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china
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| three technological adavnce from China | crossbow, iron plows, irrigation systems |
| three reforms of Qin Shihuangdi | military districts system of weights and measurments coin system |
| Qin lost Mandate of Heaven for three reasons | -destroyed aristocracy -burned books -forced labor gangs |
| qin dynasty's most important legacy | strong central goverment and established foundations |
| three ways wudi built long lasting Han empire | extended empires conquered lands to north silk road |
| what kind of people did wudi select for officials | talented people to govern instead of family; eliminating corruption |
| two effects of civil service reforms | -scholars most respected members of society -mandarins controlled goverment |
| how did Han gov. deal with famine | had policy designed to prevent food shortages and high prices. Stored surplus during years of plenty, so they had food when harvests were poor |
| promoting order and a person's proper society were the foundations of __________ philosphy | confucianism |
| confucius believed that order was maintained in society primarily by ______ | reciporcity |
| reciporcity is called __ _____ _____ today | The Golden Rule |
| daoism emphasised on harmony with _____ | nature |
| daosim influenced the arts, notably _____, and ______ as well as the sciences | painting, poetry |
| to reach a balance between conflicting points of view was known as the opposing forces of _____ and _____ | yin and yang |
| buddhism entered china through travels of Indian ______ | monks |
| monks seeked religios converts and _____ looked for economic oppurtunities | traders |
| Chinese were attracted to _____ after whitnessing chaotic collaspse of ____ dynasty | Buddhism Han |
| confucian ideal of obedience to members in the family | filial piety |
| ideal of reciprocity in dealing with other people | the Golden Rule |
| selected thoughts of Laozi that form the principles of Daoism | Dao De Jing |
| one of two opposing natural forces; the male, the light portion | yang |
| philosophy of govermental and social realtionships | Confucianism formalism |
| five primary relationships | Ruler & subject Parents &child Husband & wife Friend & friend Old & young |
| a big step to reaching harmony with nature | giving up possesions |
| daoists were attracted to which of Buddha's teachings | meditation |
| authority or rule from heavenIf rulers did not govern well | mandate of heaven |
| fourth great river valley civilization | Huang He Valley |
| What is special about Huang he river civilization? | Still exists today! Only one. This is because had no contact with outside world |
| Mountians- 1/3 of area...name three | Himalaya Kunlun Shan Tian Shan Ranges |
| what was the desert in china | gobi |
| what ocean was closest to china | pacific |
| north china range was rich in what | farming |
| 3 major rivers | Huang he (great sorrow) (yellow river) Chang yiang (yangtze) Xi Jiang (west) |
| rich agriculture...favorable climate because of.... | melting snow from mountain and monsoons seasonal rhythm of temperature and rainfall |
| invented _____ wheel | potter's |
| universe was created from the body of giant ____ ____ | Pan Gu |
| Pan Gu hatched from an ____ | egg |
| ____ person in form of ____ and master of _____ | YAO mountain elephants |
| miraculous engineer channeled water of Huang He sent by YAO | YU THE GREAT |
| china's first dynasty but no evidence | xia |
| first dated dynasty | Shang |
| Kings could communicate with nature dieties on behalf of dieties. How did they do this | -prayed -made offerings -performed sacrafices |
| how did kings call upon ancestors | scratch question on animal bone, human bone, or tortoise shell - Intense heat to bone - Bone would crack - -priest would interpert splintering of cracks to answer qusetion - Bones helped predict future |
| Scratching on bone= | first wriiten language |
| Important Achievments | - Massive ceremonial cauldrens-stood on legs - Bronze fittings on chariots - Ivory and jade statues - Wove silk - Fine pottery from kaolin, white clay - Perfected metal-castings - Produced some of finest bronz objects ○ Daggers, figurines, and rit |
| capital city of shang | anyang |
| why did shang fall | no central gov weak rulers |
| using mounted soldier on horseback | calvary |
| the system by which government offices are given examination to test the skill and talents | civil service |
| a member of this elite group by civil servants in the Chinese governments | mandarin |
| The first emporer of the mighty qn dynasty,Established,strong central government. United china | Qin Shihuangdi |
| Over throw Qin dynasty and begins the Han dynasty | Liu Bang |
| He was the emperor of the Han dynasty and Han reaches height during his reign | Wudi |
| went on a long journey, and comes back with great tales of civilization such as the silk road, he worked under Wudi | Zhang Qian |
| the Zhou started it and Qin finished, they built it to keep out invaders | The great Wall of China |
| a trading route used to transport silk and other goods | silk road |
| The Enduring Zhou Dynasty | lasted 800 years |
| ____referred to himself as the son of heaven • Conquers the last of the ____and refers to himself as the mandate of heaven | Zhou |
| _____ appointed to govern in Zhou dynasty | realitives |
| lacked _____ ______ | central goverment |
| technology of Zhou | Built roads Formed Calvary Built horse-drawn chariots Invented cross bow Extended picture writing of the Shang Invented ¡ron plow Developed irrigations systems |
| who gets mandate which overthrows Zhou | Qin |
| what happened during Qin | • Books burnings • Scholars were killed First time in history that books were burned STRONG CENTRAL GOVERNMENT |
| what did Qin Sid. do to help empire | standerizes currency unfies language/writing sets up law code used forced labor imposed censorship |
| banning the reading of certain books | censorship |
| Each Terra-Cotta soldier was modeled after a real soldier Each soldier had very sharp weapons | terra-cota army |
| Qin Sid. Wanted to find a potion that would make him ______ but he died trying to find it because one of the "potions" that he drank had mercury | immortal |
| Qin Sid. was a cruel ____ | tyrant |
| The ____ ___ was very important to the Chinese **Almost sac religious to cut it off | top-knot |
| strict hierarchy of families | § Father § Oldest son § Younger sons & all females § Mother § Daughters § Youngest daughter or childless daughter- in law |
| Strict rules between | husband and wife parents and grandparents uncles and aunts brothers and sisters other realtives |
| Families of many generations living together | extended family |
| Each consisting of parents and children | nuclear family |
| father supported those who were | aged, young, sick, and lazy |
| few fathers were ____ | tyrants |
| C________ had little regard for women | Confucius |
| parents valued baby ____ more than baby _____ | girls boys |
| women had best life in ___ dynasty | Han |
| three main classes in Han dynasty | Landowners, peasants, and merchants |
| were wealthy and owned the land | landowners |
| ____ % of population were peasnts | 90 |
| cultivated land, lived in rural villages, worked fields, simple diet, lived in simple homes | peasants |
| worked ____ month per year on service projects | 1 |
| ____ were the bottom | merchants |
| _____ were bankers, traders, shopkeepers; accumaleted great wealth | merchants |
| ____ _____ ____ could be taken by everyone except _____ | civil servive exam, merchants |
| _______ individuals sometimes rose to positions of power and influence | talented |
| _____ classics were saved from book burnings in royal library or secret private collection | five |
| all candinates of ____ _____ had to memorize five classics | civil service |
| first book was ______ of _____ | book of songs |
| this has 305 early _____ and stories about everyday life | poems |
| the second book was the _____ of ________ | Book of Documents |
| this had material on ______ documents and info on ____ of Heaven | political, Mandate |
| third book was the ____ of _____ | book of changes |
| this had info on the _____ | future |
| the fourth and fifth book are ______ and _____ _______ | spring and autumn annals |
| this had _____ events in it | major |
| another great collection was the _____ _____ | thirteen classics |
| Most valiuable workduring Han | HISTORICAL RECORD |
| Historical record was written by | sima qian |
| chinese figured out that the length of solar year was | 365.25 |
| gazed through ____ ____ in the sky | bronze tubes |
| chinese recorded _____ comet | haleys |
| realized that _____ was vital | nutrition |
| Techinique where skin is pierced with thin needles at vital points | accupuncture |
| accupuncture restored balance between ___ and ____ | yin and yang |
| used ______ medicene | veterinary |
| inventions of han | Silk Caravans paper iron drill bits Wheelbarrow Suspension bridge Compass Gunpowder |
| han capital | Changan |
| Tai cong started the ____ dynaty | Tang |
| warrior and shrewd administrator | tai cong |
| candiantes for gov had to pass __ ____ and memorize _______ priciples | civil service, confucian |
| a system in which people are chosen and promoted for their talents and performance | meritocracy |
| the farmers founded new strand of ____ which increased population | rice |
| tang capital | changan |
| ______ succeeded Tai cong but his wife emperess __ actually ruled the empire | Gaozang, Wu |
| emperesse wu's grandson | xuanzang |
| the ____ flourished during xuanzang's reign | arts |
| tang artisans made _____ | porcelain |
| 2 greatest artists | Duo Fu and Li Bo |
| encyclopedias, dictionaries, and histories | were produced |
| chinese buddhist monks invented _____ _____ | block printing |
| Zhan Kuangyin established _____ dynasty | song |
| ___ plant increased economy | tea |
| "chinese" _____ started in this dynasty | cuisine |
| ______ overthrew song dynasty | mongols |
| was the first great Mongol emperor of China. He was the grandson of Genghis Khan | Kublai Khan |
| he tried to invade ____ but failed | japan |
| The highest positions in the emperor's court were given to _____ or ______. | Mongols foreigners |
| The most famous foreigner was a Venetian. He claimed to have stayed in China for 17 years, traveling through Mongol territory on the Khan's mission | Marco Polo |
| after Kublai Khan died many ____ rulers took the throne | weak |
| led an army against the capital and overthrew the Yuan dynasty | Zhu Yuangzhang |
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