Download CHINA STUDY GUIDE Test Date: Monday October 31, 2016

CHINA STUDY GUIDE
Test Date: Monday October 31, 2016
Materials to Review:
 HD Axial Age packet on the art of war & the period of warring states
 HD packet Qin Dynasty
 HD packet Han Synthesis
 Chapter 11.1
 Chapter 17.3
 3 philosophies chart
 Other sections in text that are helpful: chapter 4.1, 8.1, 8.2
Meritocracy
Nepotism
Aristocracy
Scholar-officials
Rule by scholar
Bureaucracy
Mandate of Heaven
Dynastic Cycle
Zhou Dynasty
Period of the Warring States
3 philosophies
Confucius
Confucianism
 Filial Piety
 Five Basic Relationships
Daoism
 Yin yang
Legalism
Qin Dynasty
Shi Huangdi
Han Dynasty
Han Synthesis
Sui Dynasty – Grand Canal
Tang Dynasty
Song Dynasty
(Golden ages, cultural achievements)
Ming dynasty
Emperor Hongwu
Emperor Yonglo (Zhu Di)
Censors
Tribute system
Treasure voyages
1. How do rulers gain and lose power? What makes a ruler legitimate? How did Chinese rulers
gain their legitimacy? (Mandate of Heaven + Dynastic Cycle)
2. What did the philosophies of Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism offer to end the Period
of the Warring States?
3. How did Shi Huangdi implement legalist policies during the Qin Dynasty?
4. How did the Han Dynasty synthesize Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism into a strong
government system?
5. In what ways does having a strong government system promote achievement in art, science,
trade, education etc? (Major accomplishments of Sui, Tang, Song dynasties)
6. Describe how the Ming dynasty was run (political, economic, social/cultural).
7. What is the legacy of the Ming Dynasty?