ANTH203, Tut 2

What culture is associated with the Middle Neolithic in China

• Yagshao

• Xia Dynasty

• Han Dynasty

• Longshan

What are the features of the Yangshao Culture?

• • -Multiple regional political centres

  • -Intense intergroup warfare

  • -Walled cities

• -Early palace structures

  -Bronze artefacts

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  -Farming is the primary food supply

  -Settlements expand

  -Initial signs of social hierarchies

  -Social status of elites is related to ritual power

• -Single empire

  -Great Wall built

  -Writing, currency, and measurement systems standardized

When is the Late Neolithic in China and what cultures are associated with it?

• 1,900-771 BC

  Anyang, Erlitou, Sanxingdui

• 3,000-2,000 BC

  Taosi, Longshan, Liangzhu

• 771-221 BC

  Zhou Dynasty

• 206BC-220 AD

  Zho Dynasty

What are some of the early empires of China?

• Qin and Han Dynasty

• Western and Eastern Zhou Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty and Sanxingdui Culture

• Shang and Xia Dynasty

Which features go with which culture?

(Multiple correct!)

• Longshan:

  -Characteristic egg shell black pottery

  -Middle and Lower yellow river (Taosi site)

• Liangzhu Culture:

  -Characteristic jade shell black pottery

  -Lower Yangtze river (Taosi site)

• Liangzhu Culture:

  -Jade artefacts (cong)

  -Lower Yangtze river

• Longshan:

  -Elite graves

  -Bronze vessels and weapons

Who was the first emperor of China?

• Glenn Summerhayes

• Sima Qian

• Qin Shi Huangdi

• Lady Fu Hao

When is the Bronze age in China?

• 2,000-2,001 BC

• 221-206 BC

• 771-221 BC

• 1,900-771 BC

What cultures/ periods are associated with the Bronze age?

• Longshan and Liangzhu

• Shang Dynasty and Xia Dynasty

• Eastern Zhou Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty, Western Zhou Dynasty

When is the Iron Age in China and what culture is associated with it?

• 771-221BC

  Xia Dynasty

• 761-221 BC

  Sanxingdui Culture

• 771-222 BC

  Shang Dynasty

• 771-221 BC

  Eastern Zhou Dynasty

In what Dynasty do we see jade burial suits?