Ancient China

Shang Dynasty forms in 1500 BC to unite Chinese people

The __________ Great Dynasties

Zhou
o

Conquer Shang dynasty around _______________

Mandate of heaven = Son of Heaven is _____________ (god)

_______________________________ feudal system

Local lords/ city states pledge allegiance to the __________________, until

they grew strong enough to challenge him themselves

Fall around ______________________

Built roads, traded with foreigners, breed horses and create a

________________________

_____________________________ invented

Iron plows, irrigations systems, flood control systems

Qin
o

_____________________________________

Emperor title = Shihuangdi

Reforms empire into ______________________________________ with appointed

officials

Create standardized system of

__________________________________________________

Standardized coins, writing, and laws

Forced labor to ________________________________ and build roads

The Great Wall

Defensive system to the _________________________

______________________________ peasants as labor thousands die

Over _______________________ miles long

Censored scholars

Burn books

Execution

Single emperor that everyone ____________________

Han
o

____________________________ declares himself emperor in 207 BC

Rivals _______________________________________ in power and achievement

Emperor _______________________ expands empire borders using military

Zhang Qian

Explorer sent out on an ____________________________ by Wudi

Staggers back to civilization _____________________________ later

Attacked by _________________________ and held captive for more

than _______

Comes back with stories of a civilization of white men with short

hair and giant white columned buildings

Leads to the creation of the ______________________ between all three

continents

Pax Sinica =_______________years of Chinese peace and prosperity

Developed a way of storing food during plenty to be given out during

times of shortage

Developed _____________________________ exams that we still use today

_____________________ well educated civil servants that control

government until 1900s

Three Religions

Confucianism
o

Confucius born around 551 BC to ___________________________

Wanted to be the advisor to a ruler instead became

a____________________

Everyone has a role in society to keep order

Everyone should live with principles and ethics good moral judgement

_________________________ for family, elders, past, and traditions

Those above are expected to set examples for those below in terms of
respect and appropriate behavior

________________

________________________________

__________________________

Do not do unto others what you would not want others to do unto you.

Women and uneducated people are the most difficult to deal with.

Daoism
o

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Formal _____________________________________

______________________________

Dao De Jing

People should renounce worldly ambitions and turn to

______________________________

________________________________ opposites in everything that come

together

Buddhism
o

Reaches __________________ as the ________ dynasty collapses

Appeals to ____________________________________ people

Widely embraced with the other two by 400s AD

Society and Culture

______________________________ leads to order on all levels

Families are a strict __________________________

Age and gender within a ______________________________

To not do your duty is to be _____________________________

Nuclear family
o

___________________________ assigns childrens careers, education, and

marriages, Rewards and punishments, Control family finances

Support those that ___________________________________: old, young, and

sick

Fathers usually fair in fear of scorn from others

Women are _______________________________________ to men

3 social classes:

__________________________________ divided up to all sons, not just the

oldest

__________________________________ 90% of population

__________________________________ looked down on for valuing material

goods

Government requires people to work ________________________ a year on public

works projects

Draft during times of __________________________

Astronomers calculate the solar year to ______________________ days

Discover ___________________________________ centuries before Halley is born

Medicine

Identify __________________________

Prescribed _________________________ to fix problems

____________________ have medicinal value

Acupuncture

Veterinary medicine

Inventions
o

___________________ exported

___________________ invented 100 BC

Wheelbarrow

Iron drill bits

First printed ___________________

_______________________ bridge

___________________________

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