China Vocabulary

Early people settled in the Huang He valley and this brought about the formation of the Yellow River civilization.

• Geography of China

• Oracle Bones

Deserts and mountains blocked the easy movement of people but they did have contact with the outside world.

• Huang He River

• Natural Barriers

• Yellow River

This river is called the Yellow River because of the yellow soil (loess) & the because of the disastrous floods.

• Shang Dynasty

• Natural Boundaries

• Huang He River

This is the first dynasty that scholars have found solid evidence of

• Shang Dynasty

• Zhou Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

When these are heated up their cracks were interpreted to provide advice or answers to the leaders.

• Dinosaur Bones

• Oracle Bones

• Oracle Books

The method for which dynasties obtain and lose power.

• Dynastic Cycle

• Shang Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

Each dynasty must achieve this in order to rightfully rule. It is the divine right or approval of the gods for a dynasty (family) to rule.

• Divine Right

• Mandate from Heaven

• Absolute Rule

This Dynasty was the first to use the Mandate of Heaven, used this to justify taking over from the Shang.

• Zhou Dynasty

• Shang Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

This political philosophy was designed to restore & maintain social order.

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

This stressed knowing your place in society. Only relationship that was equal was friendship.

• 5 Relationships

• Legalism

• Daoism