207481853 | Shang and Zhou | feudalistic dynasties of China | 0 | |
207481854 | China | along Yellow and Yangtze River | 1 | |
207481855 | Agriculture | Upon what is China's economy/ society based? | 2 | |
207481856 | clan-based | family structures in China - uncles, aunts, cousins, etc. lived together | 3 | |
207481857 | Emperor Huangdi | Mythical figure that ruled China for over a century (100 years!) | 4 | |
207481858 | Emperor Huangdi | China's "Yellow Emperor" | 5 | |
207481859 | Emperor Huangdi | Associated with many inventions; given credit for everything -- China | 6 | |
207481860 | Silk | The resource (product?) of China that was as important/ sought after as Phoenician's purple dye | 7 | |
207481861 | Oracle Bones | Chinese version of Magic 8 Ball; gave answers to simple questions carved in tortoise shells | 8 | |
207481862 | Shang | Dynasty that lasts for 650 years | 9 | |
207481863 | Shang | Dynasty that corresponds with the beginning of the Vedic Age | 10 | |
207481864 | Shang | Dynasty known for its artistic bronze (bronze vessels) | 11 | |
207481865 | venerate | to hold in the highest esteem, yet not to worship (ex. one's ancestors) | 12 | |
207481866 | oldest son | Who was responsible for veneration of ancestors in Shang Dynasty? | 13 | |
207481867 | filial piety | idea that everyone older than you gets respect simply because they are older than you | 14 | |
207481868 | idiographic | means that characters represent ideas or thoughts; they are not phonetic | 15 | |
207481869 | Zhou | longest lasting Chinese Dynasty (700 years) | 16 | |
207481870 | Zhou | Dynasty which came up with the concept of Dynastic Cycle | 17 | |
207481871 | Dynastic Cycle | pattern of dynasty that is followed by all 10 Chinese dynasties; new emperor takes over.... -> emperor being thrown from power | 18 | |
207481872 | Mandate of Heaven | idea that every emperor must prove his ability to lead (China) | 19 | |
207481873 | well field system | peasants farm little plots of land on ede of tic-tac-toe shaped plot | 20 | |
207481874 | wet rice | Chinese staple crop | 21 | |
207481875 | iron | What did the Zhou use for coins? | 22 | |
207481876 | silk | What was worn only by the Chinese elite? | 23 | |
208276386 | Warring States Era | period of fighting at the end of the Zhou Dynasty | 24 | |
208276387 | 100 Schools Era | Period in which many philosophies evolved at end of Zhou Dynasty | 25 | |
208276388 | Zhou | In which dynasty did Confucious live? | 26 | |
208276389 | Art of War | Sun Tzu | 27 | |
208276390 | Art of War | Oldest military treatise in the world | 28 | |
208276391 | Ruler | ____ to Subject (confucianism relationship) | 29 | |
208276392 | Father | ______ to son (Confucianism relationship) | 30 | |
208276393 | Husband | _____ to wife (Confucianism relationship) | 31 | |
208276394 | Women | Whose place in society was to be obedient without complaining? | 32 | |
208276395 | Older brother | _______ to younger brother (Confucianism relationship) | 33 | |
208276396 | Older friend | _____ to younger friend (Confucianism relationship) | 34 | |
208276397 | status, age, gender | What were Confucious's organizing principles? | 35 | |
208276398 | Analects | Single most important Confucian work | 36 | |
208276399 | Government | What is the most elite thing you can do in society? (confucious) | 37 | |
208276400 | Analects | "The Conversation" | 38 | |
208276401 | Analects | Which work said that if all people do what they are supposed to in society, it will be harmonious? | 39 | |
208276402 | Kowtow | practice of bowing to one's knees and hitting their forehead to the ground in an act of upmost respect | 40 | |
208276403 | Mencius | student of Confucious who said people are born inherently good | 41 | |
208276404 | Mencius | Said education is key in correcting mistakes, not punishment | 42 | |
208276405 | Han Fei | lived at end of Zhou Dynasty/ start of Qin Dynasty - philosophy was legalism | 43 | |
208276406 | Legalism | philosophy for Qin Dynasty | 44 | |
208276407 | Legalism | Philosophy which was basically opposite of Confucianism | 45 | |
208276408 | Lao Tzu | Creator of Daoist beliefs | 46 | |
208276409 | Dao de Jing | Book of Daoism | 47 | |
208276410 | Dao de Jing | means: The Classic in the Way And Its Power | 48 | |
208276411 | Yin/ Yang | Symbol of Daoism | 49 | |
208276412 | Yin | Represents femininity, moon | 50 | |
208276413 | Yang | Represents masculinity, sun | 51 | |
209880392 | Qin | Very short dynasty - 20 years | 52 | |
209880393 | Qin | dynasty in which the Great Wall was constructed | 53 | |
209880394 | Ming | Dynasty in which the majority of the Great Wall was built (later) | 54 | |
209880395 | Qin | China's first empire | 55 | |
209880396 | Shi Huangdi | Emperor that unifies China | 56 | |
209880397 | Han Fei | advisor to Shi Huangdi | 57 | |
209880398 | Legalism | very strict philosophy (kill first THEN ask questions) practiced in China | 58 | |
209880399 | Shi Huangdi | ordered burning of all books in China but medicine and agriculture | 59 | |
209880400 | Terra Cotta Army | Fake army built by Shi Huangdi to trick the after life; 1000s of fake soldiers in his mausoleum | 60 | |
209880401 | Liu Bang | rises to be ruler after power vacuum that is created after Shi Haungdi's death | 61 | |
209880402 | Liu Bang | starts the Han Dynasty | 62 | |
209880403 | Chang'an | capital of Han Dynasty | 63 | |
209880404 | People of the Han | original Chinese people | 64 | |
209880405 | Emperor Wudi | most important Han emperor | 65 | |
209880406 | Civil Service System | Emperor Wudi's system in which kids took tests and the ones with the highest scores got the best jobs | 66 |
AP World Ch. 3 - China (1st 4 dynasties) Flashcards
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