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56 Cards in this Set
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Neolithic people who first civilized the Yellow River
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Hsia (2200-1766BC)
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The "Bronze Age"
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Shang (1766-1040BC)
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animal bones or turtle shells used to communicate with ancestors
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Oracle Bone
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First and longest of the Chinese Dynasties
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Chou/Zhou (1100-220BC)
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succession of rulers of the same line of descent
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Dynasty
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rises and fall of dynasties
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Dynastic Cycle
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society based on rank and order with little room for change
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Rigid Hierarchy
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philosophy emphasizing social stability and order and good governments
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Confucianism
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Chinese scholar
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Confucius (551-479BC)
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collected sayings of Confucius
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Analects
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duties & responsibilities depending on social position, correct behavior = order & stability
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Five Relationships
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1)Highest form of loyalty
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Father to Son
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respect for parents
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Filial Piety
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ancestors interactive in present world
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Ancestral Veneration
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2)Elders superior to youth
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Elder Brother to Younger Brother
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3)Men superior to women. Ensure stability of family, promote harmony in home
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Husband to Wife
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4)Ruler to Subject
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Ruler to Subject
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physically show of inferiority to rulers
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Kowtow
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barred from civilians
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Forbidden City
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5)The only equal relationship
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Friend to Friend
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religion emphasizing living in harmony with nature
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Taoism (Daoism)
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Founder of Tao (The Way)
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Laozi (600-470BC)
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flow of the universe, or the force behind the natural order
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Tao
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the outward living practice of Tao, by droppin your sense of ego your inner and outer strength greatens beyond humanly foreseeable limits
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Te
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without action
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Wu wei
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uncarved block
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P'u
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United all of China under single power
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Chi'in/Qin (221-206BC)
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China's first Emperor
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Qin Shihuangti
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KMT forces killed more then 12000 suspected communists and forced many communists into rural china.
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1927 Shanghai incident
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announced by Mao in jiangxi and claims over 3 million supporters
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Chinese Soviet Republic:(1931)
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300,000 communist troops loyal to Mao.
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Red Army:
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civil war resumes between the communists and the KMT
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Chinese civil war: (1946-1949)
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Efforts to seek and kill the KMT
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Purges: (red terror)
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Encouraged self-criticism of the communist party
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Hundreds of flowers campaign: (1956-1957)
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Mao is elevated to greatest leader, scholar, and scientist, essentially replaces confusions in Chinese’s culture
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Cult of Mao:
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a collection of quotations from Mao past speeches and publications.
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Quotations from Mao:
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this plan attempted to tackle Heavy industry with major reform in steel, coal, and iron production
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First 5 year plan:
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attempt to rapidly industrialize and collectivize China and attain equality with Great Brittan.
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Great Leap forward:
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Collectivization of all farms and abolishes all private land ownership
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Agriculture:
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employ 80% of population (peasants) to industrialize.
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Industry:
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Mao encouraged small backyard furnaces in every commune and each urban neighborhood
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Backyard Furnaces:
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(206 BC-220AD) conquering new lands and opening trade
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Han
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trade route between China and the Roman Empire, 4000 miles long
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Silk Road
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picture or character representing an idea or thing
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Ideogram
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practice of inserting needles into specific points in the body to cure diseases or to ease pain
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Acupuncture
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The oldest and longest man-made canal in China, and it is believed to be the longest in the world roughly 1,114 miles
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The Grand Canal
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(618-907 AD / 960-1279 AD) The golden Age of China, China unified and time of prosperity.
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Tang and Song
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(1279-1360 AD) Largest empire in human history. Poland to Siberia - East to West Siberia/Moscow to Arabian Peninsula/ Vietnam - North to South
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Yuan-Mongol
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(1162 - Aug 18, 1227)Emperor of the Mongol Empire United the Mongol Tribes and founded the Mongol Empire
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Genghis Khan
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(1215-1294) Grandson of Genghis Khan founded the Chinese style Yuan Dynasty
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Kublai Khan
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Venician traded who was one of the first Westerners to travel the Silk Toad to China
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Marco Polo
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(1368-1644) rulers sought to restore China to previous glory reviving classical scholarship, literature and arts and the examination system
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Ming
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The capital was moved, where the empire built his residence
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Peking
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within the rebuilt capital, canned from civilians
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Forbidden City
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(1644-1911 AD) Last of the Great Dynasties of China
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Qing - Manchu
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Three year old Emperor forced to abdicate
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Puyi
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