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What were the causes of nomads coming into china? Why were they a military threat? |
Because the Nomads would raid the farming communities in china. They became a threat when they untied to fight the Chinese. |
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The role of the government in the Shang Zhou Qin and Han dynasties, who made up their government officials? What social class? |
Shang : Decentralized, run by warrior aristocracy rules Zhou: Decentralized, Ideology & Technology, Son of Heaven, run by members of royal family and allies Qin: Emperor Centralized , strong, and strict and brutal to people, run by administrators Han: Emperor , Centralized , run by Counsel of ministers and gentry: |
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Which Chinese political system was based on laws and punishments? |
legalism |
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what is loess |
yellow slit for fertile soil |
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What is the mandate of heaven? |
Chinese religious and political ideology of Zhou, that god grants power to rule china and can take it away if the rule does not conduct himself justly and in best interest of the people. |
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When did the Eastern Zhou begin? After what event? |
771, when members of the Zhou lineage relocated to a new more secure eastern capital because of war and nomad raids. |
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How did the Chinese develop silk? |
Silk cocoons are secreted into the leaves of mulberry trees by silkworms. It was a closely guarded secret |
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Advantages and disadvantages of rice production |
Can feed many people per acre than other grains; Required a lot of labor, a warm climate. |
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What region did the Chinese civilization begin? |
yellow river valley wei river valley |
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What is the goal of Feng Shui |
The spatial orientation of building according to scene of cosmic order. |
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What are the fundamental characteristics of Daoism |
understanding the path of nature. |
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Capital of all four dynasties |
SHANG; Yinxu/Anyang ZhOU: Chengzhou QIN; Xianyang HAN; Luoyang |
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What political philosophies did all the emperors use under their dynasties? |
SHANG:Glorified the king; God & Ansectros worshipedZHOU: Mandate of heaven, QIN: LegalismHAN: Confucianism/Daoism |
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What did emperor Wu do that was different that was different from the other emperors |
WU justified power by Mandate from Heaven, leader could be removed by god for misdeeds |
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Where did imperial china derive its wealth from |
Silk Trade |
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Name of 771-481 |
Eastern ZHOU |
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What did yin and yang represent |
the dark in the light, and the light in the dark |
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The cities in each dynasty |
SHANG; Yinxu/Anyang ZHOU: Chengzhou QIN; Xianyang HAN; Luoyang |
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How did confucianism attempt to create social harmony |
Duty to public service as a code of conduct for government officials |
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What does Shi Huangdi mean |
first emperor |
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What factors led to the fall of the han empire |
The burden of defense against nomadic invaders weaken the empire, with debt , because it had to pay soldiers who were not always loyal and corruption |
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Leading export in china in the Han dynasty |
silk |
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overnment of the han dynasties? The social class |
the hierarchy was based on those of confucianism |
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Why is the family important in confucianism |
because family is a hierarchy and the state is also a hierarchy |
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What does the term REN mean to confucianism |
ren means between family members, and it was expanded into a universal ideal of benevolence toward all humanity, and was believed to be to be the foundation of moral government |
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What two philosophies emerged during the warring states period |
legalism and Daoism |
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The innovations of the han |
Built road, , used road to move troops, created a network of official couriers, postal service) |
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Chinese writing |
A series of standardized pictograms and phonetic symbols |
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During shi huangdi's reign what philosophes was he against |
confucianism |
