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What is feudalism? |
The most commonly known version of feudalism comes from medieval times. A ruler would offer land to soldiers in exchange for military service. |
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What was the first dynasty? |
The Xia (shar) dynasty, lasted from 2070 B.C to 1650 B.C- a total of 400 years. |
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Where is it thought that the Xia lived? |
The Henan Province |
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How long did the time of the warring states last? |
From 475 B.C to 221 B.C |
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What year did the Qin (chin) leader overthrow the Zhou (jo) dynasty? |
221 B.C |
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What did the leader of the Qin (chin) rename himself, and what did it mean? |
He renamed himself Qin Shi Huangdi (chin shur hwung dee), which means Supreme Emperor of the First Generation. |
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How many states fought at the start, and how many were left? |
It went from 150 states to 7 main states. |
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What happened in the second half of Zhou (jo) dynasty? |
The nobles tried to overthrow the dynasty. |
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The Shang dynasty was known for its literate people. a) What did the people write on? b) what language was their script similar to? c) What did they write about? |
a) oracle bones b) modern Chinese c) farming, hunting, religious customs, warfare, fishing |
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What metal did the Shang use to make their weapons? |
They used Bronze. |
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What were the Shang famous/ infamous for? |
They were liked for their ability to organize all their 7 cities But people had prejudices against them as they had created large taxes to pay for extravagant palaces, and encouraged feudalism. |
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How did the Shang encourage feudalism? |
Allowed nobility use of the dynasty's land in return for paying taxes and providing soldiers. |
