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Dynasty
Ruling Family
Yellow River also known as
Huang He
Shang Dynasty Technologies
Bronze weapons/tools, Dikes, and Early Chinese writing
Dikes
long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea/river.
Mandate of Heaven
The idea that a ruler’s right to govern is given by heaven.
Warring States
Kingdoms Nobles under the Zhou, began fighting each other for land undermining the Zhou Kings as they lost control.
Which Dynasty unified China.
Qin Dynasty
Legalism
Rules that everyone needs to follow. Ensures that everyone works hard, punishments for those who do not.
The belief that people need strong rulers to rule them.
First Emperor of China
Qin Shi Huang
Han
Reunited China after uprisings against the Qin.
Similar structure of Government to the Qin (unified China)
Civil Service: government employees took exams to find talented people for civil service.
Terracotta Warriors
Created for Qin Shi Huang (First Emperor of China)
Made to protect the emperor in the afterlife.
Buried with Qin Shi Huang in his tomb.
8,000 soldiers, along with chariots, and horses. Made with Terracotta (Clay)
Each warrior is unique, with different faces, clothing, and hairstyles to represent real soldiers.
Discovered in 1974 by farmers digging a well
Worshiping ____________ was deeply rooted in Ancient China
Ancestors
Confucianism is based on ____________.
Relationships
5 Relationships
Parent and Child, Husband and Wife, Older and Younger Sibling, Friend and Friend, and Ruler and Subject
Confucianism founder
Confucius
Daoism
Teaches Harmony with nature, balance, and not forcing things.
Yin-Yang Symbol which shows how opposite forces (like light and dark) work together.
Yang
The aggressor, stronger, think the gas pedal in a car.
Yin
Calmer, cautious, think the brake in a car.
Daoism Founder
Laozi
First Mongol to unify the Mongol Tribes
Genghis Khan
Negative from the Mongols
Massacres of Cities, Psychological Warfare, Use of Siege Warfare (Sick Bodies).
Positive of the Mongols
His empire helped shape world history by connecting diverse cultures and regions, religious tolerance, and merit based leadership.
Communist Countries
Command Economies
Capitalist Countries
Market Economies
Who has control in a Command Economy?
The Government
North Korea
Command Economy- Communist Autocracy
South Korea
Lean Market- Presidential Economy
China
Communist Autocracy- Leaning Command Economy
Japan
Leaning Market Economy- Parliamentary Democracy
Leader of North Korea
Kim Jong Un
Arable
Able to grow crops
94% of China lives in this region
East China- Desserts and little economic opportunities in Central/West China
World’s Largest Urban Area
Tokyo, Japan
Earthquakes under the sea are known as
Tsunamis
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