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| 1652812076 | What are the positive and negative things about China's location? | Hard to invade Hard to find out about new inventions Form own Culture limited trade | 0 | |
| 1652812077 | Define Bureaucracy. | system of government in which decisions are made by officials appointed rather than elected. | 1 | |
| 1652812078 | What is a dynasty in Chinese history? | A family of kings | 2 | |
| 1652812079 | What is the difference between classical civilization and the river valley civilizations? | Classical- political organizations were more elaborate. | 3 | |
| 1652812080 | Who was Shi Huangdi? | Tyrant- Founder of the BRIEF Qin dynasty in 221 B.C.E. | 4 | |
| 1652812081 | What is the Warring States Period? | Between 476 and 221 B.C.E. when the Zhou dynasty was broken up into 8 states. The states had frequent wars. | 5 | |
| 1652812082 | What was the Qin Dynasty? | Established in 221 B.C.E. at the End of the Warring States period. Following the decline of the Zhou dynasty. Fell in 207 B.C.E. First unified dynasty, shortest | 6 | |
| 1652812083 | What succeeded the Qin? How long did it last? | Han. 400 yrs | 7 | |
| 1652812084 | What did the Han rulers find in the preindustrial world? What did they oversee? | They founded the largest, most effective, and most enduring bureaucracy in the preindustrial world. They oversaw the development of the first civil service test and the professionalization of Chinese Administration. | 8 | |
| 1652812085 | How did China's geography affect the societies? | It limited the ability to learn from other cultures, but it also spared it from invasion and encouraged Chinese identity. | 9 | |
| 1652812086 | What thinking did the Shang and Zhou dynasties create? | Yin Yang- It stressed the basic harmony of nature and every feature is balanced by an opposite. - nature, harmony, balance | 10 | |
| 1652812087 | What could cause a dynasty's decline? | Internal rebellions and invasions from the outside. | 11 | |
| 1652812088 | What were the years of the Zhou Dynasty? | 1029 to 258 B.C.E. | 12 | |
| 1652812089 | What caused its decline? | decline in the political infrastructure and frequent invasions by nomadic people. | 13 | |
| 1652812090 | How did the Zhou rule? | Through alliances with regional princes and noble families. | 14 | |
| 1652812091 | What was China's feudal period? | Rulers depended on a network of loyalties and obligations to and from their landlord vassals. Feudalism-weaker-works on land in exchange for central government- troops and tax revenue | 15 | |
| 1652812092 | How did the Zhou contribute to the development of Chinese politics and Culture? | Zhou extended the territory to the Yangzi River- "the core of China" from the Hanghe to Yangzi- Called the Middle Kingdom.- rich agricultural lands. Zhou focused on a central government. Mandate of Heaven- political concept- heaven transferred its Mandate to China through the Emperor. Sons of Heaven. Promoted Mandarin Chinese. | 16 | |
| 1652812093 | Who was Confucius? What was his real name? | not a religion- Also known as Kung Fuzi; author- he was a major Chinese philosopher born in the 6th century B.C.E. Philosophy based on need for restoration of order through advice of superior men to be found among the Shi. | 17 | |
| 1652812094 | Describe Shi Huangdi. | 'the tiger' brutal but effective ruler | 18 | |
| 1652812095 | How was China ruled in the Qin dynasty? | China was organized into provinces ruled by bureaucrats appointed by the emperor. Shi Huangdi appointed his own government. Qin dominated by conquering other states. | 19 | |
| 1652812096 | What did Shi Huangdi build? | Great Wall- for defense, 3,000 miles long, built by slaves | 20 | |
| 1652812097 | What were the innovations of the Qin? | national census, standardized coinage, weights, measures, Chinese written script uniform, 1 language for all, agriculture, irrigation, manufacturing, silk cloth, labor system | 21 | |
| 1652812098 | Why was the Qin a short lived dynasty? | Shi Huangdi was highly unpopular and when he did the peasants revolted. | 22 | |
| 1652812099 | How was the Qin different from the Zhou? | Qin- more centralized government | 23 | |
| 1652812100 | How long did the Han dynasty last? | 400 yrs | 24 | |
| 1652812101 | Where did the Han expand and how did this influence them? | pushed into Korea, Indochina, and central Asia- allowed contact with the Parthian Empire and Roman Empire where trade was conducted. | 25 | |
| 1652812102 | Who was Wu Ti? | Han ruler who enforced peace throughout much of Asia. | 26 | |
| 1652812103 | Under Han how did the government work? Religion? | The government was bureaucratic and was linked to formal training that emphasized the values of Confucian philosophy. Wu Ti urged support for Confucianism. Shrines were established to promote the worship of the ancient philosopher as a god. | 27 | |
| 1652812104 | What caused the decline of the Han? | Central control weakened; invasions from the Huns. | 28 | |
| 1652812105 | What were the political differences of the Han and Qin dynasties? | Qin- stressed a central government Han- expanded the powers of the bureaucracy | 29 | |
| 1652866844 | What were the key elements of the political framework of China's classical period? | Strong local units disappeared ancestor worship patriarchal families village leaders helped farming families regulate properly and planned the planting and harvesting. landed nobles allowed courts of justice and organized military groups. Shi Huangdi attaked local leaders Uniform tax system | 30 | |
| 1652866845 | How many bureaucrats did China have by the end of the Han? | 130,000 | 31 | |
| 1652866846 | What two items did Wu ti Establish in his bureaucracy? | civil service test a school for skilled men ability for national test | 32 | |
| 1652866847 | What did the Sons of Heaven promote? | emperors who ruled loyalty to emperor centralized power in the state explained the decline of dynasties promoted the remoteness of the emperor from his subjects | 33 | |
| 1652866848 | Describe the roles of government of China. | military, judicial, science, historical records, Confucianism, weights and balances, taxes, manual labor from peasants, sponsored public works projects, law of the courts | 34 | |
| 1654458402 | What were the religious views of the Zhou? | They maintained belief in a god or gods, but they stressed the importance of a harmonious earthly life, Maintain proper balance of Earth and Heaven | 35 | |
| 1654458403 | What were Confucianism beliefs? | Philosopher Confucius- He maintained that if people could be taught to emphasize personal virtue, a solid political life would naturally exist. The list of virtues stressed respect for one's social superiors, however the leaders must behave modestly and without excess. Do unto others as your status and theirs dictate. There was an emphasis on individual virtuous behavior. Only a man who demonstrated proper family virtues should be considered for political service. Analex- book of writings. A good society has a hierarchy both in family and state. | 36 | |
| 1654458404 | Describe the political thought of legalism. | This forced an authoritarian state ruled by force. Human nature was evil and required restraint and discipline. In a proper state, the army would control and the people would labor. Dictatorship | 37 | |
| 1654458405 | Describe the religious philosophy of Daoism. | Embraced traditional Chinese beliefs in nature's harmony and added a sense of nature's harmony and added a sense of nature's mystery. Laozi stressed that nature contains a divine impulses that directs all life. Dao means 'the way of nature'. humility and frugality, political activity and learning are irrelevant Embrace Traditional Chinese Beliefs Do not have political ambitions Provide spiritual insights for the upper class acknowledge the concept of Sons of Heaven | 38 | |
| 1654458406 | What were the 5 Classics in literature? | Basis for Civil Service Test historical treaties speeches political materials etiquette ceremonies | 39 | |
| 1654458407 | What did Chinese art during the Classical period feature? | Decorative stressed careful detail and craftsmanship style reflected the precision and geometric qualities of the many symbols of Chinese writing | 40 | |
| 1654458408 | What were Chinese advances in science? | accurate calender based on a year of 365.5 days; calculated the movement of Jupiter and Saturn, observed sunspots, inventing a new type of seismograph, studying hygiene. | 41 | |
| 1654458409 | What was the social system in classical China? | Top; bureaucrats and the land owning aristocracy middle; laboring masses bottom: mean people: people without meaningful skills (merchants) | 42 | |
| 1654458410 | Describe trade and technological advances in China. | Much trade was focused on Luxury items, but also food exchanges between the wheat and rice growing regions was popular. Copper coins began to circulate. Ox-drawn plows were introduced in 300 B.C.E. Under the Han a new animal collar was invented; pulleys and winding gear for iron mines, Iron tools, lamps, textiles, pottery, water powered mills, paper, great integration of science and technology. | 43 | |
| 1654458411 | Describe the Structure of the Chinese Family. | Tight family groups. Powerful husbands and fathers. Very harsh punishment if child was disrespectful was legal, including death. Wife was obedient to husband. Women were powerful in a household through their sons and mother in laws of younger women brought into the house hold, boys were superior to girls. | 44 | |
| 1654458412 | How would Confucianists and Daoists agree or disagree? | Confucianists felt that the Daoists were too supertitious and overexcited. Daoists and Con. argued over the importance of tradition, greed, restraints of personal lives, and harmony in nature. | 45 | |
| 1654458413 | What was the Silk Road? | network of roads through Central Asia. Trade routes through Asia, Middle East, and Europe. Chinese Silk and other things traded. Started in the Han lasted 600 years. | 46 | |
| 1654458414 | What is cultural diffusion? | Moving of culture. | 47 |
