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20 Cards in this Set
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Dynasty |
Line of rulers from the same family/group that maintains power for several generations. |
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Xia Dynasty |
The first and oldest Chinese Dynasty. |
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Shang Dynasty Origins |
They were originally a tribe near the Yellow River. Tang was the first emporer. |
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Shang Dynasty |
The second Dynasty (after Xia). The first dynasty to unite under one king. |
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Bronze Age |
Around 2000 B.C. during the Shang Dynasty. Named because they primarily used bronze. |
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Horse-Drawn Chariots |
Horse drawn chariots that the Shang Dynasty used to conquer China. |
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Anyang |
The king's capitol during the Shang Dynasty. |
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Logograms |
Symbols that mean a word or thing. Chinese people used logograms to write. |
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Gobi Desert |
Desert to the west that separated China from society. |
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Taklamen Desert |
Desert to the south that separated China from society. |
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Himalayan Mountains |
Mountains to the south and south-east that separated China from society. |
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Huang He River |
A river that China built it's civilization off of. AKA: Yellow River, China's sorrow, and the cradle of Chinese civilization. |
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Yangzte River |
A river south of the Huang He River that separated north and south China. |
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Isolation |
Being separated from others; being all alone. |
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Tibetan Plateau |
Yet another landform blocking China from the rest of the world (to the south/southeast). |
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Loess |
Soil from the Huang He River that was good for growing rice. |
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State Exams
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Tests boys (only boys!) take. Doing well on these help you gain political power. |
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Artifacts
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Things like tombs with jade and bronze from the Shang Dynasty that scientists have found in present day China. |
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Social Norms |
Rich people were expected to act differently from poor people and men were expected to act differently from women, etc. |
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Zhou Dynasty |
The dynasty succeeding the Shang Dynasty. |
