AP Human Geography China – Flashcards
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Agriculture has been practiced in China since about
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10,000 B.C.E.
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Of the several Neolithic regional cultures that emerged the pottery of the northwest can be described as
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red with black decorations
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Neolithic cultures in China King to share many customs of how to treat the dead including
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the use of coffins and burials
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Anyang was
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the seat of Shang government for more than 2 centuries
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Palaces, temples, and altars in Anyang were built
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rammed earth foundations
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Why were many of the homes at Anyang built partly below the ground
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to conserve heat
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Texts found in Shang Royal tombs at Anyang show that Shang kings were
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warriors
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One of the most important sources of the Shane came as well was from the sale of slaves who were often
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war captives
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Shing Warriors used weapons made of
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bronze
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Beginning in 1200 B.C.E. what new technology entered China
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chariots
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The Shang king
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Serves as high priest
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Underground tombs built for Shang kings
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revealed the practice of human sacrifice
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Those people who volunteered to be buried with deceased kings and consorts usually had what with them
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grave goods
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Most Shang farmers used tools made of
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stone
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One new crop introduced in China from West Asia during the Shang period was
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wheat
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The development of more complex forms of social organization in Shang China coincided with the mastery of
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metalworking
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The majority of recovered bronze objects from the Shang dynasty are
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rituals vessels
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The predominant images on Shang bronze decorations are
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wild animals
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In the images found on Shang bronzes, the cicada might represent
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rebirth in the spiritual realm
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In Shang culture, the taotie was a
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stylized animal face image
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In 1986, in the western province of Sichuan, archaeologists discovered a culture contemporary with the Shang that also produced
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bronze
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There is clear evidence of Chinese writing by 1200 bce, in what kind of text?
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divination
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The written Chinese language
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Was a major ally of power and rule
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In the Chinese logographic system of writing
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each word was represented by a single symbol
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Communication between China, Vietnam, and Japan was facilitated by the use of
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the same written characters
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One of the enemies of the Shang, the Qiang, probably spoke an early version of which language?
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Tibetan
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The Zhou rose up and overthrew the Shang in about
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1050 B.C.E.
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The Zhou sacrificed to their ancestors as the Shang had done, and also to
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Heaven
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A ruler retains the mandate of heaven as long as he
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rules in the best interest of the people
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The Zhou mandate of heaven theory might have been created to
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win over the conquered Shang
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In order to rule their newly conquered kingdom, the Zhou kings relied upon
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loyal family members and others appointed as territorial lords
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In 771 bce, a Zhou king was killed, replaced by his son, and the capital moved to
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Luoyang
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What is the best definition of Shi in relation to Zhou society
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Lower ranking aristocrats
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Social ties were forged and maintained in Zhou society by performing what kind of rituals?
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sacrifices to ancestors
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The best source for understanding everyday life at various social levels in the early Zhou is
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the Book of Songs
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What is the best definition of the term concubine in relation to Zhou China
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legal spouses who ranked lower than the wife
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Hiers to the Zhou king were
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whichever son the king chose
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Economic expansion in the early Zhou period was promoted by the development of
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iron technology
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One Shang religious practice that became less common in the Zhou period
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Burying the living with the dead
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One of the areas in which the Chu state challenged the authority of the Zhou was
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religion
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Around 350 bce, Chinese military technology developed the
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crossbow
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Around 350 bce, Chinese soldiers began wearing armor that was largely made from
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leather
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The need for a chariot-riding aristocracy was ended by the introduction of
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cavalry
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During the Warring States Era, China was the first culture to use what kind of names?
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family names
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In the Art of War, master Sun argued that
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orders by commanders must be followed without question
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How did the seven states that emerged out of the Warring States Era compare with the Zhou state
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they were more centralized than the Zhou
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