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13 Cards in this Set
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The oldest texts of Chinese history
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Oracle bones from Shang
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The Second-oldest texts of Chinese history
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Graven bronze vessels
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Third-oldest texts of Chinese history
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The Five Classics
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Zhou Wenwang
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1st ruler of Zhou dynasty
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Zhou Gong
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Son of Zhou Wenwang; wrote detailed commentaries of hexagrams in Yi Jing
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Shu Jing
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Texts of speeches made by historical figures
Introduced the Mandate of Heaven (Zhou probably invented it to justify overthrow of shang) |
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Shi jing - Book of Songs
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Oldest surviving examples of Chinese poetry
Confucius edited them down to 300 selections |
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Yue Jing
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Lost classic of music :(
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Yang Shao
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Neolithic culture. Known for decorative pottery. Matriarchal.
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Long Shan
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Neolithic culture. "Gray pottery" culture made on wheels. Patriarchal.
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Pan Gu
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creature who became the world over the course of 18,000 years
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Nu Gua
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"snail woman". Fu Xi's wife/sister. Repaired heavens with stones. Invented ji hairpin. Created humankind from mud.
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Fu Xi
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"ox tamer". Nu Gua's husband/brother. Invented trigrams. Invented cord language. Taught people to hunt/gather/play music. Invented qin. Born in Shaanxi.
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