Pre-AP World History: Vocabulary
Pre-AP World History Chapter 3 Vocabulary
1. Yellow and Yangtze Rivers-contained many agricultural settlements, were river valleys
2.Gobi Desert-in northwest China, blocking off invaders from the north and northwest
3.Tibetan Plateau-north of the Himilayan Mountains, protected the west from invasion
4.Yangshao and Longshan cultures-identified as the painted and black pottery cultures
5.Xia Dynasty-started around 4000 years ago, leader Yu introduced irrigation and draining
6.Shang Dynasty-afterthe Xia in the 16th century B.C.E., oracle bones found in Anyang
7.Anyang-capital of the Shang Dynasty, oracle bones were dug up revealing early writing
8.Xinjiang corpses-from 2000 B.C.E., clearly European, revealing migration eastward
9.oracle …show more content…
16.Rites of Zhou-one of the oldest surviving documents, stating that Zhou ruled bc of MOH
17.yin and yang-interacting, opposing forces in nature, always should be in balance
*18.Yi Jing/Book of Changes-
19.Confucius-the lader of Confucianism, belief in 5 key relationships and filial piety
20.The Analects-written by Confucius' disciples on the sayings and ideas relating to him
21.Mencius-(370-290 BCE) a philosopher who stressed the humanistic side of …show more content…
25.Daoism-based on forces in nature, which needed to be balanced (yin and yang)
26.Dao de Jing-primary document which makes original concepts a bit difficult to understand
27.wu wei-to interpret the will of Heaven is not action but INACTION
28.Period of Warring States-the period between 2 dynasties; one losing power, one gaining it
29.Qin Dynasty-(221-206 BCE)legalism, strict censorship,standardized weights&measures
30.Qin Shi Huangdi-first emperor of Qin, rose to throne at age 13 in 246 BCE, Li Su is advisor
31.Xianyang-the capital where aristocratic clans were forced to live, so court could monitor
*32.Sima Qian-
33.Xiongnu-northern nomads who posed the threat of invading(possibly related to Huns)
34.Great Wall-a costly project to keep invaders out from the North, slowed but not stopped
35.Han Dynasty-(202 BCE-221 CE)founded by Liu Bang, dictorial gov't and civil service exams
36.eunuchs- males who had their testicles removed (castrated)
37.Liu Bang-founder of the Han dynasty
38.state Confucianism-Confucian doctrine combined with Legalist practice
39.civil service exam-tests administered to workers in the bureaucracy to see if they qualify
*40.Han Wudi-
*41.Wang Mang-reformist official who seized
1. Yellow and Yangtze Rivers-contained many agricultural settlements, were river valleys
2.Gobi Desert-in northwest China, blocking off invaders from the north and northwest
3.Tibetan Plateau-north of the Himilayan Mountains, protected the west from invasion
4.Yangshao and Longshan cultures-identified as the painted and black pottery cultures
5.Xia Dynasty-started around 4000 years ago, leader Yu introduced irrigation and draining
6.Shang Dynasty-afterthe Xia in the 16th century B.C.E., oracle bones found in Anyang
7.Anyang-capital of the Shang Dynasty, oracle bones were dug up revealing early writing
8.Xinjiang corpses-from 2000 B.C.E., clearly European, revealing migration eastward
9.oracle …show more content…
16.Rites of Zhou-one of the oldest surviving documents, stating that Zhou ruled bc of MOH
17.yin and yang-interacting, opposing forces in nature, always should be in balance
*18.Yi Jing/Book of Changes-
19.Confucius-the lader of Confucianism, belief in 5 key relationships and filial piety
20.The Analects-written by Confucius' disciples on the sayings and ideas relating to him
21.Mencius-(370-290 BCE) a philosopher who stressed the humanistic side of …show more content…
25.Daoism-based on forces in nature, which needed to be balanced (yin and yang)
26.Dao de Jing-primary document which makes original concepts a bit difficult to understand
27.wu wei-to interpret the will of Heaven is not action but INACTION
28.Period of Warring States-the period between 2 dynasties; one losing power, one gaining it
29.Qin Dynasty-(221-206 BCE)legalism, strict censorship,standardized weights&measures
30.Qin Shi Huangdi-first emperor of Qin, rose to throne at age 13 in 246 BCE, Li Su is advisor
31.Xianyang-the capital where aristocratic clans were forced to live, so court could monitor
*32.Sima Qian-
33.Xiongnu-northern nomads who posed the threat of invading(possibly related to Huns)
34.Great Wall-a costly project to keep invaders out from the North, slowed but not stopped
35.Han Dynasty-(202 BCE-221 CE)founded by Liu Bang, dictorial gov't and civil service exams
36.eunuchs- males who had their testicles removed (castrated)
37.Liu Bang-founder of the Han dynasty
38.state Confucianism-Confucian doctrine combined with Legalist practice
39.civil service exam-tests administered to workers in the bureaucracy to see if they qualify
*40.Han Wudi-
*41.Wang Mang-reformist official who seized