Quizlet World History China Test 1 1-26-08

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  1. # if Dali Lama we're on: 14th
  2. 100 Schools of Thought: Zhou
  3. 3 Main Focusses of Confucianism: Reverence to Ancestors, Respect for elders, Government
  4. Animism: the belief that spirits inhabit everything (Shang Dynasty)
  5. At age 35, Prince Sidhartha was meditating under a tree and found...: the way to reach enlightenment
  6. Autocracy: emperor holds absolute power (Qin Dynasty)
  7. Book of Daoism: Tao Te Ching
  8. Buddhist Moral Code: no: stealing, lying, harming a living being, sexual misconduct, substaining from Drugs and alcohol.
  9. Calligraphy: the Chinese artform of writing (Shang Dynasty)
  10. Chinese Inventions: Acupuncture, paper (and printing), seizmograph, sundial, water clock, and the process of dying cloth and glazing pottery.
  11. Civil Service System: the way in which people could get government jobs (limited to wealthy) (Sung Dynasty makes system more accessable by lowering price and tests were rewritten to eliminate ID) (HAN Dynasty)
  12. Confucianism Book: Analects
  13. Dao ("The Way") Definition: Indescribable force that controls everything
  14. Dynasty Buddhism introduced: Han
  15. Dynasty had a courier system: Yuan
  16. Dynasty practiced Animism: Shang
  17. Dynasty responsible for Grand Canal: Sui
  18. Dynasty that created the Civil Service System: Han
  19. Five Cardinal Relationships: Brother-Younger Brother, Father-Son, Husband-wife, Among Friends, Ruler-Subjects.
  20. Follow the 8 Fold Path to...: Achieve Enlightenment or Reincarnation
  21. Foot Binding: small feet was sign of beauty, she doesn't have to work (sign of beauty and wealth) (Sui Dynasty)
  22. Founder of Buddhism: Prince Siddhartha
  23. Founder of Legalism and Book: Han Feizi
  24. Four Noble Truths: Anguish, Craving, Nirvana, 8 fold Path.
  25. Four of the 8 Fold PATH: Right Actions, Right Speech, Right Livelihood, Right Effort
  26. Genealogy: Chinese record family history
  27. Grand Canal: Longest canal in China (Sui Dynasty)
  28. Great Wall of China: able to build up so much of the wall in 15 years because of Legalism (people punished by being sent to work on the wall) (Qin Dynasty)
  29. Karma: bad actions lead to state of suffering, good actions lead to happy state.
  30. Know at least four of the 8 Fold Path:: Right Action, "" Speech, ""Effort, ""Livelihood, ""Concentration, ""Asperations, ""Mindfulness, ""Understanding.
  31. Leader of Tibetan Buddhism: The Dalai Lama
  32. Legalism was invented during the _______ dynasty: Zhou
  33. Legalist punishments were what?: Strict and Harsh
  34. Leveling: used to set prices (price control) (always surplus of goods) (Han Dynasty)
  35. Mandate of Heaven: good rulers are blessed, bad rulers are punished (Heaven chooses the rulers) (Zhou Dynasty)
  36. Neo Confucianism: (Tong Dynasty)
  37. Prince Sidhartha discovered pain and suffering when...: he finally left his seclusion at 29 years old
  38. Silk Road: China to Mediterranian Sea (TRADE ROUTE) (Han Dynasty)
  39. Six Realms of Rebirth: Hell, Hungry Ghosts, Animals, Humans, Jealous gods, Heavenly beings.
  40. Terravada Buddhism: Buddha is a Teacher
  41. The 5 Classics: Book of History, Book of Poems, Book of Rights, Book of Changes, and the Annuals of Spring and Autumn.
  42. The Four Noble Truths: Recognize Pain, Recognize Cravings, Realizing that cravings cause pain, and The 8 fold Path
  43. The Great Renunciation: when Prince Sidhartha gave up his life as a prince to live a "normal" life
  44. Type of Buddhism where Buddha is a Savior: Mahayana
  45. Warring States: Qin and Zhou battle for power/land (Qin Victorious) (Qin and Zhou Dynasties)
  46. What is the basic idea of Legalism?: People are by nature selfish and untrustworthy
  47. Who persecuted the Buddhists: Tang
  48. Wu Wei: Do not seek anything, everything necessary will come
  49. Zen Buddhism: Meditation (Tong Dynasty) (Emperor Swu) (Attacked later b/c of power)---(Confucianism brought back)