AP World History Review Flashcards

5072102268	Describe the earliest form of writing in China and explain how it was used.	China's first form of writing is Oracle Bones, they were used to predict the future.	0
5072108423	Explain the role of ancestor worship in during the Shang Dynasty.	They believed in it and it existed during the Shang Dynasty.	1
5072113764	Explain the Mandate of Heaven and its relationship to the Dynastic Cycle.	The Mandate of Heaven set up the Dynastic Cycle. The Dynastic Cycle is the rise and fall of different dynasties that are then taken over by other dynasties. The Mandate of Heaven can sometimes be the factor which starts the cycle, this is because when one leader is thought to not be following the Mandate of Heaven people will revolt or lose respect for the leader and then the dynasty falls to a new group.	2
5072119095	Explain the philosophical underpinnings of Confucianism, including its goals, and explain how the events of the Warring States period influenced his beliefs.	The Warring States period led to the beginning of new philosophies one of which being Confucianism. Confucius believed in the nature of relationship and that every relationship has a inferior and superior. He also has a collection of sayings called the Analects.	3
5072122401	Describe the goals of Daoism and Legalism and contrast the fundamental ideas that define each.	Daoism believes that people should retreat from society and find oneness with nature. It also believed that man's problems could be answered by studying nature, and that men create more problems by trying to control nature. Legalisms goal was to enhance the power and wealth of the state and to create strict laws that allow for social harmony.	4
5072126790	What challenges did China face during the Warring States period? What was the ultimate result?	The challenges that China faced during the Warring State period include they didn't have a centralized government and during this time they didn't have really any kind of government and the regional lords were fighting for power. The ultimate result was the establishment of many small kingdoms ruled by former vassals and the intellectual formation of new concepts of political and social organization.	5
5072131599	Identify the ways in which Shi Huangdi consolidated power.	He tolerated no hindrance to his establishment of an absolutist state, regional aristocracies and their forts were destroyed, 36 provinces were created, standardized scripts coinage weights and measures were developed by the central government.	6
5072136227	Identify the innovations of the Han Dynasty.	Some of the innovations of the Han Dynasty were technological innovations (brush pen, paper, water mills for grinding, rudders, compasses) commercial advancements, and integration of Confucian ideas.	7
5072140496	Identify the factors that contributed to the collapse of the Han Dynasty.	A factor that contributed to the collapse of the Han Dynasty include that they had a child emperor which was why they got overthrown by Wang Mang.	8