Ancient China Flashcards
(52 cards)
Main 2 rivers in china
Yellow river + Yangtze
Why is China isolated from other countries?
Oceans + Deserts+ Himalaya Mountains and the great wall of China.
Name 2 deserts
Gobi Desert + Taklamakan
2 bodies of water surrounding China.
Japan sea + East China sea + Yellow sea
Main characteristics of Outer China
Mountains, Deserts hard to grow crops
Main characteristics of inner China
Hills, river valleys, Plains, and its easy to live there.
What was the name of the first dynasty in China?
Shang dynasty
What did Archeologists find in the city of Anyang?
Tombs, temples, bones and workshops for artisans
Why did they believe in human sacrifices
The king needed people to work for him in the after life
Who led the Shang government
A powerful king
What were prisoners of war used for
Slaves and human sacrifices
What tool made the army so strong
bronze weapons
What groups made up the social classes in the Shang dynasty
King, Nobels, Artisans, Traders, Farmers, Slaves.
What are oracle bones?
Bones or shells that were used to communicate to their ancestors
2 examples of artwork during Shang dynasty
jade pots and bronze objects + vessels
What dynasty took over after Shang?
Zhou dynasty
Define mandate from heaven
divine right to rule china
What was their religion centered on
Ancestors
Define feudalism
A system of government based on tenants and landowners
Define the warning states period
a group of small states turned in to large groups of 6-7 people and it started a war
Define Confucianism
a system of order in which the goal was to reach a peaceful society
What are Analects
A book that Confucius wrote called the Analects
what are the main teachings of confucianism
peace,fair society,respect and being honest
what are the main teachings daoism
Living in harmony with nature and self importance “The way”
