Study Guide for Chapter 4 - Ancient Chinese
Civilizations Terms and People to Know
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4 Sec 1. (Pages 68 72)
Beijing Huang He ( Yellow River ) Pinyin system Chang Jiang ( Yangtze)
Qin Ling loess
silt China Proper Tibet Xinjiang Mongolia Manchuria Korea Gobi Desert Zhongguo
Middle
Kingdom The Dynastic Cycle Qing Dynasty( Last Dynasty)
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4 Sec 2. ( Pages 73 76)
Pan
Gu Xia Dynasty Shang Dynasty Anyang Mandate of
Heaven silk kaolin calligraphy
oracle
bones
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4 Sec 3. ( pages 76 80 )
Zhou
Dynasty Hao Luoyang King
You Qin Dynasty Shi Huangdi Xianyang The
Great Wall
Autocracy Classic of Songs Classic of Documents
Liu Bang Sons of Han ( Han Dynasty) Wu Di
Changan Xian
civil service The Pax
Sinica The Silk Route ( road)
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4 Sec 4. ( pages 81 84)
Naturalism Yin and Yang Confucianism
Kongzi Shangdong Daoism( The Dao) Laozi
Legalism Mahayana Buddhism
Ch 4 Sec 5. ( pages 84 87)
Classic
of Changes Spring and Autumn
Annals Ceremonies and Rituals Analects acupunture
Ideas
to understand
What geographic and cultural features
helped shape Chinese history ?
How
did the first Chinese civilization flourish under the Shang dynasty ?
How did Chinese civilization
evolve through changing dynasties ?
What philosophies emerged in Ancient China ?
How did China develop under the rule of
the Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties ?
Essay Questions ( give
specific examples to support your statements )
1.
Describe and explain the
geography of China and how it contributed to the development of major Chinese
civilizations.(be specific)
2.
Describe the political
devlopments and the failures of the Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han Dynasties. (
Explain the Mandate of Heavan)( Give examples, be specific)
3.
Explain the ideas of
Naturalism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism and understand the influence of
Buddhism in China.
4.
Describe the social,
cultural, and economic life during the rule of the Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties.