Ancient China
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What were some of the earliest villages in China? | Yangshao and Longshan |
| When do historians first witness a transition of humans from hunting/gathering to village life? | eighth millennium B.C.E |
| Which early village in china (yangshao or longshan) were more sophisticated, how? | Longshan, they created pottery on wheels and domesticated cattle |
| What is one piece of early evidence shows the innovation of writing? | oracle bones |
| Who was the legendary founder of the Xia Dynasty? | Yu the Great |
| What were the successes of the Xia Dynasty? | The Xia dynasty created armies, built cities, carved jade, cast and worked bronze, created pictograms and a calender |
| What was geographical boundaries for Ancient China? |  N: Gobi Desert, E: Yellow Sea and Pacific Ocean, S: Land till South China Sea, W: Taklimaken Desert, Plateau of Tibet, Himalayas |
| By the Shang Dynasty a king ruled from_______? What was the last Shang capital? | The capital, Anyang |
| When did the Shang Dynasty fall to the Zhou? | 1122 BCE |
| Mandate Of Heaven | When a group has the right to overthrow government with the gods support |
| What caused the warring period? | Decentralized government and warlords competing for power separated empire |
| Loess | Fertile silt that gives yellow river gold color |
| When did the Xia rule? | 2000 BCE |
| When did the Shang Dynast rule? | 1600-1027 BCE |
| Feudal System | system of government run through mutual obligation or alliance between king and nobles wher divided groups supplied support for king and got land in return |
| Did the Shang use metal for farming? | no |
| The shang established a family institution with what member playing lead role? | eldest male |
| How did ideographic language unite Chinese? | although speaking many different dialects written language provided method of communication |
| Which river is north most, Huang He (Yellow River) or Chiang Jiang (Yangtze)? | Huang He |
| When was iron introduced to china? | zhou dynasty |
| Did the zhou use iron for farming? | yes |
| What caused the creation of Confucionism and Daoism? | A wish to bring peace and stability to China during warring period |
| Antalects | followers of Confucious |
| What war lord took over China and started the Qin dynasty? | Huang Di |
| Confucius | A schinese scholar who lived in 551-479 BCE. Was the founder of Confucianism |
| Lao Zi | Legendary scholar who founded Daoism |
| Han Feizi | An original confucian scholar who lived in 233 BCE who played large role in the creation of legalism |
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