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Huang ho River Valley |
A.k.a yellow river Cradle of chinese civilization Principal river of northern china 2bd largest river in China "China's sorrow" |
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Yellow river delta state nature reserve |
Largest wetland in china Shandong province |
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Yangshao culture |
One of the neolithic villages of huang ho river river that is known for their subterranean houses |
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Lungshan culture |
Black pottery culture |
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Potter's wheel |
Invention of lungshan culture that improved the quality pottery |
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Kilns |
Material used for the pottery of lungshan and yangshao |
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Millet and rice |
Agricultural plant of lungshan |
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Shang dynasty |
The mixture of yangshao and lungshan culture |
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Shang civilization |
Seven walled cities |
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Center: palace and temple surrounded by public bldgs.; houses of public officials Outer zone: dug pit houses of artisans and other citizens |
Structural organization of cities of shang civilization |
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Priest-kings |
Leader of shang civilization (called) |
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Chariots and bronze weapons |
War tools of shang civilization |
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King Wu Ding and wife Fu Hao |
Remembered for defending shang civilization against invaders |
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King Wu of Zhou |
Killed in last ruler of shang |
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King Wu |
Founded the Zhou dynasty |
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Nature gods |
Belief of Shang civ. |
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Shang Di |
Creator and ruler of the heavens (Shang) |
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Oracle bones |
Used to predict outcome of battles, weathers and even toothaches with the use of patterns of cracks of tortoise carapace. |
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Oracle bones |
First written records of Shang |
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Stone tools |
(shang) if aristocrats: bronze implements; artisan:_________ |
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Silk and porcelain |
Material production of Shang |
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Mandate of Heaven |
Used to choose who will be the king of Zhou |
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Confucianism and taosim |
Philosophies that developed during zhou dynasty |
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Zhou dynasty |
During this dynasty that irrigation and dikes were built |
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Zhou dynasty |
Invention of iron plow and crossbow |
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Qin dyansty |
One of the 7 warring state |
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King Zheng |
Leader of Qin Dynasty (name) |
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Qin Dynasty |
Dynasty where unification of China happened |
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Shih Huangdi |
Organization of empire during Qin dynasty that led to centralized authority and assumed the title of _____ |
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Legalism |
Philosophy that was institutionalized by Qin Dynasty |
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Li Si |
Shih Huangdi's prime minister |
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Han Fei and Li Si |
Developer of legalism |
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Qin Dynasty |
Dynasty when the great wall was built |
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Liu Bang |
Founder of Han dynasty |
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Han dynasty |
One of the 4 greatest dynasty of China where first civil exams were done |
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Silk road |
Known road for trade that reached Europe via central Asia |
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Wu Ti |
He was the one who extended Han territory to Manchuria, korea, etc. and extended tax collection |
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400 |
Years of disunity that followed the fall of Han |
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Sui Dynasty |
Dynasty when buddhism flourished |
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Yang Jian |
He was the one who establised Sui Dynasty |
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Great Canal |
It is the connection of Huang Ho and Yangtze |
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Chang'an |
Former capital of Han that was restored during Sui Dynasty |
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T'ang dynasty |
2nd greatest dynasty of China when people suffered of heavy taxation |
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Heavy taxation |
Used to finance construction and military campaigns in T'ang dynasty |
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Li Yuan |
Founder of T'ang dynasty |
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Woodblock printer |
Invented during T'ang dynasty that made the reproduction of written works easier and faster |
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Series of rebellion |
Cause of fall of T'ang dynasty |
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Sung dynasty |
Considered the 3rd greatest dynasty in Chinese history |
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General Zhao Kuangyin |
Established the Sung dynasty |
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Natural environment |
Landscape paintings and sculpture theme in sung dynasty |
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Sung dynasty |
Invention of gun powder |
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Neo-confucianism |
Philosophy that emerged in sung dynasty |
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Zhuxi |
Founder of Neo-confuciansim |
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Kublai Khan |
Founder of the city of Daidu |
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Beijing |
Modern day name of city of Daidu |
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Daidu |
Capital of Yuan Dynasty |
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Mongol empire |
Daidu is a Foreign dynasty of china bc it is a branch of what empire |
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Marco polo |
Prominent traveler of the silk road |
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Mongols |
Conquerors of China who were excellent warriors and loyal to leaders. They retained Chinese traditions |
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Zhu Yuanzhang |
Defeated the mongols and founded Ming dynasty |
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Ming dynasty |
Dynasty when maritime trade expanded |
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Admiral Zheng He |
Chinese who explored southeast asia, south asia, persian gulf and east africa |
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Nurhaci |
He was the one who led manchus from the northeastern frontier who unified the Jurchen tribes |
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Kang Xi |
His reign was the longest of any Chinese emperor |
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High Qing |
The Qing dynasty reached the zenith of its social, economic, and military power |
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Pilgrim flask |
Porcelain w underglaze blue and iron-red decoration |
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Xinhai revolutin of 1991 |
The qing dynasty was overthrown by?? |
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Hanzhou |
Capital of Sung |