| TOPIC 7 |
| THE CIVILIZATION OF ANCIENT CHINA |
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| IDENTIFICATIONS |
| Identify and discuss the importance of the following items |
| Lang Shan | Yang Shao | Hsia (Xia) Dynasty |
| Shang Dynasty | Chou (Zhou) Dynasty | Wei Valley |
| "Mandate of Heaven" | "well field system" | Book of Changes (I-Ching) |
| Book of Songs | Book of Rituals | Loyang |
| Ch'in (Qin) | Chin (Jin) | Peking (Beijing) |
| Shantung (Shandong) | Ch'u (Qu) | Sechuan (Sichuan) |
| Confucius | K'ung Fu-Tze (Kongfuzi) | Analects |
| Mencius | Shih Huang Ti (Qin Shi Huang Di) | Canton (Guangzhou) |
| Hsian Yang (Xian Yang) | Li Ssu (Li Si) | Legalism |
| Han Fei-Tzu (Han Fei-zi) | Li Ping (Li Bing) | Kuan Hsien (Guanxian) |
| Chengdu | Ssu Ma Ch'ien (Simaqian) | Liu Pang (Liu Bang) |
| Han Kao-tsu (Han Gaozu) | Hsien (Xian) | Han Wu Ti (Han Wudi) |
| Kansu (Gansu Corridor) | Sinkiang (Xinjiang) | Turkestan |
| Kashgar | Hsiung-nu (Xiongnu) | Uighurs |
| Chang Ch'ien (Zhangqian) | Ch'ang An (Changan) | Seres |
| Samarkand | Talas River | Tashkent |
| Wang Mang | Red Eyebrows | Huns |
| Pan Ch'ao (Ban Chao) | Wei Dynasty | Six Dynasties |
| Historical Records | History of the Han Dynasty | Pan Ku (Ban Gu) |
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STUDY QUESTIONS |
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1. Despite
the brevity of the dynasty, the Qin (Ch'in) established the foundation of
a united China. What were these significant political and social
reforms? |
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| READING ASSIGNMENT |
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Rhoads Murphey, A History of Asia, Chapter 5 |