AP World History: Chapter 2 Zhou and Confucius Flashcards
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| 303631536 | Early Chinese civilization saw the rise of several dynasties and the arrival of two major religions: | Confucianism and Daoism | 0 | |
| 303631537 | Chinese advancements also had a profound impact of | Western society. | 1 | |
| 303631538 | Chinese _______ ideals, the idea of _____ _____, ________ advancements, and prosperous ___ states captivated major thinkers in ____ and the _____. | Confucain, scholar gentry bureaucracy, technological advancements, and prosperous agrarian states. EUROPE and US. (including people like THOMAS JEFFERSON) | 2 | |
| 303631539 | The early Chinese dynasties had periods of ______ and eventual _____. | growth, decline | 3 | |
| 303631540 | Following the collapse of the Shang Valley dynasty, three others took its place with varying degrees of success. | The Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasty. | 4 | |
| 303631541 | The ______ dynasty did NOT have a powerful central government and when it started to weaken experienced internal conflicts including ____ ___. | Zhou, major invasions | 5 | |
| 303631542 | Following the zhou collapse, China went through the era of __________ _______ in which turmoil and warfare overtook much of the land. | warring states | 6 | |
| 303631543 | During the period of warring states three thoughs of ancient China emerged: | Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalsim arose. | 7 | |
| 303631544 | Following the Zhou dynasty, _______ ______ - a POWERFUL TYRANT established the ______ dynasty. | Shi Huangdi, Qin | 8 | |
| 303631545 | The Qin dynasty began the process of _____ power | centralizing | 9 | |
| 303631546 | Following the Qin collapse, the _____ dynasty arose and its rulers established the largerst, MOST EFFECTIVE, and ___ ____ bureaucracy in the preindustrial world. | Han, most enduring | 10 | |
| 303631547 | *Remember | CHINA did not focus on other cultures, was RARELY INVADED, and established and intense and distinctive culture. | 11 | |
| 303631548 | A family of kinds were called a _____. Which would start its rule of China with great vigor, developing ______ _____ institutions and encouraging an _____ economy. | dynasty, strong political, active | 12 | |
| 303631549 | Three dynastic cycles that covered many centuries of classical China were the: | Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties. | 13 | |
| 303631550 | Chinese rulers claimed a ______ _ ______, which suggested rulers had a divine right to rule over the masses. | Mandate of Heaven (This was used as a justification for future kings and civilizations.) | 14 | |
| 303631551 | Zhou: lasted from | 1029 to 258 BCE | 15 | |
| 303631552 | Z: dynasty flourish until ____ BCE and then started to _____ | 700, decline | 16 | |
| 303631553 | Z: This dynasty did not establish a: _____. Instead they ruled through ___ with ______ princes and ______ families. | powerful goverment, alliances, regional princes, and noble families. | 17 | |
| 303631554 | Z: Rulers gave large estates to: | members of their families and supporters. | 18 | |
| 303631555 | Z: Supporters in exchange for _____, provided the gov. with ______ and ______. | land. troops and taxes. | 19 | |
| 303631556 | Z: this system was similar to the ______ system in Europe | Feudal | 20 | |
| 303631557 | Z: Decline occurred when regional __-_______ aristocrats _____ their own power bases and _____ the central government. | land-owning. solidified. disregarded. | 21 | |
| 303631558 | Regional rulers formed ________ armies to take away power and turn the Zhou kinds into figureheads. | independent | 22 | |
| 303631559 | Zhou Dynasty Achievements: | - Rich agriculture land: massive wheat and rice growing.. (Encouraged diversity and population growth.) | 23 | |
| 303631560 | Z: The Zhou promoted linguistic ____ which led to a standard spoken language; _______ ____. | unity; Mandarin Chinese | 24 | |
| 303669973 | Z: Due to a common unity, oral epics and stories in Chinese added the development of a common _______ currency. | cultural | 25 | |
| 303669974 | Z: Late in the _th century BCE, a Chinese philosopher named _______. | 6th, Confucius - an opinionated and outspoken person. | 26 | |
| 303669975 | Z: Confucius wanted to find a _____ ruler yet _____ ruler who possessed the vision and skills to __________ __________ _____ and establish _____. | strong; kind restore centralized control peace | 27 | |
| 303669976 | When Confucius died, his collected works were compiled and formed into a collection called the ______. | Analects | 28 | |
| 303669977 | Confucius idealized ______ rulers, the consolidation of _______ power, rule by a highly _____ male elite that was deemed responsible for the _____ ___ of all. | strong political educated well-being | 29 | |
| 303669978 | Confucius sought to establish ______ from relationships within the ____ to respect for elders to etiquette for rulers to the importance of ___,___, and _____ in the cultivation of intelligent bureaucrat. | norm family art, music, calligraphy | 30 | |
| 303669979 | Confucius said that good gov. leaders should have: | personal virtue | 31 |