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aristocracy |
an upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed on from one generation to another |
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middle kingdom |
the ethnocentric view of the Ancient Chinese that they were the best civilization and culture |
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feudalism |
nobles offered protection and land in return for service |
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dao |
the correct or divine way |
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dynasty |
a family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family |
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han dynasty |
founded in 206 BC, successfully ended the Qin dynasty, lasted for four centuries |
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filial piety |
the duty of family members to subordinate their needs and desires to those of the male head of the family |
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mandate of heaven |
the right to rule |
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silk road |
a route between the Roman Empire and China, so called because silk was China's most valuable product |
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why did the Chinese call their culture the Middle Kingdom? |
because China thought that they were the center of the world |
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what were the main characteristics of the Shang government, society, and religion? |
the government was the first Chinese dynasty for which scholars have solid evidence. The society was in a social structure. it went in the order of royal family, aristocracy/noble warriors, merchants and craft people, peasants and farmers. The Chinese prayed to dead ancestors to ask gods for help. |
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which dynasty controlled the largest extent of China? |
the Zhou dynasty |
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what were three major activities of the Shang culture in China? |
farming, walled cities, and clans |
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what where three important accomplishments of the Zhou dynasty? |
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what effects did the early Chinese belief in the supernatural have on Chinese practices? |
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How did China's physical geography influence the location of its early civilizations? |
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what characterized China under the Shang Dynasty? |
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