Everything So Far Flashcards

(35 cards)

1
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China was originally known as the Zhong Gou which also means what?

A

The Middle Kingdom

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2
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Name the 2 rivers of the Indus River valley

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Ganges - sacred river

Indus - largest

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3
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Name the 3 great rivers of China: which one is known as “China’s sorrow” and why is it called this?

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Huange he - China’s Sorrow, because it was violent and unpredictable, caused flooding

Chang Jian

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4
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What were seasonal winds experienced by people of the Indus River valley?

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Monsoons

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5
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Name the 2 mountain ranges of the Indus River valley

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Himalayas, Hindu Kush

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The city states of ______ and ______ are considered the best examples of urban planning in the ancient world

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Harrapa - Mohenjo-Daro

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According to Chinese legend, who was the founder of China hatched from an egg?

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Pan Gu

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According to Chinese legend/tradition, what was the name of the first dynasty?

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“Xia” started by Yu the great

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What are the 2 modern day countries of the Indus River valley civilization?

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India and Pakistan

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10
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What were the name of the people who lived in the Indus River valley civilization?

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Harrapans

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11
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Center of Chinese society?

A

Family

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Name of Chinese government in which kings, lords, and nobles ruled

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Feudalism

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13
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What was the name given to a Chinese ruler’s right to rule?

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The Mandate of Heaven

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14
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In early China how was wealth determined?

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By land

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15
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The Great Wall of China was started during what period in China? Why was it started?

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During the “Warring States” period. Built to protect the warlords from each other

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16
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4 stages of dynastic cycle

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  1. Founded. 2. Prosperity

3. Decline. 4. Rebellion, and replaced

17
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Title given to Chinese rulers during the Zhou dynasty?

A

Son of heaven

18
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What Chinese god stressed good behavior by ppl and ruler?

19
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3 signs that signified the Chinese ruler had lost their right to rule

A

Natural disasters, high taxes, and corruption

20
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1sr recorded Chinese dynasty

21
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Who overthrew first dynasty? What was the second one called?

22
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4 early River Civilizations

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Sumer, Indus, China, Egypt

23
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Eastern part of Fertile Crescent known as

A

Mesopotamia - land between rivers

Also known as cradle of civilization

24
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3 major empires

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Sumer, babylonians, and assyrians

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Civilization = advanced culture
Culture = way of life
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______ is considered to be the oldest civilization
Sumer Polytheistic = many gods
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5 characteristics of civilization
1. Cities 2. Social class 3. Written language | 4. Religion. 5. Advanced technology
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At the center of Sumar cities you would find what temple like structure?
Ziggurat
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Sumar written language
Cuneiform (Has account of flood and creation)
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Sumerians thought there was no happy life after you die
Only gloom and everlasting thirst
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Sumerian inventions
Wagon wheel. Sundial. Number system
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Empire
A large group of cities or states under single supreme authority
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Babylonians led by leader named Hammurabi
Oldest known law, code of Hammurabi Eye for an eye ;)
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Assyrians - most feared and war like ppl. Capitol city?
Nineveh
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Indus River valley - very peaceful ppl, no weapons found
Had written language we can't read, either KO'd by earthquake or other nation