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Description
Flashcards by Clara Freeman, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Clara Freeman
almost 12 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| 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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