AP World History-- China Flashcards

5158333874	domesticate	cultivating for human use	0
5158340092	dynasty	a powerful ruling family	1
5158342583	edict	official order/decree issued by authority	2
5158346256	egalitarian	equal rights for all	3
5158352065	emigrate	leave a place, move from	4
5158355466	ethnocentric	belief that one's own race is superior to all others	5
5158359646	genocide	extermination of an entire race	6
5158362329	gentry	higher class, land owning wealthy familes	7
5158366621	heirarchy	order of power in which most powerful are on the top	8
5158370835	homogenous	the same throughout	9
5158439839	what is the Chinese name for china?	Chung Kuo	10
5158441808	what does Chung Kuo mean	middle kingdom	11
5158449406	"china is a sea that salts all the rivers that run into it." what does the salt represent?	chinese culture; it was so strong that the people that invaded china were influenced by it	12
5158456466	which river is in the North of CHina?	the Huang He river	13
5158459008	which river is in the south of china?	the Yangtze river	14
5158463308	near which river did civilization begin	the Huang He river	15
5158470475	what is another name for the huang he river	the yellow river	16
5158474681	which river is china's sorrow	the huang he river	17
5158479665	why was the river named 'china's sorrow'	bc so many people drowned in it	18
5158484029	is the environment better in the north or the south??	the south bc the rains come in summer/growing time	19
5158490764	did the north or the south have more famines	the north, rainfall was less predictable	20
5158494821	what percent of all arable land is in china	7%	21
5158498002	how much of the world's population is in china	23%	22
5158503347	what kind of agriculture is found in the north	dry agriculture	23
5158505082	what is an example of dry agriculture	grains (ie noodles)	24
5158508030	what kind of agriculture is found in the south	wet agriculture	25
5158510621	what is an example of wet agriculture	riceee	26
5158518026	what kind of coasts does northern china have	smooth coasts	27
5158521503	what kind of coasts does southern china have	jagged coasts	28
5158524503	what is the advantage of having jagged coasts	they formed natural harbors, allowing for more trade	29
5158527878	which part of china is generally viewed as more open/accepting	southern china	30
5158530665	what percentage of land in china is used for grazing	2%	31
5158533167	what kinds of meat replaces beef in china	chicken/pork	32
5158536866	what is the significance of chicken/pigs being the main meat source	they're both scavengers	33
5158541352	what type of food preparation originated in china	stir fry	34
5158543557	what kind of pot is used to make stir fry	a wok	35
5158551868	what is the rich topsoil found in the yellow river called	loess	36
5158556202	what is one of the largest deserts in the world found in china	the gobi desert	37
5158562957	what does the Taklamankan desert's name translate to	enter and you shall never return	38
5158568602	who was the giant dragon that created the mountains and the earth?	Pan-Gu	39
5158572051	what was the first (unofficial) dynasaty in china?	the Xia dynasty	40
5158592409	why is the Xia dynasty not considered an official dynasty	they didn't have writing	41
5158683917	who were the people of the Xia dynasty	the Yangshan people	42
5158687668	what was the culture of the Xia dynasty	Longshan culture	43
5158695320	what do silkworms eat	mulberry leaves	44
5158701661	how many pounds of mulberry leaves does it take to make 1 pound of silk	100	45
5158708463	Who helped organize the Xia dynasty and build dikes	Yu the Great	46
5158718086	what was the first (official) chinese dynasty	the Shang dynasty	47
5158725377	why was the shang dynasty considered the first dynasty	bc it had writing	48
5158729936	when did the shang dynasty start/how long did it last	1532-1027 BCE	49
5158753420	which dynasty had the longest lasting influence on china's culture	the shang dynasty	50
5158789124	what did the chinese first write on	oracle bones	51
5158792615	what were oracle bones used for	to predict the future	52
5158797082	in what orientation do the chinese write	up to down	53
5158802060	what was the most common material to write on before paper	bamboo sticks	54
5158802061	who developed paper	the chinese	55
5158807039	how many characters had to be known in order for a person to be considered literate	1000	56
5158811490	how many characters had to be known in order for a person to be considered a scholar	10,00	57
5158813786	what was the 'glue that held china together'	writing	58
5158815348	how did writing unify china	it could be understood by anyone who could read, regardless of language spoken	59
5158836361	what is the art of writing	calligraphy	60
5158839769	what does the symbol for 'man' mean	rice field and strength	61
5158842287	what does the symbol for 'woman' mean	submission/respect	62
5158844665	what kind of a society was china	patriarchal society	63
5158849296	could chinese women own land?	no, land was owned by men	64
5158854134	noble women married via	arranged marriages	65
5158858057	why was writing developed in china	to communicate with the divine world	66
5158860610	why was writing developed in mesopotamia	for economic transactions	67
5158863072	why was writing developed in egypt	for religious purposes	68
5158866804	why were teachers/scholars so highly regarded	they took the time to learn a lot of symbols, which was difficult	69
5158870663	early chinese writing was based on-----	pictographs	70
5158875519	what was an early/basic religion in china	animism	71
5158875520	what is animisim	the belief that the whole world/inanimate objects are inhabited by spirits	72
5158883279	what contributions were made by the Shang dynasaty	bronze age, decimal system, chopsticks	73
5158887524	when was ancestral worship established?	During the Shang dynasty	74
5158889730	what was ancestral worship	praying to/asking advice from one's ancestors	75
5158895574	when was the Zhou dynasty	1027-256 BCE	76
5158898604	what was the second chinese dynasty	the Zhou dynasty	77
5158903841	what new concept was introduced that allowed the Zhou dynasty to overthrow the Shang dynasty	Mandate of Heaven	78
5158906775	what did the mandate of heaven state	right to rule came fro the heavens, if a ruler was bad, the people have the right to overthrow them	79
5158915078	who overthrew the Shang dynasty	Wu Wang	80
5158920486	what was the capital of the Zhou dynasty	Xi'An	81
5158923924	how long did the Zhou dynasty last	900 years	82
5158930071	when was a feudal state developed	during the Zhou dynasty	83
5158940144	what was one way that chinese ethnocentrism was displayed	the chinese always put china in the middle of their world maps, china was the most important to them	84
5158954996	what is the basic setup of feudalism	land is given from the king to nobles in exchange for their allegiance/soldiers	85
5158961872	was feudalism a strong form of gevernment	no, the monarch had no real power and it ended in chaos	86
5158998561	what problems were caused by the large size of empires	transportation/communication issues	87
5159004564	how was the downfall of feudalism brought about	lords refused to listen to central government, land falls into warfare among lords	88
5159013221	what establishments supported agricultural comminuties	manor systems	89
5159016945	what followed the downfall of feudalism	the period of the Warring States	90
5159020520	how long did the period of warring states last	300 years	91
5159026070	who was a well known warlord during the period of warring states	Hu the Tiger	92
5159035678	what were the three major philosophies brought on by the end of the Warring States	Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism	93
5159043650	who was the founder of confucianism	confucius	94
5159047638	when did Confucius live	551-479 BCE	95
5159053476	what were the 6 principles of confucianism	-lead a good life without worrying about death -what you don't want done to yourself, don't do to others -live life in the middle way--practice moderation -observe the five relationships -respect your ancestors -rulers should be good--good governments depend on their rulers having good characters	96
5159068975	what are the five relationships of confucianism	-ruler/subject -father/son -husband/wife -brother/brother -friend/friend	97
5159079111	what was the book of Confucius's teachings	the Analects	98
5159088996	what did "daoism" mean	dao--the way	99
5159091687	who founded daoism	Lao Tzu	100
5159094637	what did Daoism teach	live life in harmony with nature, live a simple life	101
5159116701	what does Yin and Yang mean	balance	102
5159118639	what does Yin mean	earth, female, passive, dark, cold	103
5159121893	what does Yang mean	heaven, male, active, light, heat	104
5159129120	what is the Daoist view on government	the less government, the better	105
5159132590	what was alchemy seeking to discover	the elixir of life, eternal life	106
5159138436	who was a famous daoist	a. a. milne	107
5159146824	what was the basis of Legalism	wants a powerful government--a ruler should govern, people should obey	108
5159161617	what was the third chinese dynasty	the Qin dynasty	109
5159168418	who was the 'first emporer'	Shi Hvangdi	110
5159175198	how did Shi Hvangdi come into power	legalism	111
5159182848	what form of government did the Qin dynasty utilize	Centralized bureaucracy	112
5159259278	what did the Qin dynasty accomplish	mass standardization of laws/currencies/weights/measures/systems of writing	113
5159268199	how long is the great wall of china	1400 miles	114
5159272568	what giant infrastructure was completed during the Qin dynasty	the Great Wall of China	115
5159277654	how did the Qin dynasty improve transportation	a road system was established	116
5159285901	Shi Hvangdi was buried with----	8000+ terracotta soldiers	117
5159292909	what was the legalist view on humanity	humans were inherently bad, needed strong rulers to keep from destroying each other	118
5159303702	what brought forth the end of the Qin dynasty	unhappy/repressed peasants	119
5159308483	what was the five class hierarchy	-scholars -farmers -artisans -merchants -soldiers/thieves/plunderers	120
5159315700	why were scholars on the top of the social hierarchy	it takes a lot of work/dedication to become a scholar	121
5159320602	why were farmers second in the social hiercarchy	farmers produced what was necessary for human life (ie food)	122
5159324461	why were artisans third in the social hierchary	artisans created not what was necessary, but what was useful/enjoyed	123
5159329573	why were merchants fourth in the social hierarchy	merchants don't create anything by themselves	124
5159331914	why were soldiers/thieves/plunderers fifth in the social hierarchy	they destroyed what others provided	125