Chapter 2 Flashcards
Loess was
a rich dus blown in in from central Asia
Geographic determinism is shown in the build-up of the south in China more than the north because
rice feeds more people per cultivated acre, leading to increased population in the south
The Chinse acquired silk by
raising silkworms and pioneering silk cloth production
What does the practice of feng shui accomplish?
It orients the buildings in harmony with the heavens
The first writing in China that has survived was
etched in animal bones
During the Shang period, ancestor worship became important because
ancestors had special influence with the gods
The Shang elite were what part of society?
warriors
Other than oracle bones, one of the main sources of information on Shang China is
royal and elite tombs
The Mandate of Heaven meant that the rule retained the right to rule as long as
he remained a wise and principled guardian of his people
Confucius most admired which political figure for maintaining harmony in his rule and for being a dutiful servant of the state?
Duke Zhou
The Eastern Zhou period is first broken down into the Spring and Autumn period because
the history was recorded in a text called Spring and Autumn Annals
The later Eastern Zhou period is characterized by
warfare and fragmentation of central order
To Confucious, the fundamental element of society was the
family
The chinese political system that relied primarily on strict laws and punishments to compel people to behave is called
Legalism
Twi indigenous Chinese philosophies that emerged form the Warring States Period are
Confucianism and Daoism
