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UNIT 2 Berkson
Ancient China
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Yellow River + Indus River | areas where the earliest chinese civils were founded in |
| Geographic barriers | mountainst kept the chinese isolated from other civilizations |
| Xia dynasty | first dynasty, ruled by Yu |
| Shang dynasty | 2nd dynasty |
| Oracle bones | different animal bones with the first form of chinese writing, used to communicate with the gods |
| Veneration of ancestors | . |
| Zhou dynasty | 3rd dynasty, longest lasting chinese dynasty for 800 yrs |
| Dynastic cycle | New dynasty, established peace, declines, disasters strike, loss of the mandate of heaven, overthrown |
| Mandate of heaven | permission to rule given by the gods |
| Rites of zhou* | written during the golden age, |
| Period warring states | civil war between 7 states with the goal to become the ruler, qin dynasty came out on top |
| Well-field system | division of land into 9 separate sections, peasants worked on these lands + the prophet is given to the land lords |
| Confucianism (the dao) | founded by confucius, believed the universe was constructed rationally, harmony is achieved by following the dao + fulfilling it's duties, elements of the dao: duty + humanity |
| Yin + Yang | believed that people were either born evil or good (yin + yang = moon + sun) |
| I Ching | . |
| Analects | collection of sayings believed to be said by Confucius, major role in shaping lives + culture of the chinese people |
| Legalism | founder was Han Fe Zi, believed that humans were pure evil, they only behaved with harsh laws, harmony is achieved by the fear of punishment + firm state action, strong ruler is needed to maintain order |
| Li Su* | . |
| Daoism | founded by confucius ' followers, advocated non-action, emphasises harmony with the natural world, harmony is achieved by connecting with the natural world, |
| Lao Tzu* | . |
| Qin Dynasty | 4th dynasty |
| Qin Shi Huangdi | D: 1st ruler of the qin dynasty S: primary reason for triumph in the period of warring states |
| the Great Wall | nomadic groups posed a threat and walls were built to keep them out during the qin dynasty |
| Bureaucracy | system of government where non elected officials make decisions, qin dynasty was a bureaucracy |
| Han Dynasty | 5th dynasty |
| Eunuch* | . |
| Filial piety | 5 relationships, the virtue of exhibiting love + respect for one's parents, elders + ancestors |
| Five relationships | Ruler to subject, father to son, husband to wife, elder to younger and friend to friend |
| Terra Cotta Army | qin shi huangdi was buried with a bunch of soldiers, location was unknown until it was found due to excavations |
| Chinese written language | Qin shi huangdi unified the language |
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