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Chapter Five: Early Society in East Asia
AP World History
Ancient China
Flash Cards: Shang Zhou
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Ancient China Flash Cards:
Oracle bones Mandate of heaven
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Ancient China
Flash Cards: filial piety
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Patterns in Ancient China
Pattern of dynastic cycles established New dynasty
Began rule strong, economic strength Dynasty weakened, revenues declined Internal rebellions and invasions
Succeeding dynasty emerged
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Political Organization in Early China Early Agricultural Society
The Yellow (loess) River The Xia Dynasty The Shang
Bronze metallurgy Oracle bones Central gov’t
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The Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, 2200-256 B.C.E.
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Political Organization in Early China The Zhou Dynasty
Overthrew Shang Used mandate of heaven
Iron Metallurgy Regional gov’ts. Border invasions
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China during the Period of the Warring States, 403-221 B.C.E.
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Society and Family in Ancient China The Social Order
Ruling Elites Specialized Labor Merchants and Trade Peasants Slaves
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A nc ient C hinese S oc ia l S truc ture
Peasants
M erchants and T raders
Hereditary Aristocracy
Ruling E lites
Society and Family in Ancient China Family and Patriarchy
Veneration of Ancestors Patriarchal Society
“Loving union with wife and childrenIs like the music of lutes.But it is the accord of brothersThat makes happiness and harmony lasting.” - Book of Songs
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Early Chinese Writing and Culture under Shang dynasty:
Oracle Bones and Early Writing Bones engraved Unique characters Told fortunes
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The Evolution of Chinese Characters from the Shang Dynasty to the Present
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Early Chinese Culture under Zhou dynasty: Philosophy and Literature
Zhou Literature and Poems Book of Songs
Ancestor worship Reinforced patriarchy
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Ancient China and the Larger World Steppe tribes of Central Asia
Nomadic Society Pastoralists Patriarchal Had horses
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Peasants’ Protest
Sources From the Past:
“Large Rats! Large Rats! Do not eat our millet. Three years have we had to do with you. And you have not been willing to show any regard for us…”
- The Book of Songs