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18 Cards in this Set
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Shang dynasty |
•had a social hierarchy •created things of bronze •believed in oracle bones •created a system of writing |
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Qin Shi Huangdi |
• ruler of the Qin dynasty |
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Caravan🚗 |
•group of traders |
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Silk Road |
•a long and often dangerous trade route |
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Great Wall of China 🇨🇳 |
Built to protect China from northern invaders |
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Feudalism |
• act of rulers or monarchs give large territories of land to trusted followers |
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Mandate of Heaven |
• it was believed that the next ruler was chosen by their God to rule |
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Yellow river |
• many people die when this river floods • best know for its rich soil |
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Huang He River |
•also known as the yellow river •many people die when it floods •known for rich soil |
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Dynasty |
A group of rulers from one family |
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Confucius |
•founder of Confucianism |
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Han dynasty |
•modeled their government after the ideas of Confucianism Created: •paper •wheel barrow •iron plow |
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Confucianism |
•founded by Confucius •believe in the five relationships •teaches that harmony and order will come if people follow rules of ethics rather than laws (respect yo mama) |
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Zhou dynasty |
•believed in the Mandate of Heaven •had the feudal system |
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Xia dynasty |
•some people say they are legendary •ruler was Yu the Great |
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Xia dynasty |
•some people say they are legendary •ruler was Yu the Great |
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Chang Jiang/ Yangtze River |
•one of China's natural barriers •located in the south |
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Taoism |
•founded by Lao-Tze •teaches that everything in nature is connected by a universal force that should be kept in balance (go with the flow) |
