasty take over? | They overthrew the last Shang king as the Shang founder did to the last Xia king. |
| How did the Zhou dynasty justify their overthrowing of the Shang dynasty? | They created the belief of the mandate of heaven, calling the first Zhou king the "son of heaven" |
| How was their governmental system during this time period? | The "son of heaven" would appoint relatives to govern over a specific region in the realm. |
| What was the consequence of this type of government? | The central government had weak power, and several regional powers emerged. |
| What did the Zhou dynasty show evidence of? | Iron metallurgy in all regions of the realm. |
| With several regional powers around, what happened to the Zhou dynasty when the capital was attacked by a nomadic group? | The capital fell, letting the regional powers become independent of each other. |
| What is the term used for this time period in history? | The Warring states time period. |
| When did the nomadic invasion happen in the Zhou dynasty? | Circa 711 B.C.E |
| When did the Zhou king abdicate his rule over the realm? | Circa 256 B.C.E |
| How was the social order of this time? | Aristocracy was hereditary, men were recognized as superiors, and everyone venerated their ancestors, creating family solidarity. |
| How does family solidarity apply to the governmental beliefs of the Zhou dynasty? | The 'son of heaven' is a descendant of the heavens, or the ancestors of everyone. This means that everyone has familial ties to the ruler, and show him great respect for being a descendant of everyone's ancestors. |
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