Ch 2 - Classical Civilization: China Flashcards

684504798	Zhou	originally a vassal family of Shang China; possibly Turkic in origin; overthrew Shang and established the 2nd historical Chinese dynasty	1
684504799	Confucius	also known as Kung Fuzi; major Chinese philosopher; born in 6th century BCE; philosophy based on need for restoration of order through advice of superior men to be found among the shi	2
684504800	Analects	written by Confucius; outlined his philosophy	3
684504801	Qin	established in 221 BCE at the end of the Warring States period following the decline of the Zhou dynasty; fell in 207 BCE	4
684504802	Shi Huangdi	founder of the brief Qin dynasty in 221 BCE	5
684504803	Great Wall	Chinese defensive fortification intended to keep out the nomadic invaders from the north; initiated during the Qin dynasty and reign of Shi Huangdi	6
684504804	Han dynasty	Chinese dynasty that succeeded the Qin in 202 BCE; ruled for the next 400 years	7
684504805	Wu Ti	Han "Warrior Emperor" who greatly expanded the empire (140-87 BCE); promoted peace; supported Confucianism; established first civil service examinations in the world; furthered the Chinese government bureaucracy	8
684504806	Legalism	a type of thought counter to Confucianism; advocated pragmatism; favored an authoritarian state ruled by force	9
684504807	Daoism	philosophy associated with Laozi; stressed need for alignment with Dao or cosmic force	10
684504808	Laozi	Famous advocator of Daoism; lived in the 5th century BCE	11
684504809	Silk Roads	the most famous of the trading routes established by pastoral nomads connecting the European, Indian, and Chinese civilizations; transmitted goods and ideas among civilizations	12
685389558	scholar-gentry	Chinese class created by the marital linkage of the local land-holding aristocracy with the office-holding shi; superseded shi as governors of China	13