Classical China Flashcards
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Classical
civilazation marked by great achevments
Dynasty
a powerful family or gruop that rules over a land for a long time
Mandate of Heaven
a powerful family or gruop that rules over a land for a long time
Bureaucracy
the parts of goverment run by unelected officials also a system characterized by overly rigid rules
- China developed in ______________ from other civilizations.
- More than _______ billion people trace their ______________ back to this civilization.
isolation 1.3 heritage
Because of its isolation, China’s government was more ______________ than other civilizations.
* Classical China was governed by three ______________: the Zhou, the _________, and the ________.
stable dynasty qin han
The Zhou introduced the _____________ of ______________, which was used by Chinese emperors
mandete havaen
The Zhou dynasty made progress in many areas:
* They developed a writing system and created a system of written laws. * ______________________________________________________________________________* People began using metal coins to buy goods.
religion and philiosophy thrived during this time the philosophers con ficuis and lao tzu spread thier teachings
Emperor Qin Shi Huang
* In 221 BC, Qin defeated the _________________states, unified China, and founded the Qin dynasty.
warren
- Qin believed in the philosophy of __________________ because he thought people naturally did
__________ things and needed to be governed strictly with a firm system of laws.
legalism evil
____________________developed and strengthened under Qin’s rule.
* Qin began the construction of the Great ___________ of China and the Grand _____________.
Bureacracy wall cannal
He ordered the building of ______________, ____________, and canals to improve trade and
transportation throughout the empire.
bridges roads
The Han dynasty is considered a ________________ _______________ of China. It lasted for more than
_______ years and continued the tradition of a strong ________________ government.
golden age 400 central
Tao
The way
Wu Wei
Non-Doing
Ziran
Everything happens on its own
Confucianism supported a strong ___________
government controlled by a powerful empero
central
Confucianism emphasized ___________ improvement,
human _______________, and righteousness.
moral goddess
Confucianism established __________, or social values and
promoted _______________ treatment in all areas of life
idea fair
Another Confucian idea was ___________, or humaneness,
which also means ___________ or kindness and should
guide everything a person did.
ren love
Li promoted _______________ behavior in human
relationships.
Every person had a _____________ role in society with certain
duties that the person was expected to fulfill.
moral predefined
Under the Han ruler ___________,
Confucianism became the official
state ______________ in classical
China.
Wu philosophy
During the ___________ dynasty, several philosophers and ________________ helped develop legalism.
Legalists believed that humans were naturally ________________ or evil and that they could only be
controlled through a strict ________________ of ________________.
Qin scholars selfished system laws
Fa
a system of wildly known laws