Dynastic Cycle

—Families that pass the right to rule from one generation to the next.

• Clan

• Dynasty 

What were the time periods in ancient China broken up into?

• Dynasties

• Decades

• Cycles

• Kingdoms

According to the Mandate of Heaven, a ruler would stay in power as long as he...?

• Obeys the priests

• controlled an army

• governed justly and truly

• conquered new territories

The Mandate of Heaven

• justified the changing of dynasties

• justified rebelling against the ruling family

• justified waging war against neighboring societies

• justified putting down rebellions with swift violence

The ancient Chinese believed this gave dynasties the right to rule

• mandate of heaven

• they were elected

• money

• they were famous

Chinese history tends to have a specific pattern to it, where new leaders come in and do well, but eventually, they become corrupt and get thrown out of power.  This pattern is known as what?

• 1. The flow of history

• 2. The dynastic cycle

• 1. The rule of law

• 1. The law of supply and demand

The dynastic cycle explains the cycle of power a ruling dynasty in Ancient China experiences between the economic and political systems during its reign. Which phase of the dynastic cycle chart does this describe? Rulers hold all the wealth and are corrupt

• Period of Prosperity

• Period of Decline

• Period of Rebellion

What is the Dynastic Cycle in Chinese history?

• A pattern of rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties

• A cycle of economic booms and busts

• A series of religious reforms

• A sequence of military conquests

Which philosophy is closely associated with the concept of the Dynastic Cycle?

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Daoism

• Buddhism

What event typically marks the beginning of a new dynastic cycle?

• A natural disaster

• A successful rebellion

• A foreign invasion

• A religious festival