| A | B |
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| Haung He | yellow river or River of Sorrow Chineses civilization starts here in 4000 BC |
| Loess | fine yellow soil |
| Yangtze River | 2nd major river in China |
| Chung Kuo | Chinese called their land only civilized land |
| Barbarians | foreigners who couldn't speak Chinese |
| Pan Ku | 1st man. Giant worked 18,000 years to create Universe |
| Yu the Great | Hero-King tamed the yellow river |
| Hero-Kings | invented marriage,music and the wheel |
| Empress Si Lingi | Goddess of Silk |
| Imperial Age | Age of Dynasties |
| Xia Dynasty | 1st chinese Dynasty |
| Yu the Great | Introduced irregation and flood control. Tamed the Yellow River |
| Shang Dynasty | 1st Historical Dynasty |
| Shang King | Conquered 1800 city-states |
| Kings | Had absolute power where they would have royal sacrafices to cut off heads to show their power (During the Shang Dynasty). |
| Aristocracy | upper class wealth based on land. Power passed on to the family. |
| Anyang | Shang Capital city |
| Bureaucracy | System of organizing gov. by dept. Ex. Army,Treasury, and Law |
| Wu Ding | Greatest Shang King |
| Fu Hao | Greates Shang General. 2 Great military victories.(Wu Ding's Wife) |
| Veneration of Ancestors | living & dead united. Duty to family/resect age. Good or Bad Fortune. |
| Shang Di | Superior god presided over heaven & other gods (Supreme Emperor) |
| Oracle Bones | Priest tell fortunes. Record History. (Dragon Bones) |
| Shang Achievements | Bronze making, Yoke, Lunar Calendar, 12 months 365 1/4 days |
| Zhou Dynasty | Longest Dynasty in Chineses history |
| Wu Wang | Martial king. Defeated Shang King |
| "Sons of Heaven" | nickname of Zhou Army |
| Xian | Capital city of Zhou |
| Rites of Zhou | Kings:Son of heaven. link between Heaven and Earth. |
| Mandate of Heaven | Power to rule comes from gods kings must rule wisely & justly |
| Dragon | symbol of Chinese rulers |
| Confucius | Zhou goverment based upon his teachings |
| Feudal System | King gave land to relatives and friends. Lords owned the land and peasants worked the land |
| Jade | link bt. Gods and humanity. More precious than gold. |
| Grand Canal | links Yellow and Yangtze River |
| Book of Odes | myths & legends (love Poems). |
| Period of Warring States | 7 Feudal Lords battle for control..Ends Zhou Dynasty. |
| Sun-tze | "The Art of War" book on Military stratagies used by some of histories greatest leaders. |
| Qin Dynasty | 5th Dynasty (221Bc-207Bc) China- western name comes form this Dynasty |
| Shi Huangdi | "Chinese Caesar" 1st Emperor of China Unified China |
| Legalism | Strict Rules |
| Great Wall | Protect China from invasion. Barbarians-Huns and Mongols. 4000 miles long and 25 ft high. |
| Terra cotta Army | guards Shi Huangdis Tomb |
| Han Dynasty | 6th Dynasty |
| Liu Pang | Exhalted Emperor of Han. Led revolt against Chin Dyn. |
| Wu Ti | Warrior Emperor. Conquered Korea, manchuria, and Viet Nam. Stopped invading Huns |
| Pax Sinica | Chinese Peace |
| Trung Sisters | Led revolt against Chinese in Viet Nam |
| Leveling | storage of surplus crops |
| Silk Road | trade route connected China to Rome. Traded Silk, Sices, Teas, & Porcelain. |
| Confucius | Chinese Philosophers "551BC-478BC" |
| Kung Fu-tze | master Kung |
| Kung | family name "The first teacher" |
| Tze | philosopher |
| Confucian Code: | Loyalty,courtesy,hard work, and Kindness |
| Analects | teachings and sayings of Confucius |
| Naturalism | workings of nature & cosmic principles |
| Dualism | 2 sides of nature |
| Yin | female, dark, cold, & passive |
| Yang | male, light,hot, & active |
| Legalism | Han Fei Tzu (founder) Authoritarian Rulers govern by power, strickt rules & harsh punishments. Human evil by nature needed guidance severe punishments |
| Shi Haungdi | 1st emperor used Legalism to run China |
| Buddism | Budda seen as a God. Savior of Humanity |
| Lao-Tsu | "old Master" founder of Taoism |
| "Tao" | Way of Nature |
