Review Packet Flashcards
China’s heartland or center of civiization
North China Plain
China’s first cities rose along the _____ where yellow silt, called _______, made the valley fertile.
Huang He River, loess
Chinese civilization was shaped largely by the _______ dynasty, whcih ruled for 500 years and was the first family of rulers to leave behind hidden records.
Shang
The supreme god during China’s first several hundred years as a civilization was ________, who (long with other gods) was consulted through the use of _________.
Shang Di, oracle bones
Around 1027 BC, the ______ overthrew the ____ dynasty, claiming that their actions were justified by heavenly powers.
Zhou, Shang
The rise, decline, and replacement of families of rulers is called the ________-.
dynastic cycle
The hugeness of China’s territory prompted its rulers to establish a system known as ________ in which all land is owned by the king, but nobles are granted rights to use it in exchange for their loyalty.
feudalism
After an invasion of nomads from the north, the ____ dynasty fell from power although it pretended to rule from the city of Luoyang for another 500 years.
Zhou
How might the Chinese belief have worked for the stability in government?
- people (dynasties) could overthrow other ones if the ruler was corrupt by saying that they lost the Mandate
- people wouldn’t go into an uproar if some other dynasties took over their old one bc they were faithful and strongly believed in the Mandate
how might the Chinese belief have worked against the stability in government?
- the constant change in dynastic rulers would definetly cause instability esp. w/ the different philosophies that they would follow
The philosophy that was adopted by Shi Huangdi
Legalism
Confucianism stressed a strong belief for this
filial piety
This is the group of rulers to which Huangdi belonged
Qin dynasty
This is what the philosophy of Laozi came to be called
Daoism
This is the type of government that was established by Shi Huangdi
autocracy
