Geography And The Zhou Dynasty: Ancient China – Flashcards
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Gobi Dessert
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Covers most of Northern China
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Western Frontier
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Covers most of Southern China with mountain ranges
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Qinling Shandi
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Separates Northern and Southern China
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Huang He
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Located in Northern China and is sometimes called Yellow River or China's sorrow
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Chang Jiang
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Cuts through central China and is sometimes called the Yangzi river
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Sanxingdui and Hongshan
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Tiny cultures that developed before 3000 BC
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Jade
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A hard Gemstone
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Xia Dynasty
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A dynasty that doesn't have any proof of existing, and was founded by "Yu The Great" in 2200 BC
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Shang Dynasty
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Formed in 1500 BC, developed a social order, made a writing system, and made other things
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Oracle
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A prediction, usually written on a bone
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Confucius
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A great teacher and philosopher
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Zhou Dynasty
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A dynasty which overthrew the Shang dynasty and lasted longer than any other Chinese dynasty
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Lords
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People of high ranking
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Peasants
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Farmers with small farms
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Warring States Period
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A time when China fell into disorder
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Ethics
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Moral Values
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Confusianism
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The ideas of Confucius
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The Analects
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Confuciuses ideas in a book, Also called Lun Yu
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Daoism
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Living in harmony with Dao
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Dao
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The guiding force of all reality
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Laozi
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The most famous Daoist teacher
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Legalism
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The belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
