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GuptaChinese

Dynasties Confucianism

The Good,The Bad,

And the Ugly

GeneralChina

The Gupta period is known as this, because of the peace and

prosperity during that time

What is The Golden Age of India?

This is how the Guptas expanded their empire

What is peacefully, by intermarrying with local rulers?

This reflects the value the Guptas placed on education, since it was

the worlds first of its kind

What is Nalanda University?

This religion was in the majority under the Guptas

What is Hindu?

The Guptas valued rational inquiry, and made advancements

in these areas (name 2)

Astronomy, Medicine, Math, Technology

The made up (we think) first dynasty

Who were the Xia?

Dynasty founded by Shi HuangDi

Who were the Qin?

The Dynasty that oversaw China’s Golden Age

Who were the Han?

The first dynasty that we have evidence actually existed, and

were the first to control the areas between the Yellow and Yangtze

Rivers

Who were the Shang?

Dynasty during which the Mandate of Heaven first appears

Who were the Zhou?

He founded lived during a chaotic period and is credited with the philosophy that has

shaped Chinese society

Who was Confucius?

The core philosophy of Confucianism

Merit, Respect for Elders/Tradition,

Duty to family

Confucius believed these were the key to society functioning

properly.

What were the 5 relationships?

This Confucian idea lead to the worlds first Civil Service exams.

A person’s merit is more important that their birth.

or… Meritocracy

Period during which Confucius lived

What was the Warring States Period?

The longest construction project in history

orthe world’s longest cemetery

What is the Great Wall of China?

Adopted by Shi Huangdi this assumed humans are evil and

need strict punishments in order to not break the law

What is Legalism

These refinements introduced by Shi Huangdi allowed trade in

China to happen more efficiently

What are:standard weights, measures,

money and writing?

Shi Huangdi is rumored to have done this to Scholars who openly

disagreed with him

What is buried the Scholars alive?

Shi Huangdi’s greatest legacy

What is unification of China?

These natural barriers protect the Chinese River Valleys from the

outside world.

Gobi Desert, Himalayan Mountains, Jungles of Southeast

Asia

The belief that the power to rule is granted “from above”

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

The first Great Chinese Emperor who began construction on the

Great Wall of China

Who is Shi Huangdi ?

This was the first Chinese Dynasty to use a Civil Service

Exam.

Who are the Han?

Belief that Chinese Civilization was superior to all others

What is The Middle Kingdom?