Chapter 8 Flashcards by Cristina mcquillen

What was the classic of filial piety and what did it teach

It was a Confucian book that taught children to obey parents and order

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Who was Liu Bang

Founder of the Han Dynasty

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How did the Han pacify Xiongnu

Payed tribute

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Who were the Xiongnu

Nomadic people who loved in the steppes of Central Asia

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What was the Daodejng and Zhuangzi

Daoism books

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Who founded Daoism and the Daodejng

Laozi

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Why did Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism come around

In response to the Period of Warring States

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What did Xunzi believe about human nature

Believed humans were selfish and didnt care about other and didnt contribute to the larger world

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Chinese silk

Finer because is advanced techniques
Priced commodity in other places
Silk tread made from unraveling silkworm cocoon

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Han curriculum was based on

Confucianism

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What did Admonitious for women teach

Obedience, humility, subservience, and devotion to their husband

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Who was Qin Shihuangdi

The first emperor of the Qin dynasty

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Who was the military leader of Xiongnu

Maodun

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How did legalist ministers make a strong and powerful state

They encouraged agriculture cultivation and military service

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Daoist followers practiced wuwei, what is wuwei

Go with the flow of the cosmos and live in harmony with nature

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What is the concept dao mean

The original force of the cosmos, an external and in changing principal that governs all the workings of the world

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Who wrote the Analects

Disciples of Confucius

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Collection of Confucius teachings

Analects

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Junzi

A well educated and conscientious individual

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Why did the han collapse

Internal weakness

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What was the capital of the Qun dynasty

Xianyang

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Who first unified china as one state

Qin dynasty

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How did legalists control the people

Clear and strict laws

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Who was the most influential figure in ancient and modern China

Confucius

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Another name for Daoism

Taoism

Confucian belief about improving life

Hard work

Daoism belief about improving life

No action inaction

Who was Shang Yang

Wrote the book of The Lord Shang

What philosophy brought order to china

Legalism

What happened to Han feizi

Forced to commit suicide by political enemies

Review/ basics of Confucianism

Respect for family, hard work, education

What is Li

Sense of propriety, behave

Dates of later Han

25-220CE

What led to the Han dynasty's collapse

The yellow turban uprising

What did wang mang attempt

To redistribute land more equitably

After 100ce Chinese writing was on

Paper

Who is known as the socialist emperor

Wang mang

How did Qin centralize china

He standardized laws, currency, weights, and measures

What is xiao

Filial piety, family

What is ren

Kindness and benevolence or humanity

What were Confucian values

Ren, Li and xiao

Who was Confucius

An educator and political advisor | Started Confucianism

Who was king Fuzi

Confucius

Who was the greatest and most energetic Han emperor

Han wudi

Who was part of the imperial family

Large land holders

Capital of later Han

Luoyang

Dates of former Han

206bce- 9ce

Capital of former Han

Chang'an

What was Han wudi known as

Martial emperor

How long did the han dynasty last

400 years

When was Qin Shihuangdi tomb excavated

1974

Review/ basics of Daoism

Keeping life simple and being one with nature

Review/ basics of Buddhism

Respect for others property and all life

Review/ basics of legalism

All power to the legal ruler

During which dynasty did Confucian ideas become widely accepted in china

Han

What did candidates during the Han have to show they knew to be chosen as a gov official

Education in Confucian teachings

What are the five key relationships in Confucianism

``` Ruler and subject Parent and child Husband and wife Elder sibling and younger sibling Friend and friend ```

What is wuwei

Disengagement from the competitive and involvement in the real world

What did Mencius believe about human nature

It was normally good

Who was the spokesman for Confucian school

Mencius

How did the Qin empire end

Waves of revolts

What can you see at the first emperors tomb

A terra-cotta army of Qin soldiers and cavalry

What's did Qin Shihuangdi do

Burned books Built defensive walls Killed scholars Standardized written script

What did Han fei believe about people

They were naturally evil and selfish

Who's ideas were legalism based on

Han fei

Which Confucian values did gov official need

Ren

People with xiao

Respected family and parents, looked after welfare and supported family in old age

People with Li were

Respectful to elder, and treated others with courtesy

People with ren were

Courteous respectful diligent and loyal

What does filial piety mean

Respect owed to ones parents and ancestors