post classical states of east asia

Question 1

han dynasty

Answer 1

2nd dynasty in imperial china
- founded by gazou emperor
-civil service dynasty

Question 2

sui dynasty

Answer 2

-short ruling period but unified under one emperor
-built a grand canal which linked the Yangtze and Yellow rivers
-cruel emperor led to the end of the dynasty

Question 3

tang dynasty

Answer 3

-established a stable economy that divided powers fairer
-restored civil service exam
-rulers expanded china’s territory
-corruption led to rebellion (ended dynasty)

Question 4

song dynasty

Answer 4

-prosperity and cultural achievements
-lost control over Tibet
-fell due to Mongol threats

Question 5

confucianism

Answer 5

belief system focuses on personal ethics and morality
order to the universe:
-people are born into a role
-ruler must set a good example
-humans are good

Question 6

civil service

Answer 6

-work for/in the government

Question 7

civil service exam

Answer 7

-test men took at the end of their civil service education

Question 8

chronological order

Answer 8

xia
shang
zhou
warring states period
qin
han
sui
tang
song

Question 9

dynasty

Answer 9

-a family or line of rulers

Question 10

civil service exam

Answer 10

-a system of training/educating men to so that they may work in important government offices

Question 11

mongols

Answer 11

-nomadic people from the steppes north of the gobi desert

Question 12

gunpowder

Answer 12

-explosive consisting of powdered mixture of elements

Question 13

steel

Answer 13

a mix of cast iron and wrought iron in a blast furnace

Question 14

guilds

Answer 14

-association of craftsmen/merchants formed to promote the economic interests of their members to provide protection and aid as business and social organizations

Question 15

empress wu zetien

Answer 15

-first female empress in china
-ruled for 50 years

Question 16

scholar-gentry

Answer 16

-a group of people who controlled much of the land and produced the most candidates for civil service

Question 17

legalism

Answer 17

-a philosophy that created order in society and ran an efficient economy
-established punishments for bad behavior and rewards good behavior

Question 18

doaism

Answer 18

-Chinese philosophy to obtain a balance (equal) between nature and humanity

Question 19

mandate of heaven

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-each dynasty claimed to have gained and kept power due to a divine source of authority
-god gave them the right to be in power

Question 20

dynastic cycle

Answer 20

• the pattern of the rising and falling of Chinese dynasties
  -describes the flow of Chinese history

Question 21

the S in SPICE- T

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SOCIAL
-how do people interact with one another within a community and civilization?

Question 22

the P in SPICE- T

Answer 22

POLITICAL
-how do people gain and exercise power?

Question 23

the I in SPICE-T

Answer 23

INTERACTION (human-environment)
-how does the environment affect humans? (vise versa)

Question 24

the C in SPICE-T

Answer 24

CULTURE
-how do people express their beliefs or identities? (developments)

Question 25

the E in SPICE-T

Answer 25

ECONOMIC -how do people produce, exchange and move goods/services?

Question 26

the T in SPICE-T

Answer 26

TECHNOLOGY -what do people create to ensure their comfort and security?

Question 27

centralized government

Answer 27

-one group or individual controls a large territory directly through various means

Question 28

de-centralized government

Answer 28

-groups in charge of smaller territory that may be a part of a larger state

Question 29

yangtze river

Answer 29

-first longest river in china -south

Question 30

yellow river

Answer 30

-second longest river in china -north

Question 31

shi huang di

Answer 31

-ruler and founder of qin dynasty

Question 32

piece mold bronze casting

Answer 32

-created during shang dynasty; a technique used for casting bronze

Question 33

xia dynasty

Answer 33

-first government/dynasty in china -adopted the policy dynastic succession

Question 34

shang dynasty

Answer 34

-led to many cultural stability advancements (bronze casting) -the first king worked for the people of his country -lost mandate which caused the overthrow

Question 35

zhou dynasty

Answer 35

-most culturally significant of the early dynasties and longest lasting -warring states during last 300 years

Question 36

qin dynasty

Answer 36

-united separate states -a first dynasty of imperial china

Question 37

warring states period

Answer 37

-describes the last 3 centuries when various rival Chinese states battled for territorial advantage/dominance

Question 38

bureaucracy

Answer 38

-most important decisions are made by state officials rather than elected representatives

Question 39

bureaucrat

Answer 39

-one who works for the government

Question 40

aristocracy

Answer 40

-the highest class in certain socities