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5169976512Chung KuoMiddle Kingdom0
5169996869Huang He-north china -civilization developed there -flooding -dryland agriculture1
5170084550Yangtze-south china -wetland agriculture2
5170096721China has ____% of the world's arable land7%3
5170101753China has ____% of the world's population23%4
5170131639China uses ____% of their land for grazing2%5
5170103885North China-dryland agriculture (wheat) -flat, smooth coast -ppl are reserved -rain erratically came6
5170116200South China-wetland agriculture (rice) -mountainous, jagged coast -seamen (many natural harbors); outgoing -rain came during fertile season7
5170151757Night Soilpoop used to cook with8
5170153992Loessyellow top soil; full of nutrience9
5170159062China's SorrowYellow River/Huang He -many drowned from floods10
5170169261Taklamakan Desert"enter and you shall never return"11
5170181073Legend of Pan-Guchinese belief that a dragon created the mountains and earth12
5170922598Xia Dynasty-no writing -people were called YANGSHAO -culture: longshan -produced silk13
5170958094Yu the Greatruler during xia dynasty; built dykes14
5170964676Silk-comes from silkworms -silkworms only eat mulberry leaves -very tedious to produce silk15
5170983256Shang Dynasty-1532 BCE - 1027 BCE -1st official recorded dynasty -laid foundation of chinese: +agriculture +handicrafts +artistic +architectural stuff +family values +religious concepts +WRITING +animism +bronze age +decimal system +chopsticks +ancestor worship16
5171042261Chinese Writing-wrote on bones (oracle to predict future) -wrote on bamboo (up and down) -literate: 1000 characters -educated: 10000 characters -developed to record communication b/tw human and divine world (meso -> economics) -pictographs -characters not based on SOUND and can be understood by different dialects -united China17
5171182472Calligraphywriting as an art18
5171188278Chinese Symbol For MANrice field and strength 男19
5171215675Chinese Symbol For WOMANsubmission and respect 女20
5171228849Chinese Patriarchal Society-women obey father, husband, and son -oldest man controlled property and decisions -women are gentle, calm, and respectful21
5171254292Animismearly chinese religion; spirits inhabit the earth22
5171319584Zhou Dynasty-1027 BCE - 256 BCE -Wu Wang uses Mandate of heaven to oust Shang Dyn -ruled china for about 900 yrs -ethnocentric -feudalism -formed bureaucracy -manor system23
5171353966Xi'ancapital city of Zhou Dynasty24
5171358504Feudalismeconomic/political system where king owns land and gives it to lords in return for loyalty and soldiers; weak system25
5171375510Downfall Of Zhou Dynasty-local leaders ignored central gov't -emperor has no power -warfare among rival lords for power -300 years of warfare -PERIOD OF WARRING STATES26
5171502843Period of Warring States-no central government -chaos -Hu the Tiger: warlord, fat, rich, cruel -CONFUCIANISM -DAOISM -LEGALISM27
5171534215Confucianism-confucius 551-479 BCE -"How can people live together in peace and harmony?" -made social code of behavior -6 PRINCIPALS (6P)28
51715767826P #1lead a good life without worrying about death29
51715801286P #2golden rule30
51715831056P #3middle way - moderation31
51715853296P #45 relationships 1) ruler & subject 2) father & son 3) husband & wife 4) brother & brother 5) friend & friend32
51716266856P #5respect elders - FILIAL PIETY33
51716301206P #6rulers should have good character34
5171633944Analectsbook of confucious' teachings35
5171638222Daoism-dao = "the way" -founder: LAO TZU -harmony with nature - balance with YIN & YANG -less government the better36
5171668546Yinearth, female, passive, dark, cold37
5171672157Yangheaven, male, active, light, heat38
5171681460Legalism-need highly efficient & powerful government -ruler governs and people obey -no criticism of government -harsh measures to keep law and order -people are born bad and need harsh ruler to teach good39
5171707539Qin Dynasty-Shi Huangdi: "First Emperor" -centralized bureaucracy +"strengthen the trunk and weaken the limbs!" -patriarchal society -conquered lands with iron weapons -rulers were legalists -ethnocentric -DOWNFALL by hands of the peasants -period of warring states ended40
5171741874Shi Huangdi-"First Emperor" Qin Dynasty -connects Great Wall of China -makes road -creates weights, measures and systems of writing -legalist -autocratic ruler; if anyone criticized the gov't, they were killed41
51718346195 Class Chinese Hierarchy1) scholars 2) farmers - produced needed 3) artisans - produced unneeded 4) merchants - didn't produce 5) soldiers, thieves, beggars, bandits - destroyed/stole what others produced42

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