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17 Cards in this Set
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loess
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fine windblown yellow soil from Siberia and Mongolia that flooded Hung He River
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Hung He River
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flooded river nicknamed "River of Sorrows"
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Describe the geography of China.
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to W, SW: Himalayan, Tien Shan Mts.
to SE: jungles from south Asia to N: Gobi desert to E: Pacific Ocean |
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Describe family roles in China.
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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 |
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Describe the Shang dynasty.
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-first dynasty settling in N China on Huang He R.
-Shang kings: great warriors, drove off nomadic groups from N |
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What were the early Chinese religious beliefs?
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-polytheistic: king linked to god Shang Di
-universe had balance between yin (earth, darkness, female forces) and yang (heaven, light, male forces) |
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Describe the Chou Dynasty.
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-1027-256 BC
-promote Mandate of Heaven, god was angry at Shang |
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Mandate of Heaven
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the divine right to rule
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Describe feudalism.
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-feudal government made to entice people to obey law
-allowed emperor to govern land, but split up among nobles |
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Describe China's economic growth during the Chou Dynasty.
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-(around 500 BC) used iron plows, axes
-large scale farming/irrigation (e.g. dams/channels) -coins introduced to trade |
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Describe some other Chinese achievements.
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-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 |
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Describe China's system of writing.
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-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 |
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Short Answer: What are the 5 relationships?
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-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 |
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Short Answer: What were the bonds uniting early Chinese civilization?
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-king/emperor (describe feudalism)
-family (describe roles) |
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Short Answer: Describe some Daoist beliefs.
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-Lao Tzu believed natural order matter
-humans cannot follow Tao, but clouds, streams, animals do because they do not argue or strive for glory |
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What was the Tao?
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-the way; the universal force with guides
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Essay: How did the upbringing of Sidhartha influence who he became?
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-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 |