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| Great Wall of China | built by Qin Shihuangdi in the early 200's B.C |
| built to keep out invaders such as... | the Mongols |
| China was ruled by a succession of ruling families called | dynasties |
| Chinese rulers were considered divine and served under a | Mandate of Heaven |
| Mandate of Heaven states... | that a ruler can rule and keep his power so long as his rule is just & fair |
| The Silk Road | ancient "superhighway" of trade & cultural diffusion |
| will stretch between China in the East and Rome/Mediterranean Sea in the West (or more simply, across all of Asia to the edge of Europe | length of the Silk Road |
| physical goods traded on SR | silk, porcelain, paper, horses, jade |
| ideas exchanged along the silk road | Christianity, Confucianism, number systems, Buddhism |
| WD--CONFUCIANISM | Philosophy based on the teachings of Confucius |
| Confucianism will be the basis of... | social order/organization in China |
| Entry into China's civil service system (how to be a government employee) was... | based on the highest passing of tests based on knowledge of Confucian philosophy |
| Confucian beliefs... | belief that humans are GOOD, not BAD |
| more beliefs for Conf. | code of politeness, still used in Chinese society today! |
| serious emphasis on EDUCATION | more beliefs for Conf. |
| Ancestor worship | more beliefs for Conf. |
| relationships between elders/youngers | more beliefs for Conf. |
| WD--DAOISM (or TAOISM) | philosophy based on the teachings of Laozi |
| Analects | Book of Confucius's teachings/advice |
| Book of Laozi's teachings/advice | Dao de Jing |
| Daoist beliefs/traditions | showing humility, leading a simple life with inner peace & balance, & being in harmony with nature |
| Yin and Yang | represent opposites in the world |
| Confucianism & Daoism... | in essence are like opposites--each has what the other is lacking! |
| examples of yin & yang | light vs. dark, night vs. day, good vs. bad, powerful vs. weak, |
| Confucianism, Daoism, & Buddhism | all major philosophies in ancient China and today |
| Buddhism will spread to... | Japan and SE Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, etc) |
| Legalism | philosophy based on teachings of Han Fei |
| Legalist text | Basic Writings |
| Legalism promoted | a well-organized society with strict rules and harsh punishments & rewards |
| punishments were usually delivered in Legalist society | swiftly, harshly, and usually involving death by torture |
| Did Legalism succeed in China? | NO! It was too harsh! |
| Famous evil Legalist Chinese Emperor | Qin Shihuangdi |
| Legalist philosophy was founded during the ? dynasty, but used during the ? dynasty | Zhou (pronounced Joe); Qin |
| Confucius and Laozi | did not like each other points of view on how society should be organized |
| Laozi & Confucius | lived in and around the same time in ancient China |
| China's Geography | surrounded by cold, high deserts and tall mountains, & bordered on one side by the Pacific Ocean |
| China's "cradle" of civilization | Huang He River |
| First "documented" dynasty in China | Shang dynasty |
| China's "Sorrow" | nickname for the Huang He River due to 26 floodings in recorded history & millions of death |
| loess | yellowish, murky fertile silt-like soil in the Huang He River that helps with crop growing |
| Yellow River | other name for the Huang He River |
| Chinese writing | characters, not letters or symbols |
