AP World History Ch.5 Flashcards

Ancient Chinese Dynasties

275942955	Yu	The last of the three great heroes of Chinese mythology. He was the person who dug out the Yellow River and made irrigation possible along the river. He then founded the Xia dynasty.	0
275942956	Oracle Bones	Items used to tell peoples future when thrown into a fire. They had Ancient Chinese writing, helping modern people understand Chinese writing	1
275942957	Book of Songs	One of the few books that survived the burning of the books. It contains songs and poems about common life in China	2
275942958	Qin	The dynasty that won in at the end of the period of warring states.	3
275942959	Mandate of Heaven	When the Zhou conquered the Shang they claimed this had passed onto them	4
275942960	Zhou	Last dynasty of Ancient China	5
275942961	loess	the yellow, fertile, soil along the Yellow River that gave it it's color. It builds up and floods the Yellow River in long lasting and large floods.	6
275942962	Ao	One of the early capitals of the Shang Dynasty. It was a large economic center that had a massive wall, layers deep	7
275942963	Qin	The dynasty that was responsible for the burning of the books	8
275942964	Period of the Warring States	A time in China full of war and political chaos. Started after the fall of the Zhou dynasty as warlords fought for power trying to unify China	9
275942965	Zhou	A dynasty that fought for power with the Shang. They won and relied too heavily upon their administrators to govern their empire. This caused rebellion led by warlords.	10
275942966	tributary empire	The type of empire the Zhou led	11
275942967	Mandate of Heaven	An ancient Chinese belief that said heavenly powers grant the power to rule to deserving individuals.	12
275942968	Xia	The first dynasty in Ancient China	13
275942969	Shang	The Dynasty in which literature flourished	14
275942970	Xia	The dynasty that established a hereditary monarchy and centralized rule for a part of China. They built up cities along the Yellow River and vested power in local kings to rule.	15
275942971	bronze	Shang emperors monopolized this material to prevent rebellion and strengthen their army	16
275942972	nomads	People to the north who constantly attacked China	17
275947847	Shang	The dynasty that conquered the Xia dynasty and always made sure to have family relationships with powerful peoples	18
275947848	veneration of ancestors	A religious practice in China that enforced the importance of family and a patriarchal society.	19