Ancient China Exam

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higher than you History (Ancient) Flashcards on Ancient China Exam, created by Clara Freeman on 12/11/2014.
Clara Freeman
Flashcards by Clara Freeman, updated more than 1 year ago
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Geography and climate North- Gobi Desert South-tropics East-Yellow Yantze Rivers West-Himalayas mountains
Social Structure Emperor Scholars, eunuchs, officials Peasants and farmers artisan merchants (soldiers)
Wealth Structure Emperor Scholars, eunuchs, officials Merchants Artisans Peasants and Farmers
The Emperor Most important person, respected, powerful One family ruling= dynasty emperor=always male
Emperors Roles Head of state Made decisions Leader of the military Law maker Moral and ethnical guide Sometimes highest priest
Beliefs Gods and Goddess' of nature Daoism Confucianism Buddhism
Confucianism Not a religion but a code of conduct Confucius believed in happiness and peace was only possible if there were certain behaviours between man and women, subject and ruler etc Behaviours= respect, moral fairness, obedience, courteous and self-discipline
Daoism Greater value on spiritual and nature Constant change to balance yin and yang Yin and Yang made up the world Meditation Exercise (tai chi, kung fu)
Buddhism Try to reach Nivarna= follow the 8 fold path Astrology was a big part of religion Creation myth sky=chaos earth=sustained Movement of stars and planets would predict destinies and events
Ancestor Worship Believed they could contact gods through spirits of their dead ancestors Two parts of people = po-physichal, hun-spiritual Oracle bones used to ask spirits questions about the future
Terracotta Warriors Who-For Qin Shi Huang Di (first emperor) by artisans What-8000 clay Chinese warriors When- 221BCE began, 210BCE finished Where- Near the Chinese city of Xian
Why were the terracotta warriors made Show of power made enemies so protection needed in afterlife couldn't afford that much human sacrifice
Legacies definition something from the past which impacted the future
Chinese legacies Magnetic compass, rudder gun powder paper a printing seismograph mechanical clocks acupuncture, umbrella, herbal medicine kite, matches, wheelbarrow
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