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