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Flashcards by Mr Intifada, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Mr Intifada
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| Question | Answer |
| Ancient China | UNIT 1 |
| When was Ancient China established? | 2200 BC |
| What was China's rich and complex history shaped by? | Both War and philosophy |
| What is China surrounded by? | Natural Barriers |
| Which barriers are to the north? | The Gobi Desert and the Rolling Plains of Mongolia |
| Which barrier is to the east? | The vast expanses of the Pacific Ocean |
| Which barriers are to the south? | The rugged mountain ranges and the steamy jungles of Thailand, Vietnam and Burma |
| Which barrier is to the west? | The Tibetan Plateau |
| What did these natural barriers help china do? | Develop a unique civilization with little influence from other people |
| Where did the earliest Chinese settlements develop? | Along the Yangzi and Yellow rivers |
| Since what year do some archaeologists believe Chinese were farming? | 4500 BC |
| As the two settlements grew larger, what did they develop into? | Two large states |
| Who were these states controlled by? | Warlords |
| Which title did the warlords eventually claim? | King |
| What did the kings form? | A dynasty |
| When would the transfer of authority usually occur? | After the Emperor/Empress died |
| UNIT 2 | |
| What was the first dynasty? | The Xia dynasty |
| What are the 5 classics? | A group of Confucian texts |
| What is the Book of Songs? | An anthology of poems |
| What is the Book of Documents | A historical record of events from the Xia dynasty to the Zhou dynasty |
| What is the Book of Changes? | A text on fortune-telling |
| What is The Spring and Autumn Annals? | A historical record of the state of Lu from 722 BC to 481 BC |
| What is the Book of Rites? | A text devoted to conducting religious rituals and rites. |
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