Brief Background of China Dynasties that ruled China SHANG DYNASTY (1766-1122 B.C.) King ruled the nation by "Mandate of Heaven”‚ with limited control over his feudal states. It consisted of 17 generations and 31 kings. Its civilization was based on agriculture‚ hunting and animal husbandry. CHOU DYNASTY (10-27-256 B.C.) The longest dynasty in Chinese history. Known as the Classical Age by historians. Originally pastoralists‚ the Chou set up a (proto-)feudal social organization based
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Red Cliff and Early Chinese Notions Introduction The philosophies of early Chinese thinkers differ greatly from the mindset of modern day philosophers. The four major philosophies of China‚ Confucianism‚ Mohism‚ Taoism and Legalism arose primarily during the Warring States era from 475 BC to 221 BC. Following the end of the Qin Dynasty and the fall of Qin Shi Huang‚ Confucianism became the dominant philosophical school in China. Confucianism represented the teachings of Chinese philosopher
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The long period of the Bronze Age in China‚ which began around 2000 B.C.‚ saw the growth and maturity of a civilization thought would last another two-thousand years. The era of the Shang and the Zhou dynasties is generally known as the Bronze Age of China. Bronze‚ used to fashion weapons‚ parts of chariots‚ and ritual vessels‚ played an important role in the material culture of the time. The earliest Chinese bronzes were created by a method known as piece-mold casting. The piece-mold method
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APWH Chapters 1-6 Multiple Choice Stem Question Study Guide (2012-2013) Chapter 1 1. The term prehistory refers to the period before (p. 6) An era before history 2. Which of the following was not a hominid? (p. 7) 3. The most important development of Homo erectus was (p. 10) Homo erectus was able to migrate to many areas such as all of a Asia and some of Europe. 4. Which of the following choices is in correct chronological order? (p. 29) 5. Which
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as a fully functional and mature writing system because it is able to record the old chinese language in its entirety. Oracle bone script is like a mature version of Pictograph‚ looking as the described objects themselves. Later in 1045-256 B.C.E‚ Zhou Dynasty‚ Oracle Bone Script was developed to a new kind of calligraphy called Great Seal. Great Seal has other names‚ like Dazhuan or Jinwen. In general‚ Great Seal was engraved on Bronze Vessels‚ but some special Great Seal engraved on drum shaped
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Differences: There was a dynastic cycle‚ the dynasties would rise and fall‚ and be taken over by a new person. India went back to independent city states when a ruler fell. China was generally able to be re-united through a ruler India was not‚ India was not able to be united in the north due to invasions from bordering countries. The only person to unite India was Ashoka Maurya Similarities: Both were patriarchal societies. Major cities were built along major water ways‚ India (The indus river)
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every major nation during period 1200BCE and 220CE‚ Zhou‚ Qin‚ Han‚ established centralized government. This is crucial for Chinese history in that it is hard to find nations that established centralized government before these nations. Throughout the world‚ there were some centralized nations such as the Roman Empire of Mediterranean region in this era. However‚ these nations differed in how they had established centralized government. Zhou was able to establish initial centralized government mainly
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Eventually the Zhou dynasty conquered the Shang‚ resorting to feudalism in order to preside over central China. (Gascoigne pg.2) (Encyclopedia Britannica) During this period Confucianism emerged spreading his thoughts on right behavior and with that acceptance of rank
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would be something such as a invasion from enemy’s such as Mongol’s. Another cause for decline would be a major gap between poor and rich classes which could lead to revolts against the dynasty. 4. How did the Zhou Dynasty rule? Who was this method similar to? (who had the power) The Zhou Dynasty ruled through noble families as alliances were formed through the wedding of noble princesses to other noble families which gained that family more land and power‚ they used this as opposed to a central
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of founding of a dynasty by a great king and ending a dynasty with the ousting of an evil king continued with the Shang Dynasty. The final‚ tyrannical king of the Shang is commonly called King Zhou. He killed his own son‚ tortured and murdered his ministers and was overly influenced by his concubine. The Zhou army defeated the last king of the Shang‚ whom they called the Yin‚ at the battle of Muye. The Yin king immolated
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