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AP World History World Civilizations Chapter 2 Notes

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Dynasties in Chinese history

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Ancient and Classical China Four dynastic cycles Shang Zhou (Choe) Qin (Chin) Connected the original great wall He was insane Wanted to live forever Fed mercury Han (Hon) One of the great dynasties Others are The Ton The Ming The Song Were invaded many times by steppe people Shang dynasty 1523-1028 BC Located in Northern China Isolated from other ancient civilizations Furthest East; Himalayan mountains separating from India Ideographic symbols lead to development of an elaborate written language Political Power The King?s power was based on Land ownership Lands and peasants were given to the nobility as payment for military service Religious power

Tradition and Change in East Asia

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Landed gentry in China

1Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 11 August 2015 Chapter 26 Outline Tradition/Change in East Asia 1580s, devices Chinese called ?self-ringing bells? arrived atport Macau Reports spread in south China Church missionary Matteo Ricci conceived idea of intriguing emperor with mech. Clock/persuading him to convert to Christianity Led authorities know he could supply emperor with clock Emperor Wanli granted him permission to travel to Beijing/est. mission Euro found Chinese responded well to gifts 18th, court maintained workshop to make mech. Clocks/watches Chinese commoners couldn?t afford clocks Emperor showed no interest in Christianity, mission attracted few converts East Asia benefited from trade, got silver to stimulate econ.

The Unification of China

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Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 11 July 2015 Chapter 8 Outline Unification of China 99 BC, Chinese imperial officers sentenced historian Sima Qian to castration 10 yrs., Qian worked on project inherited from father, history of China Brought him prominence at imperial court; def'd. Dishonored gen., attracted danger Emperor was angry, learned Qian expressed opinions that contradicted his opinion 1k's underwent voluntary castration in China to pursue careers as eunuchs Elites appointed eunuchs because they didn't sire fam's./couldn't build power Still came to wield influence in elite fam's. Sentenced to castration, Chinese men avoided penalty using suicide

Crash Course 7

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CRASH COURSE HISTORY RESPONSE FORM #7 TOPIC/TITLE: The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius NAME: Casey Murphy PERIOD: 2W LIST TWO NEW FACTS YOU LEARNED: a) In the first 3-4 minutes *China had the first centralized government *Lasted in the same form from 150 B.C.E. ? 1911 C.E. b) In the middle *Confucius was a minor official who lived during the Warring States Period *Most important relationship is between father and son c) In the last 3-4 minutes *Junzi is the superior man that all other men try to become *To maintain the mandate of heaven the emperor had to behave properly

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The Mandate of Heaven,?Selections from the Shu Jing (The Classic of History) (6th Cent. BCE) ? from James Legge, trans, The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, in F. Max Mueller, ed., The Sacred Books of the East, 50 vols., (Oxford: Clarendon, 1879-1910), Vol 3. pp. 92-95, repr. in Alfred J. Andrea and James H. Overfield, The Human Record: Sources of Global History, Vol 1, 2d. ed., (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994), pp. 25-27

Chapter 2

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Ancient Chinese states

AP World History - Stearns Chapter 2 ? Classical Civilization: China I. Introduction ? longest-lived civilization in history A. Isolated 1. Couldn?t learn from other cultures 2. Rare invasions 3. Distinctive identity 4. Relatively little internal chaos w/ decline of Shang dynasty a. Greatest links to classical society B. Intellectual theory 1. Harmony of nature ? yin and yang ? balance 2. Seek Dao ? the way a. Avoid excess b. Appreciate balance of opposites c. Humans part of world, not on outside ? like Mediterranean Thesis: China emerged with an unusually well-integrated system in which government, philosophy, economic incentives, the family, and the individual were intended to blend into a harmonious whole. II. Patterns in Classical China

chapter 27

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Tradition and change in East Asia 1601 mechanical clock invented, earlier inspired by Portuguese in 1580s. Matteo Ricci let authorities know that he can supply emperor with one of the chiming clocks, and emperor Wanli lets him establish a mission to do so. Chiming clocks became all the rage. Chiming clocks were supposed to attract to Christianity, but the missionaries with them got few converts. However the doors were open to Europeans now with this. East Asians benefit from silver and American plant crops. China held power of East Asia and drove global trade. In Ja[an, Tokugawa shoguns unify Japanese islands and lay foundation of economic growth. Recap: 1. China had collapse of Yuan dynasty with Mongols ignoring Chinese traditions and bureaucracies

Chapter 2 AP World History questions

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Saarah Murphy 9/11/13 WHAP-chapter 2 Q 1. The key features of the geography in China that led to the advent of civilization were the rivers and the natural barriers. These rivers were used for trade and took a big part in agriculture. On the steppe lands of Mongolia, the deserts and oases Xinjiang, and the high plateau of Tibet the people secured the necessities of life. The monsoons of winter and summer affected the crops that could grow and the ?organization of agricultural labor?. The northern plains left two important technology and political traditions. More importantly, it developed philosophical and religious views. The people also constructed dikes, channels, basins, and walls for more population.

Chapter 5 Notes

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Chapter 5 notes How was the rise of the empires in Rome and China Similar? Expanded from smaller kingdoms Expanded to find more land Well-trained armies of citizens at first How was their rise different? Rome depended on tribute; had universal law codes China had emperor worship, Mandate of Heaven How did they keep order? Roman order kept thru large military, laws Benefits of citizenship, etc. given conquered peoples Set up regional bureaucracies to keep order and collect taxes China used Legalism and Confucianism- Used religion as a way to control the people How did people gain property? Taxes, tribute & trade Agriculture based economy Rome Rome: voting, senate, republic into empire China: Absolute emperorsm, use of religion