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Chapter 2 - Ancient China Flashcards

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According to Confucius, a junzi, or true gentleman would respond to an insult by

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Ignoring it

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The conversations between Confucius and his disciples are found in

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The Analects

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Legalism was the philosophy of the state under the _____ dynasty

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Qin

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Ancient Chinese civilizations originated in the valleys of what two rivers?

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Yellow and Yangtze

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Dynasty that equipped its army with two-horse chariots.

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Shang

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The lengthiest dynasty in Chinese history.

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Zhou

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The idea of the mandate of heaven was introduced by what dynasty?

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Zhou

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Confucius believed that a primary basis for granting the right to participate in government should be

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Merit

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Accord belief of what philosophy is the need to force people to behave properly through the use of restricted regulation?

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Legalism

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Primary document of Daoism

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Tao Te Ching

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Political fragmentation and freak out warfare between rival state characterized a later phase of the eastern _____ dynasty.

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Zhou

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The first fully unified government in Chinese history was that of what dynasty?

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Qin

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The religious endorsement for political rule in China was known as what?

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Mandate of heaven

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The legal is modeled their idea of a strong state on a system of what?

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Rewards and punishments

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The significant cultural contribution of the Shang dynasty was the work that was cast in

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Bronze

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Destruction of the books of Confucianism and other schools take place during what dynasty?

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Qin

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The enemies of the Chinese dynasties were nomadic tribes known as

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Xiongnu

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In 1974, a Chinese former found 8000 life-size clay soldiers that came from

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Tomb of the first Emperor

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Compared to men, Chinese women should be more

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Submissive

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During the later Han’s decline in the second century C.E. many peasants turn to what religious movement

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Neo Daoism

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The main concern of Neo-Daoism was

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Immortality

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One of the most important areas of scholarship during the Han Dynasty

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History

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Collapsed because their harsh rule and burdensome demands alienated most people

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Qin Dynasty

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The Qin dynasty overthrew the previous Zhou dynasty when?

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256-206 BCE

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In the view of Confucian historians, the last rollers of any _____ cycle tended to be Politically weak and morally culpable

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Dynastic cycle

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The first emperors of the _____ dynasty were different from the Qin Dynasty because they cultivated popular support by reducing taxes and legal penalties

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Han

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Emperors primarily used _____ as gifts to foreign rulers in return for nonaggression

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Women

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Contributed to improve relations between barbarians and Chinese by acting as a bridge between cultures

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Buddhism

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Suffering is a primary tenant of

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Buddhism

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Buddhism was introduced to China during the late _____ dynasty

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Han

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The earliest Chinese writing dating to the Shang dynasty was found on what objects

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Oracle bones

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Elaborate drinking vessels in ancient China was made from

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Bronze

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What is the meaning of Dao?

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The Way

33
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Founder of Taoism

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Laozi

34
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Marked the northern border of the Qin state

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The Great Wall

35
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The Great Wall of China we see today was built during what dynasty

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Ming

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Name of the treatment that connected Han China with the Roman Empire

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The Silk Road

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Developed on the Yellow River

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Longshan

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Founding of Chinese civilization

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Xia

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The Feudal Age

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Zhou Dynasty

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Longest lasting Chinese dynasty

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Zhou

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Rites of Zhou

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Book of State Craft

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Spring and Autumn Era

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Seven states absorb the rest.

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Era of Warring States

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Lead to the rise of Chinese philosophers

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The state must promote the innate goodness of individuals

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Confucius

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Deemed government necessary provided it prompted human happiness

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Laotzu

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First Emporer

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Shih Huag-ti

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Inventions like seismograph, water power, horse collar

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Han Dynasty

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