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73 Cards in this Set
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What is the importance of bronze Zhou bells?
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Music, taxes, and show technical ability
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What dynasty came up with the idea of the "mandate of heaven"?
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Zhou
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Who began Confucianism?
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Confucius
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When was Confucianism invented?
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500 B.C.
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What did Confucianism teach?
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that people should put the needs of their family and community first
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Who began Daoism?
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Laozi
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When was Daoism invented?
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300 B.C.
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What did Daoism teach?
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that people should give up their worldly desires and live in harmony with nature
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Who began Legalism?
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Hanfeizi
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When was Legalism invented?
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200 B.C.
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What did Daoism teach?
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that people should give up worldly desires and live in harmony with nature
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What did Legalism teach?
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that laws must be followed (similar to Hammurabi's code of laws)
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What are the 11 dynasties?
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Pre-dynastic, Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui,Tang, Song, Ming, Qing
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What is the most skilled warring state?
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the Qin
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When does the Qin conquer China by?
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221 B.C.
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Who is the Qin's leader?
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Qin ShiHuangdi
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What are the legacies of the Qin dynasty?
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standardizations, Legalism, civil service exam, great buildings, road that connects major cities
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W/hen was proto-writing invented?
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6000 B.C.
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Was proto-writing true writing?
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No, it is Paleolithic pictographs
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When do Chinese legends say writing was invented?
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2650 B.C.
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What was the first true writing?
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oracle-bone script
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What dynasty was oracle bone script invented in?
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the Shang
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What was oracle bone script written on?
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shell and bone
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What oracle bone used for?
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Divination
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What dynasty was seal script invented in?
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Began during Zhou and codified during the Qin dynasty
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When did people stop using seal script?
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Never, still used today
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What is an artistic, but legible script?
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semi-cursive
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When was paper invented?
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105 A.D.
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What dynasty was paper invented in?
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the Han
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Who invented paper?
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Cai Cun
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What was the earliest surviving printed book?
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the Diamond Sutra
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When was silk first made?
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1000 B.C.
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What is silk made from?
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silkworm cocoons
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What is the silk process called?
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sericulture
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What do silkworms feed on?
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mulberry tree leaves
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What were silks use?
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clothing, to write or paint on, trading
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When was porcelain first made?
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400 B.C.-A.D. 200
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Can porcelain be made with any type of clay?
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no, knolin
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What temperature is porcelain made at?
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2300*F
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What dynasty was porcelain first invented in?
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the Han
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What dynasty made porcelain with two and three color glazes?
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Tang
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What dynasty made green and blue porcelain with a cracked glaze?
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Song
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What dynasty made blue and white porcelain?
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Ming
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Which dynasty made the first compass?
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Han
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Which dynasty first used the compass as a navigational aid?
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Song
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What did people use for navigation before the compass?
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stars and landmarks
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Which way did Chinese compasses point?
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south
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What makes the Chinese junk advanced?
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the rudder and movable sails
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What do the movable sails allow the junk to do?
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sail into the wind
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Who led the famous junk fleet?
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Zheng He
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What dynasty was Zheng He's junk fleet in?
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Ming
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How many voyages did Zheng He take and what years?
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7 between 1405-1433
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How many ships were there?
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300
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How many sailors were there?
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30,000
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How long were some of the junks?
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430 feet
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What was the point of Zheng He's fleet?
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to show the world how powerful China was, to trade, to communicate
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How long was the silk road?
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from the Yellow River to the Mediterranean Sea
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When did the Silk Road begin?
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the Han dynasty
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What physical feature made it possible to travel?
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Steppe
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What made travel dangerous?
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nomads
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What are the three most important items traded on the Silk Road?
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silk, porcelain, tea
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When was the Great Canal begun?
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the 6th century B.C.
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How many workers worked on the Great Canal?
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5 million
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How long is the Great Canal?
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1,100
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What 2 cities does it connect?
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Bejing to Hangzhou
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Why was gunpowder discovered?
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alchemists were looking for the elixir of life
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When was gunpowder created?
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800 A.D.
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In which dynasty was gunpowder created?
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800 A.D.
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What percentage of China's land is arable?
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11%
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What did the chain pump allow to be done?
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allowed to go uphill
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When was rice domesticated?
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c. 7000 B.C.
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What is the scientific name of rice?
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Oryza Sativa
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When do Chinese eat rice?
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at all meals
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