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55 Cards in this Set
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coarse painted pottery cultivation of millet and wheat domestication of dogs and pigs |
Yang Shao culture |
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superior tools polished black pottery walled villages divination by oracle bones |
Lung Shan |
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separated heaven from earth |
Pan Ku |
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taught man arts, crafts, social organization, and religious rites |
Three Great Sovereigns: Fu Hsi, Shen Nung and Huang Ti |
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first dynasty Chinese writing and silk culture Maximum extent of expansion that time wheel and large buildings |
Shang Dynasty |
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longest dynasty divided into three |
Chou Dynasty |
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was a feudal period |
Middle Chou |
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classical age of China Hundred Schools |
Late Chou |
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natural order of the universe |
Tao |
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diviner's manual |
I Ching |
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Kung Fu Tzu wandering scholar Filial piety superior and inferior |
Confucius |
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founder of Taoism Tao Te Ching |
Lao Tzu |
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criticized Confucianism negative pacifism |
Taoism |
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influenced by utilitarian doctrine taught by Mo Ti and authoritarianism taught by Hsun Tzu western state of Ch'in |
Legalism |
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Shin Huang-ti, first emperor was a child guided by Li Ssu |
Prince of Ch'in |
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building of the Great Wall destroyed books forced labor, increased taxation, harsh laws |
Ch'in Dynasty |
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Kao Tsu, first Han emperor |
General Liu Pang |
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parallels greatness of Rome so great and rich divided into two periods discovery of paper, seismograph, calendar, trade destroyed by eunuchs |
Han Dynasty |
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result of the decline of the Han Dynasty |
Dark Ages |
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Wei in the North Wu in the Southeast Shu in the southwest |
Three Kingdoms |
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six states that successively centered around Nanking |
Six Dynasties |
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Duke of Sui brutally seized power started and ended in violence Grand Canal |
Sui Dynasty |
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warded of strong attacks and pushed China's borders revived central bureaucratic government civil service examinations gun powder, block printing |
Tang Dynasty |
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was probably the largest and most beautiful city in the world with a population of 2 million |
T'ang Capital |
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most influential alien religion divided into three sects: T'ien T'ai, Pure Land and Ch'an |
Buddhism |
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following the T'ang time of decadence Mongol Invaders |
The Five Dynasties and Ten Independent States |
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most important invaders during the Five Dynasties |
Mongol Khitans |
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Chao K'uang-yin, ended anarchy payed regular tribute to non-Chinese |
Sung Dynasty |
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best known for his eclectic neo-Confucianism mingled with Taoism and Buddhism |
Chu Hsi |
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first to introduce state socialism social experiments: state budgets, distribution of land, graduated taxation |
Wang An-shih |
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Mongol leader, Jenghis Khan, established Asiatic empire schools and education and communication |
Yuan Dynasty |
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elected as Grand Khan made unsuccessful attempts to conquer Japan |
Kublai Khan |
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raised the standard of revolt and drove out last Mongol emperor took the title of Hung Wu, first emperor of the Ming dynasty |
Chu Yuan - Chang |
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became a great nation again Nanking - capital doors of China closed divided China into 13 provinces and 6 ministries red-haired barbarians and Jesuits Japanese pirates attacked |
Ming Dynasty |
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military dictator of Japan |
Hideyoshi |
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Jurchen Tartar tribes of Manchuria leader Nurhachu discontinued tribute payments his son Tui Tsung continued expansion took Peking in 1644 ruled until 1911 |
Manchu or Ch'ing Dynasty |
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European and American traders forbade import of opium but were smuggled China opened 5 ports to British trade to cede Hong Kong |
Opium War |
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British and French joined forces ports were opened from Yangtze north to Machuria |
Second Opium War |
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U.S. sought equal trading rights all nations the right to trade in Chinese ports |
1900 Open Door policy |
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desperate popular attempt to eliminate foreign domination |
Boxer Rebellion |
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Five elements |
Metal, fire, water, wood, air |
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Five elements |
Metal, fire, water, wood, air |
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right to rule |
Mandate of Heaven |
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greatest teacher of legalism |
Han Fei Tzu |
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greatest teacher of legalism |
Han Fei Tzu |
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philosophical and eclectic Buddhism |
T'ien T'ai |
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greatest teacher of legalism |
Han Fei Tzu |
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philosophical and eclectic Buddhism |
T'ien T'ai |
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devotional version of Buddhism |
Pure Land (Amitabha) |
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greatest teacher of legalism |
Han Fei Tzu |
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philosophical and eclectic Buddhism |
T'ien T'ai |
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devotional version of Buddhism |
Pure Land (Amitabha) |
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meditative, intuitional version influenced by Taoism |
Ch'an (Zen) |
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conquered North China and ruled a kingdom of Northern Wei |
Turkic To-Pa |
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related to Huns important barbarian invaders |
Hsinng-nu |
