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World Civ

China in Antiquity- Test #2

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Humans arrived in China in ___________ as a part of the migration ______________________. 40,000 BCE, out of Africa
Ancient Chinese settlements were near The Yellow River
2 neolithic societies Yangshao and Longshan
Yellow and Yangzi River Valleys core regions of Chinese civilizations
China Civilization date back to __________ years ago with the rise of the _________. 4000, Xia Dynasty
______________ replaced the Xia in ________. Shang, 16th century BCE
What kind of culture was the Shang? Who ruled? agriculture, aristocratic
What were ancient Chinese villages organized by? clans
The Shang mastered... bronze for utensils and weapons
What were clans? groups of people who share resources and live with one another, usually shared a last name
The Shang writing system is... still used today
_____________ replaces the Shang in _________. The Zhou Dynasty, mid-11th century BCE
The Rites of Zhou oldest surviving documents- Zhou ruled China because it possessed the Mandate of Heaven
Mandate of Heaven heaven maintained order in the universe through the Zhou kind who ruled as a representative of heaven but not as a divine being
well-field system land owned by lords, worked by peasants- peasants also had their own land
Zhou Dynasty _________________ growth and population grew to ______________. economic and technological, 20 million
At the end of Zhou, there was a wide-ranged debate over_________________ this led to ___________________. the nature of human beings, society, and the universe, "the hundred schools of ancient philosophy"
Confucius (551 BCE) had an unsuccessful career in politics, his teachings have been recorded (most popular= Analects)
What Dynasty came after Zhou? Qin
What was the first unified government in Chinese history Qin
Qin banned ______ philosophicals doctrines Zhou
The official ideology of the Qin Dynasty was legalism
Qin had a highly centralized _________________ state government
Central bureaucracy had three primary ministres... civil authority, military authority, and censorate (judicial system)
Under the central government was two administrative levels... provinces and countries - could be dismissed by the emperor at any time
Who was the emperor of the Qin Dynasty? Qin Shi Huang-di
Great Wall of China constructed by Qin Shi Huang-di on the northern border of China to protect the people from outside invaders
After Qin came the... Han
One of the most power Chinese dynasties was... Han
Who was the leader of the Han Dynasty? Liu Bang
Liu Bang stopped _________ legalism
Bang created a new legal system that was a mix of Confucian doctrines and Legalist institutions, called State Confucianism
Local officials needed to take civil service exams (first in 165 BCE)
Han expanded trade to the _____ and created the ________ West, Silk Road
The Silk Road increased trade which led to... new ideas and philosophies
Merchants from ________ brought_________ to China. Central Asia , Buddhists teaching
Han fell in _____, which led China to a ____________ where____________ 9 CE, period of civil and governmental unrest, power bounced around
China reunified in... the early 7th century (400 years after post-Han split)
Population during Qin grew to what and why? 60 million people, government incentives to having more kids
The heart of the concept of the family was... Filial Piety
Filial Piety called all members to subordinate their personal needs and desires to the patriarchal head of the family
5 relationships all Chinese people learned... 1. The son was subordinate to his father 2. The wife was subordinate to her husband 3. The younger brother was subordinate to his older brother 4. all were subordinate to their king 5. proper relationship between friend and friend
When "wife" is written, what is it symbolized by? a broom
Could men only have one wife? No, they could have many
Women had no right to own... property
Terra Cotta Army a clay army found near the burial mound of Qin Shi Huang-di
The Chinese language was ideographic and pictographic in form
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