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Ancient China

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Shi Huangdi
First Emporer 221 BC formerly known as Zheng very brutal man ushered in China's Classical Age
Silk Road
Network of trade routes that linked China with the West. stretched 4000 miles to fertile crescent brought many new item like figs, and walnuts to China
Great Wall of China
Shi Huangdi had built;25 feet high topped with wide brick road built to protect people from outsiders
Late chinese inventions
made great advances in many fields of study-medicine, sciences, paper making, expanding the arts, and a handbook for how women should behave
Ancient Chinese Achievements
Movement of planed and recorded eclipses of the sun, led to developing and accurate calendar, improved art and technology of bronze making, and secret of silk-screening
Natural Barriers that isolated China
West&South-Brutal deserts and High Mountain ranges Southeast-thick rainforests/Gobi Desert East-Pacific Ocean
5 relationships
Yin and Yang theory, 5 relationships ruler to subject,parent to child, husband to wife, elder brother to younger brother, friend to friend, respect parents above all else
Where does power of rulers come from
Zhou promoted the MANDATE of HEAVEN or the divine right to rule
Daoism
Harmony with nature; "way" of the universe; water does not bend, but it flows as an unstoppable force
Confucianism
developed a philosophy or system fo ideas that was concerned with worldly goals, especially those of ensuring social order and good government
monopoly
complete control of a product or business by one person or group
dynastic cycle
rise and fall of chinese dynasties according to the mandate of heaven
service exams
exams set up so that in theory a man could attain a government job that would bring them great wealth and move up in society. Only wealthy people were able to afford to study for these tests-no women allowed
oracle bones
an animal bone or turtle shell used by priests to tell the future
feudalism
loosly organized system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to a lord
Yin and Yang
Yin was linked to Earth, darkness, and female forces Yang stood for heaven, light, and male forces (Confucious)
Loess
fine windblowing silt
calligraphy
the art of producing beautiful hand writings
clan
group of families with common ancestors
Legalism
based on teachings of Hanfeizi-Only way to achieve order was to pass strict laws and impose harsh punishments for crimes
Ancient Chinese writing
system consisting of tens of thousands of characters that were symbols. Very difficult to learn Chinese scholars turned writing into calligraphy
ideograph
a picture or symbol that represents a word or a thought

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