Vocabulary
A line of rulers from the same family
dynasty
What dynasty used oracle bones?
Shang dynasty
What were Analects
They were a collection of confusion ideas plus beliefs
What was the Great Wall of China used for?
To keep out invaders (Mongols)
Mandate of Heaven
Permission from God to rule
A process used in ancient times to create bronze sculptures, long lasting plus stronger
Bronze Casting
What are some characteristics of the Zhou Dynasty?
They were the longest dynasty, Daoism, and the awakening of great thinkers such as Laozi, Confucius, and Merncius all lived
What is filial piety?
Confusion belief is respect for family and one's ancestors
What was the Terracotta Army supposed to represent?
To show the emperor's power
Main crops grown in Ancient China
Rice pus Millet
Cultural Diffusion
The transfer of beliefs, ideas from one culture to another
What were some characteristics of the Shang dynasty?
First recorded dynasty with records, believed in mysticism, organized cities- advance architure, similar beliefs to Egypt
Harmony/balance ying - yang; improve life, here plus now, contemporary confucianism Laozi is the main ideas of what religion?
Daoism
When Legalism was established, what were the main ideas?
Legalism is when humans believed people were born evil. People who did not follow Legalism were killed.
What rivers did ancient China develop near
yellow/Huang river
Bureaucracy
Type of government run by non-elected officials
Dynastic cycle in order
A family gets the Mandate from Heaven and starts to rule, they start to rule and there's a balance, something bad happens and the Mandate of Heaven gets taken away, there's a period of instability, the cycle repeats
What were oracle bones believed to do?
The Terracotta Army all looked the same
True or False
False
What was traded along the Silk Road and what was some dangers on the Silk Road?
Silk, spices, and tea were traded and that made cultural diffusion
Robbers, bad weather, and illness were some dangers that people could encounter on the Silk Road
Aristocracy
wealthiest ruling class
Which dynasty lasted approx. 500 years and we know little about this dynasty because no records were kept?
Xia dynasty
What were Taotie masks used for?
People believed the Taotie masks were able to protect them from evil spirits
What were some features of the Great Wall of China?
There were stone+wood in sections, it was 5,000 miles long, today it's used for tourism
What were responsibilities of Warlords in Ancient China?
Military leaders who controlled different regions of China