Chapter 4
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| 88460576 | Shang | Chinese dynasty (1766-1122 B.C.E.) that relied upon use of bronze technology, where it was only affordable to the wealthy. It stretched north and south from the Huang He River valley, and lasted about 700 years. The rulers maintained a powerful military. pages 82-83 on textbook and pages 58-59 on coursebook. | 88460576 | |
| 88460577 | Zhou | Chinese dynasty (1122-256 B.C.E.) that laid foundations for Chinese thought. It was the longest lived Chinese dynasties. They depended on the iron metallurgy, which eventually the emperors could not control. They relied on a decentralized administration. pages 84-86 textbook and pages 58-59 on coursebook. | 88460577 | |
| 88460578 | Zhou classics | Examples are Book of Changes has instructions for shamans for divination. This helps shamans foretell the future; Book of Songs was early Chinese poetry. It was also known as book of poetry and book of odes. Themes were both light and serious. Book of History has a collection of the deeds of Zhou rulers, which justifies the Zhou state and called for subjects to obey their lords. page 62 coursebook. page 95 on textbook. | 88460578 | |
| 88460579 | Oracle bones | Shang method for fortelling the future in ancient China. Rulers and family patriachs use this as a guidance. It had a question and when properly heated, the bones would crack and shamans would interpret the message. Later in the nineteenth century, the peasants found these artifacts and saw it as unusal and sold them to druggist for medicine. page 60-61 on coursebook and page 93 on textbook. | 88460579 | |
| 88460580 | Yin | Capital during the last centuries of the Shang dynasty.It is near modern Anyang. Evidence found complex of royal palaces, archives with written documents, several neighborhoods and other artifacts. Page 83 on textbook. | 88460580 | |
| 88460581 | Banpo | neolithic village from the Yangshao culture period. Also, it was located in the valley of the Yangzi River as well as the Yellow River. It is near modern Xi'an. Artifacts include large quantities of fine painted pottery and bone tools used by early cultivators. page 81 textbook. | 88460581 | |
| 88460582 | Mandate of heaven | chinese ideal that expressed the right to govern. This was during the Zhou dynasty. page 59 coursebook; They felt the ruler served as the link between heaven and earth. He had to govern fairly with high standards and maintain order. If he failed, chaos and suffering would occur. The mandate candidate would withdraw and new candidate would occur. page 85 textbook. | 88460582 | |
| 88460583 | Xia | legendary first dynasty in Chinese history. It was the first dynasty to organize public life in China. The founder was King Yu who constructed dikes and dams and organized flood control. The capital of Xia was Erlitou. They were located through the middle of the Yellow River. page 81 and 82 textbook. page 57 coursebook | 88460583 | |
| 88460584 | Tian | Chinese impersonal heavenly power. It was the agent responsible for bestowing and removing the mandate of heaven on rulers but they did not recognize a personal supreme deity who intervened in human affairs. page 92 textbook. | 88460584 | |
| 88460585 | Huang He | Yellow River and China's Sorrow. It was the most important river in early Chinese history. | 88460585 | |
| 88460590 | What were early chinese forced to spend an immense amount of time | building dikes on the Huang He river | 88460590 | |
| 88466075 | What ancient society was the most secular? | China | 88466075 | |
| 88466076 | Who presided at the rites and ceremonies honoring the ancestors' spirits. | The patriarchal head of the family. | 88466076 | |
| 88466077 | When did the Chinese begin to make extensive use of writing? | Shang dynasty | 88466077 | |
| 88466078 | Who did Early China enjoy lasting direct long-distance trade with? | Nobody!!! | 88466078 | |
| 88466079 | What did the nomadic tribes of the north and west do and didn't do with the Zhou dynasty? | They traded with them but they did not imitate their ways. | 88466079 |
