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Unit 2 - Classical Era Flashcards

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confucianism

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morals = harmony; after Qin dynasty, if superior person is nice then the inferior person will obey

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daoism

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nature and simple life, people practice complement of each other (yin-yang)

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legalism

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during Qin dynasty, clear laws with harsh punishment

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Qin Dynasty

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unified by Qin Shuhuangdi, legalism (brutal, didn’t last long)

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Qin Shuhuangdi

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unified China, implements Legalism

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Han dynasty

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after Qin, merit based government (civil service exams), social divides (landlord, merchants, scholar-gentry, peasants)

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Wang Mang

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believed in confucianism, overthrew Han dynasty, Robin Hood (took from rich, gave loans and land to poor - unsuccessful)

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Agriculture in China

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peasants grew rice, respected under Confucian values (did their own thing)

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Dynastic cycles for Qin and Han

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the yellow turban rebellion scared china and sent them back to being warring states

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Responses to warring state period

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legalism and Qin dynasty

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Yellow Turban Rebellion

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peasants were suffering (inconsiderate gov, crops failing, mean landlords); suppressed but scared state -> sent back to warring period

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Silk Roads

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mainly luxury goods traded to justify cost of travel (SILK), prospered under Mongols, Byzantine, Abbasids, and Tang Dynasty (encourage being merchant)

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Zoroatrianism

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Zarathustra; Spread through trade routes like the silk road to Asia, Middle East, and Europe

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Legalism

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Hsun Tzu; spread through teachings and adoption of ideas by political figures, through China

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Confucianism

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Confucius; spread through relocation diffusion via Korean Peninsula to Korean Peninsula and Japan

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Daoism

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Lao Tzu; spread through emigration from China to East Asian countries (Singapore, Malaysia)

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Hinduism

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fusion of multiple info-aryan people’s beliefs; spread through expansion diffusion and relocation through sailors to Southeast Asia

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Buddhism

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Siddhartha Gautama; spread through trade networks on land and sea; monks spread teachings -> to west and east Asia

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Judaism

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Abraham; Anti-semitism and general persecution forced Jews to relocate constantly to Egypt, Syria, Asia Minor, Greece, and Italy

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Christianity

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Jesus; spread by disciples, emperors, kings, missionaries -> worldwide

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Spread of buddhism

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appeals to merchants, goes from India to China through/to oasis cities

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Greek rationalism

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secular thought process (not religious)

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Black Plague

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Byzantines got it from Egyptian grain (plague of Justinian), Mongols spread along silk road

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Epidemic diseases spread by silk road

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malaria, Black Plague, smallpox, measles

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Benefits of black plague

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lower population, higher wages for peasants, more resistance to disease

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Why did Rome collapse?

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many reasons: invaders, overextension, conflict between nobles and state, climate change, epidemic disease

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Results of Fall of Classical Empires

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rome split up into different states, china got re-established bc cultural homogeneity

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Roman law changes

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monarchy -> republic -> empire; gave ppl citizenship as needed

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Roman social classes

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patricians: rich ppl, 1%, plebeians: peasants, do all the hard work (Hill of Reformation)

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Roman Government Structure

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tribunes: pleb reps, consuls: leaders of Rome, + senate

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Julius Caeser

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poor patrician family -> dictator for lie; conquered Gaul in the Battle of Alesia, crosses the rubicon; killed by senators

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Augustus Caesar

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first emperor; called Principe (first citizen), ruled 40 years

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pax romana

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period of roman peace

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Colosseum

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meant for entertainment so plebeians wouldn’t revolt (it worked!); gladiator fights, naval battles, tons of exits

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Roman engineering

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aqueducts for water transport, columns, arches, domes, roads

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Spartacus revolt

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huge uprising to escape Roman slavery; ultimately failed -> Spartacus became respected/inspirational symbol

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Meroe

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egalitarian, extensive trading networks, ironworks

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Axum

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embraced Christianity when Rome does, imperialistic; wants to expand trade networks, declines during rise of Islam

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Niger River Civilization

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little coercive government, highly specialized economy, semi-caste society based on profession

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Bantu migration

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slow, family driven, language and culture moves before people

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Sand roads

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travel across Sahara with camels; expensive, in groups; traded GOLD; Arab merchants spread Islam

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Sand road kingdoms

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Ghana empire (GOLD), Empire of Mali (MANSA MUSA)

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Swahili civilization

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collections of cities along East Africa (coast -> center and back); merchants have power

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Maya

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intellectual, calendar, ball game, advanced writing system, strong city states that never fully unite

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Americas

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little interaction with one another, religious human sacrifice, influenced by Olmec

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Teotihuacan

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trading powerhouse, large army, mysteriously collapses

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Americas Trade Networks

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loosely connected trade networks, ball game and maize spread; most trade done within civilization not with others

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Pocheta

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professional Aztec trader

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Aztec trade

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private, land based

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Mayan trade

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private, also conducted sea trade along coast

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Incan trade

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huge road system (20,000 miles), quipus, network of accountants, huge government storehouses

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quipus

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knotted cord used for accounting

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Maize

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corn, diffuses throughout Americas, proof of trade

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Indian Ocean Trade

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cheaper than silk road, mastered monsoons for efficiency

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regulation of trade

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Islamic states had fees for non-Islamic merchants, caused many merchants to convert

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religious transmission

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spread of buddhism (appealed to merchants bc no caste system), buddhism also changed as it spread

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Archaic Art

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archaic smile, rigid

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classical art

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more active, idealizes

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Hellenistic art

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motion and emotion, realistic, less beauty, spiral composition

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kouros

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standing male nude

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contrapposto

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one leg supports weight of body while other is bent, relaxing (natural, realistic)

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spiral composition

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twist of body

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oculus

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round, circular hole or window

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concrete

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strong and flexible, represented roman values

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coffers

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recessed panel in ceiling, in Pantheon, helped lessen weight of dome

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didactic art

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tells people how to behave, role in society, etc

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filial

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obedient son/daughter (fulfill societal role)

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ni zan formula

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foreground: detailed foliage
midground: large body of water
background: less detailed landscape

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