China Overtime Flashcards
1
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Shang-Dynasty
“Foundations”
A
- Agricultural/Hunting Society ; along Yellow River Valley
- Writing System (Evidence: Divination; Oracle Bones
- Ancestral Veneration (Polytheism Evidence)
- Bronze Metallurgy Technology
- 1st to leave written records / archeological evidence
2
Q
Zhou Dynasty
“Beginning of Classical”
A
- Mandate of Heaven
- Confucianism (emerged. not popular)
- Analects (Conf. ideas/sayings)
- Respect paretns
- Daoism (Harmony with Nature, Chi, Nature Painting, Fung Shui[architecture], Medicine [herbs, acupuncture]
- END: fragmentation + warring states
3
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Qin Dynasty
“Legalist Dynasty”
A
- Legalism
- Great Wall
- Written Script + Measurements
- Fear; Brutal (Strong Military)
- Civil War –> Han
- Lacked virtue
4
Q
Han
“Golden Age”
A
- Central Gov
- Technology (Compass, Paper))
- Silk Road + Silk
- Buddhism (from India)
- Confucianism is adopted
- Civil Service Exam
- Meritocracy
- Filial Piety
- Still fragmented
5
Q
Sui Dynasty
A
- Short
- Mahayana Buddhism
- Gran Canal
- Revolt leads –> Tang
6
Q
Tang Dynasty
A
- Diasporic communities
- Chang’an (cosmopolitan city)
- Muslim merchants
- Junk ships
- Gunpowder
- Trade surplus
- Xenophobia
- Neo-Confucianism
7
Q
Song Dynasty
“Trade Surplus”
A
- Economic + tech. boom
- Adv metallurgy/STEEL
- Woodblock printing = high literacy
- Champa rice
- Population increase
8
Q
Yuan Dynasty
A
- MONGOLS
- Forced cross-cultural exchange (moved Muslim+Chinese ppl),
- Pax Mongolia + protection of SR, - Ghangis Khan
- Astronomy, math, decimals, calendars,
- NO skill/virtue
9
Q
Ming Dynasty
“Medival + Early Modern Period”
A
- Porcelain
- Trade surplus
- Inflation from silver use
- Abandon Indian ocean trade (can’t worship ancestors, don’t trust merchants)
- Canons
- Indian Ocean power vacuum
10
Q
Qing Dynasty
A
- Manchurians, kicks Europeans out when they try to spread Christianity
- Build waterways
- Lower taxes
- DEFEAT MONGOLS
- Make everyone look the same
11
Q
Republic
“Modern Period”
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- Sun Yixian
- People can vote?
- Ruled by warlords
- Opium
- Nationalist party & Guomindang
12
Q
Mao Zedong
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- Respect from people during long march
- Increased Literacy
- Gender Equality + Social Equality
- Communizes China
- CCP –> Brainwashes kids
- Creates famine & angry ppl
- “causes“ youth/RED GUARD rebellion = civil war
13
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Deng Xiaoping
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- De-maoization
- Command economy + capitalism,
- China begins industrial rev
14
Q
Cosmopolitan City
A
- Ppl of different cultures, languages, customs
- Live together
15
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Neo- Confucianism
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- emphasis on high morality
- Hostility to foreign influence
- Stress on tradition
- Patriarchy
