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loess
fine windblown yellow soil from Siberia and Mongolia that flooded Hung He River
Hung He River
flooded river nicknamed "River of Sorrows"
Describe the geography of China.
to W, SW: Himalayan, Tien Shan Mts.
to SE: jungles from south Asia
to N: Gobi desert
to E: Pacific Ocean
Describe family roles in China.
oldest man: in charge of all family goods, possessions; had final approval of marriages
women: arranged marriages; expected to obey men
oldest women: authority over all other women
Describe the Shang dynasty.
-first dynasty settling in N China on Huang He R.
-Shang kings: great warriors, drove off nomadic groups from N
What were the early Chinese religious beliefs?
-polytheistic: king linked to god Shang Di
-universe had balance between yin (earth, darkness, female forces) and yang (heaven, light, male forces)
Describe the Chou Dynasty.
-1027-256 BC
-promote Mandate of Heaven, god was angry at Shang
Mandate of Heaven
the divine right to rule
Describe feudalism.
-feudal government made to entice people to obey law
-allowed emperor to govern land, but split up among nobles
Describe China's economic growth during the Chou Dynasty.
-(around 500 BC) used iron plows, axes
-large scale farming/irrigation (e.g. dams/channels)
-coins introduced to trade
Describe some other Chinese achievements.
-astronomers studied movement of planets/recorded eclipses of Sun
-created calendar with 365 1/4 day
-discovery of silk (1000 BC): became number one export to Middle East, world; books created
Describe China's system of writing.
-pictographs and ideographs
-language developed to include tens of thousands of characters to represent idea or word
-recently simplified, but still complicated
-*fine writing became an elegant art form
Short Answer: What are the 5 relationships?
-ruler to subject: ruler: practice kindness, virtuous living; subject: loyal, law abiding
-father to son
-husband to wife
-elder brother to younger brother
-friend to friend: thought of as equally
Short Answer: What were the bonds uniting early Chinese civilization?
-king/emperor (describe feudalism)
-family (describe roles)
Short Answer: Describe some Daoist beliefs.
-Lao Tzu believed natural order matter
-humans cannot follow Tao, but clouds, streams, animals do because they do not argue or strive for glory
What was the Tao?
-the way; the universal force with guides
Essay: How did the upbringing of Sidhartha influence who he became?
-legend: mother dreamed of white elephant descending from heaven touching her belly, foretelling of him being a holy man
-mom and dad did not like this, believed his dharma lay in the warrior caste of caste system in India
-eventually rejected caste system, did not agree with his parents' views
-also isolated from parents, so had his own influence in temple
-rebelled from isolation
-saw sick, old, dead, made 4 noble truths
-reached enlightenment