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AP World His. chptr5

Early Societies in East Asia

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Yellow River Most important river in Chinese history; Boisterous and unpredictable. "Chinas sorrow"
Banpo Village Neolithic village from Yangshao culture period.
Xia Dynasty Legendary first dynasty in Chinese history.
Shang Dynasty Chines dynasty that relied on bronze technology
Zhou Dynasty Chinese dynasty that laid foundations for Chinese thought Book of Rights, Etiquette and songs.
Mandate of Heaven Chinese ideal expressed the right to govern based on supports for Chinese gods.
Patriachary System of social organization ; males dominate family and public institutions, descent, and succession through the male line.
Oracle Bones Shang method for fortune telling.
Book of songs Zhou collection verses, and hymns.
Book of Rites Explains rules of etiquette snd rituals required of aristocrats/nobles- Zhou dynasty.
State of Chu Southern china- one of many regional states of China during the Zhou dynasty.
Tian Chinese impersonal heavenly power.
Louyang Capital of the eastern Zhou after 771 BCE.
Yin Capital during the last centuries of the Shang dynasty.
The phrase "Yellow River" refers to what? The loess gathered in the Huang He.
Which of the following Chinese dynasties is considered the first to bring China under unified control? The Qin Dynasty
What technology is credited with the rise and success of the shang dynasty? Bronze metallurgy.
Pounded earth building is a technology first employed with great success in cities such as Ao and Yin during what dynasty? Shang Dynasty.
One reason the Zhou dynasty was able to topple the shang dynasty was that the zhou what? Organized their allies more effectively than the shang.
One reason the Zhou dynasty fell was that it what? Lost their hold on bronze and iron metallurgy.
The elite of the Shang and Zhou dynasties considered possesion of what items a mark of status? Bronze serving vessels.
Why were wooden tools used in China even after bronze technology was available? Wooden tools were strong enough to till the loess and bronze tools were too expensive.
Why did the victorious Qin Emporer order all books not of utilitarian nature destroyed? He feared the books might inspire doubts about his government and independent thinking.
The nomadic peoples of Central Asia provided what for the farmers with whom they traded? Horses
The shang rulers in China used their bronze weapons and horse-drawn chariots to overpower the Xia. This use of technology to subdue a rival is comparable to who? The summerians overpowering the babylonians.
The need to organize effective flood control projects during the Xia Dynasty is similar to the same need in what two areas? Egypt and Mesopotamia
What did the growth of the Chinese state have on womens roles? Women became less powerful because men no longer won their right to political authority through the female line of decent.
The Zhou central government was unable to monopolize the production of iron because of what? Iron ore was too cheap and abundant.
To rule an extensive territory, without advanced transportation and communication technology, Zhou rulers relied on decentralized administration, which meant that what? They entrusted power to locally elected authorities
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