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Unit 7 C, K, and J
Ms. Bain History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Himalayas | Separates India and China, a major boundary of China that lead to its isolation. |
| Huang He | Major river in china, the grand canal connected it to the Yangtze and was a major source of trade. |
| Yangtze | Longest river in China, major source of trade, and people lived along it for the wealth. More southern river. |
| Confucianism | Based on teachings of Confucius during the Warring States Era. Values education and respect. The 5 relationships= big part. Filial Piety= respect of elders. Support of the civil service exam-> changes social classes in China. |
| Fillial piety | same as fillial duty. Sons and daughters respect parents and elders. |
| Daoism (Taoism) | Balance, embrace good and bad, everything happens for a reason, Wu Wei= action through nonaction. Laozi= started it |
| Legalism | Han Fei started it-> wrote Han Feizi on Legalist ideas. Strict harsh punishments, rewards for good, and assume people are born bad/evil. During the Qin Dynasty it flourishes. |
| Yin and Yang | Symbol of Taoism that represents balance |
| Mandate of Heavan | Major force behind the rise and fall of dynasties, is the divine approval of a ruler. If things start going wrong then they are said to have lost this approval. |
| Dynastic Cycle | The transition from dynasty to dynasty in china and the winning of the mandate of heaven to eventually losing it. The order is= Qin-Han-3 Kingdoms, period of disunity, and the Sui- Tang- Song-Yuan-Ming. |
| Qin Dynasty | Legalist, standardized weight, measures, money, and language, status based on # of heads cut off, built the Great Wall, roads built, burn books and high taxes. Fell from an angry revolt. |
| Han Dynasty | Confucianist-> civil service exam, paper-making, rudder, wheel barrows, strong govt and economy, then the roads=desrepair and peasants revolt which leads to the 3 kingdoms, period of disunity and the Sui. |
| Great Wall of China | built by Qin Shi Huang to protect from invaders like the Mongols. It was a symbol of China's power and it also caused the death of many workers along the way. |
| Tang Dynasty | Enlarge the civil service exam, built Grand Canal, GOLDEN AGE, then with tax and desrepair of the road there is a rebellion. |
| Grand Canal | Connects the Yangtze and the Huang He so that trade can flourish- i.e. food from good farming in south can be sent north. |
| Song Dynasty | center of farming and the rice crops improved, |