AP World History: Ch. 3 Classical Civilization--China, Pt. 2 Flashcards
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| 4741341155 | Chopsticks | Toward the end of the Zhou Dynasty the use of these signaled a code of politeness at meals. | 0 | |
| 4741347780 | Secular Views | The dominant non-religious values that formed Chinese civilization in the classical period. | 1 | |
| 4741352599 | Personal Virtue | A foundation of Confucianism that stressed respect for one's social superiors. | 2 | |
| 4741354984 | Good Leader According to Confucius | Moderation in behavior, veneration of custom and ritual, and love of wisdom. | 3 | |
| 4741360412 | Analects | Book that spelled out Confucian doctrine | 4 | |
| 4741363363 | Shi | A class of gentlemen characterized by control of emotions, and observance of proper rituals and manners. | 5 | |
| 4741369022 | Mencius | Disciple of Confucius who emphasized the goodness of human nature and was less hierarchical than Confucius. | 6 | |
| 4741372018 | Legalism | Authoritarian based philosophy adopted in the Qin and late Han periods. | 7 | |
| 4741378050 | Daoism | A more religious philosophy that kept Chinese beliefs in harmony in nature and added a sense of nature's mystery. | 8 | |
| 4741380093 | Laozi | 5th century proponent of Daosim who stressed that nature contains inherent principles that if not adhered to cause strife. | 9 | |
| 4741393715 | Five Classics | A product of the early Zhou Dynasty, and edited during the time of Confucius, was used for among other things as the basis for Civil Service Exams. | 10 | |
| 4741395436 | Classic of Songs | More than 300 poems dealing with love, joy, politics and family. | 11 | |
| 4741398854 | Classic Chinese Literary Tradition | Reinforced the Confucian emphasis on human life, although the subjects included romance and sorrow as well as politics. | 12 | |
| 4741402314 | Chinese Astronomy | Purpose was to make celestial phenomenon predictable. | 13 | |
| 4741407448 | Social Division | The gap between the 2% of the land owning gentry and the peasants. | 14 | |
| 4741408717 | "Mean People" | Lowest social status who performed rough transport and other unskilled labor. | 15 | |
| 4741411559 | Scholar-Gentry | Upper class in China who combined education, bureaucratic service and landowning. | 16 | |
| 4741463028 | Xi'an | New capital city of China. | 17 | |
| 4741466484 | Ox-drawn Plows | Introduced around 300 B.C.E, a testament to the importance technology played in classical China. | 18 | |
| 4741476887 | Primogeniture | Illustrated the subordinate role of women by saying inheritance and position started with the eldest male child. | 19 |