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73 Cards in this Set
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Chinese civilization began along the... |
Huanj-He (Yellow) River |
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Why is the Huanj-He called the Yellow River? |
Because of of the amount of soil it carries with it. |
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Why is the Yellow River called China's Sorrow? |
It is prone to violent and deadly floods. |
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Abundant harvests in _ China near the _ _ supported the development of _ _ about _ BCE |
Northern Yellow River Neolithic societies 5000 |
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Earliest societies was _ from _-_ BCE |
Yahghsaoe 5000-3000 |
YAHHHHSSSS |
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Yahghsaoe is the principle site of... |
Vanpo |
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Chinese dynasties |
Xia Shang Zhou |
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Chinese history is divided into _ _ |
3 dynasties |
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Xia made first efforts to organize _ _ on a large scale |
Public life |
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Xia founder King _ made great efforts in _ _ _ |
Yu Flood control projects |
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Capital of Xia dynasty was... |
Erlitou |
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Shang ruled from _-_ BCE |
1766-1122 |
Last 2 of both dates are the same number. |
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Transformed Chinese society during Shang times |
Bronze metallurgy |
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Bronze metallurgy _ _ |
Strengthened rule |
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_ _ controlled access to _ and _ supplies |
Shang elites Copper and tin |
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Produced large quantities of different _ that gave them an advantage over their _ |
Weapons Rivals |
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Known for their ability to work with _ for the benefit of _ in the form of tools, the _, and the _ |
Bronze Agriculture Military Arts |
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First civilization in China was _-_, followed by _, _, and _ |
Yang-Shao Xia Shang Zhou |
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Chinese copied _ from the _-_ |
Chariots Indo-Europeans |
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Shang used chariots to icrease their army to... |
13000 troops |
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Shang's early capital was the city of... |
Ao |
Two letters |
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Ao had a city wall that was _ feet high and _ feet thick at the base |
33 66 |
Divide by 2 |
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Last capital city of the Shang |
Yin |
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Yin was the capital for the last _ _ of Shang rule |
3 centuries |
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Archeologists found _ _ including animals and humans |
Sacrificial victims |
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Whose was the most important tomb at Yin? |
Belonged to Fuhao |
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Who was Fuhao? |
One of the 68 wives of a Shang king (probably his favorite) |
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During Shang times, there were no _ _, so they ruled by orders from the king |
Written laws |
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Shang were defeated by the... |
Zhou |
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Zhou had a more... |
Formal government |
Fancy laws |
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The Zhou began the concept of the "_ _ _" |
Mandate of Heaven |
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Mandate of Heaven states that new rulers had... |
Been given authority by the gods |
They got hired! |
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Will be used by all future Chinese dynasties to justify their rule |
Mandate of Heaven |
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Zhou replaced Shang in... |
1122 BCE |
Double and by ones |
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Zhou theory of politics was that _ _ were related to _ _ |
Earthly events Heavenly affairs |
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If a ruler failed his duties, what would happen on Earth? |
Chaos and suffering would follow |
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What would heavenly powers do if a ruler failed? |
Transfer the mandate to rule to someone else |
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Zhou state was _ than the Shang's |
Larger |
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Zhou had what type of government? |
Decentralized administration |
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Power is entrusted to subordinants in return for allegiance and military support |
Decentralized administration |
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Subordinants ruled with _ _ from the _ _ |
Limited supervision Central government |
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The _ _ the Zhous established began to set up their own government |
Regional government |
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The regional government formed their own government with _ _ and _ |
Tax systems Armies |
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The rebelling regional governments began to... |
Challenge Zhou authority |
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One reason for the Zhou collapse was their inability to control the production of... |
Iron |
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In _ BCE, invaders from the _ attacked and overwhelmed the Zhou capital |
771 West |
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After the Zhou collapse, China falls into chaos known as the _ _ period which lasted from _ to _ BCE |
Warring States 403 to 221 |
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_ _ of the families presided at the _ and ceremonies honoring ancestors' _ |
Patriarchal heads Rites Spirits |
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Spirits of ancestors passed into another _ and gained the power to _ and _ their family members |
Realm Support and protect |
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Impersonal heavenly power |
Tian |
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Earliest Chinese writing began during the _ dynasty |
Shang |
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The Chinese used _ _ to fortell the future |
Oracle bones |
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The writing used was a form of _ similar to Sumerian and Egyptian writing |
Pictograph |
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Chinese writing was made up of _ characters |
2000 |
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Texts were used for the first time during the _ dynasty |
Zhou |
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Name of the most famous text |
Book of Songs |
I can't sing |
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Most of the _ _ are gone |
Zhou writings |
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Some Zhou writings were intentionally destroyed by the first _ emperor who ordered the destruction of all writings that didn't have _ _ _ |
Qin Immediate useful value |
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Name the Zhou classics (4 texts) |
Book of Changes Songs History Rites |
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When the Chinese expanded _ and _, farmers encoutered _ people who built _ _ |
West and north Nomadic Pastoral societies |
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The nomadic people encountered were from _ _ |
Central Asia |
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The nomadic people lived on the _ _ which are mostly _ |
Arid Steppe Grasslands |
Fields for horses |
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Chinese shipped _ and _ to the nomads |
Textiles and metals |
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Nomads were the ancestors on the _ and _ |
Turks and Mongols |
Thanksgiving and the exception (John Green reference) |
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In return for sending stuff to the nomads, the Chinese received _ |
Horses |
Animal |
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Since the time of the Xia dynasty, _ _ posed a threat to the _ and _ regions of China |
Nomadic raids Northern and western |
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Zhou state overcame the Shang because they improved their _ _ while fighting nomads of the _ |
Fighting skills West |
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Once the Zhou got power, _ became a threat to them |
Nomads |
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Nomadic tribes to the _ and _ of China traded with the _ but did not imitate _ _ |
North and west Zhou Chinese ways |
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Nomads were organized into _ under the leadership of a _ _ |
Clans Warrior chief |
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Before their collapse, the _ spread to the _ and encountered people who had set up their own kingdoms |
Zhou South |
The "ou" is the giveaway |
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State called _ emerged along the _-_ _ |
Chu Yang-Zi River |
A-choo |
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Chu challenged the Zhou and were among the states trying to _ _ during the _ _ _ |
Seize control Warring States period |
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