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CHAPTER TWO
Classical Civilization: China
World Civilizations, The Global Experience
AP* Edition, 5th Edition
Stearns/Adas/Schwartz/Gilbert
*AP and Advanced Placement are registered trademarks of The College Entrance Examination Board,
which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.
Copyright 2007, Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman
Chapter 2: Classical Civilization: China
I. Patterns in Classical China
II. Political Institutions
III. Religion and culture
IV. Economy and Society
V. How Chinese Civilization Fits Together
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Chapter 2: Classical Civilization: China
Kung Fuzi (Confucius) (551–478 B.C.E.)
wandering scholar
Analects
Zhou Dynasty (1029–258 B.C.E.)
8th century B.C.E.
disruptions
nomadic invasions
rival kingdoms
Shi Huangdi
Qin Dynasty (221–207 B.C.E.)
death leads to revolt
Han Dynasty (202 B.C.E.–220 C.E.)
Dao
China in the Shang and Zhou Eras
Stearns et al., World Civilizations, The Global Experience, AP* Edition, 5th Edition
Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman, Copyright 2007
Chapter 2: Classical Civilization: China
I. Patterns in Classical China
Zhou Dynasty (1029–258 B.C.E.)
height c. 700 B.C.E.
Yangzi River valley settled
"Middle Kingdom"
Mandate of Heaven
Confucius
Stearns et al., World Civilizations, The Global Experience, AP* Edition, 5th Edition
China from the Later Zhou to the Han Era
Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman, Copyright 2007
Chapter 2: Classical Civilization: China
I. Patterns in Classical China
Shi Huangdi
Qin Dynasty (221–207 B.C.E.)
Great Wall
3000 miles
Innovations
census
standardized coinage, weights, measures
common writing system
China from the Later Zhou to the Han Era
Han Dynasty (202 B.C.E.–220 C.E.)
into Korea, Indochina, central Asia
contact with India, Parthian Empire
Wu Ti (140–87 B.C.E.)
support of Confucianism
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Chapter 2: Classical Civilization: China
II. Political Institutions
Political traditions
patriarchal family
ancestor worship
semi-autonomous villages
nobles
local authority
justice
local armies
regional governors
bureaucracies
examinations
schools
Stearns et al., World Civilizations, The Global Experience, AP* Edition, 5th Edition
Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman, Copyright 2007
Chapter 2: Classical Civilization: China
III. Religion and Culture
Balance
unifying traditions
Kung Fuzi (ca. 551–478 B.C.E.)
respect for superiors
leaders must show moderation
rank based on intelligence, merit
Legalism
alternative to Confucianism
support authoritarian state
belief in evil nature of humankind
Daoism
more religious
Laozi (5th century B.C.E.)
force of nature
ethical code
Five Classics
Art
calligraphy
Science
365.5 day year
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Chapter 2: Classical Civilization: China
IV. Economy and Society
Trade
wheat for rice
Agriculture
ox-drawn plow
collar
Water-powered mills
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Chapter 2: Classical Civilization: China
V. How Chinese Civilization Fits Together
Isolation
Confucianism & bureaucracy
Political stability & economic growth
Divisions
Confucianism v. Daoism
Stearns et al., World Civilizations, The Global Experience, AP* Edition, 5th Edition
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