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Ancient China
Terms for China
Term | Definition |
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Outer China | Western and Northern parts of China - does not have much to do with ancient China |
Inner China | Southeastern part of present day China - closer to sea level. This is where most of our studies will be located |
Tibet-Qinghai Plateau | Rocky and high elevation. Himalayas are the southern edge of the plateau |
Taklimakan Desert | 105000 square miles - Name means ''once you go in, you never come out'' Many sand dunes |
Gobi Desert | 500000 square miles covers the part of China and Mongolia. It is stony and has little vegetation |
Oasis | A place where water can be found in the desert |
Northeastern Plain | Located in present day Mongolia - low hills and plains - prairie grass fed ancient horses, sheep and cattle. |
Huang He River | Also known as the yellow river - one of the worlds largest rivers |
Chang Jiang Basin | Low, wet coastal plains located near Chang Jiang River. Warm and wet climate |
Chang Jiang River | Longer than the Yellow River, which is what Chang Jiang means. It has thousands of tributaries |
Tributary | A stream that feeds into a larger river |
Maize | A type of corn |
Mutton | Meat made from sheep |
Millet | A type of grain |
Shang Dynasty | 1700 - 1122 BCE - A time of bronze weapons social structure - Kings had great wealth |
Zhou Dynasty | 1034 - 256 BCE - Started in Northwest China and moved to the central plains |
Confucianism | Lead by example - Goal is an honest and just society; based on 5 basic relationships |
Daoism | Rule as little as possible - return to a simple and natural way of living. Live in harmony with the way of nature |
Legalism | Set clear laws and harshly punish those who disobey. Based on the teachings of Hanfeizi |