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4. The Mythical Period Early Chinese Dynasties The Shang Dynasty The Zhou Dynasty The Qin Dynasty ] The Han Dynasty Early Chinese Dynasties Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

5. Early Chinese Dynasties > The Mythical Period The Mythical Period • The Mythical Period • The Xia Dynasty Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com www.boundless.com/world-history/textbooks/boundless-world-history-textbook/early-chinese-dynasties-282/the-mythical-period-283/

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11. Early Chinese Dynasties Key terms • AnalectsThe document in which the students of Confucius recorded his teachings. • animismThe belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena, and that an immaterial force animates the universe. • AnyangA city from the Shang Dynasty, the excavation of which yielded large numbers of oracle bones. This helped prove the existence of the Shang Dynasty. • aristocracyThe nobility, or the hereditary ruling class. • artisansSkilled manual workers, who use tools and machinery in a particular craft. • bast fibersFibrous material from the phloem of a plant, used as fiber in matting, cord, etc. • Battle of MuyeThe battle that resulted with the Zhou, a subject people living in the western part of the kingdom, overthrew the Shang Dynasty. • Battle of Red CliffsA turning point in history that marked the last attempt to reunite the Han, and the beginning of a time of bloodshed for the Chinese. • chariotA two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in ancient warfare and racing. • chiLife force or body energy, which supposedly circulates through the body along meridians. • ChimeiA rebel army that ended the Xin dynasty after unrest. • Chu-Han ContentionA four-year (206-202 BCE) civil war between the Chu and Han states. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

12. Early Chinese Dynasties • crossbowA mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that fires bolts; it was invented during the Warring States period of the Zhou Dynasty, when its low cost and ease of use made it a preferable weapon to the chariot. • decentralizedMoving away from a single point of administration to multiple locations, and usually giving them a degree of autonomy. • divinationThepractice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernaturalmeans. • Duke of ZhouA regent to the king who established the feudal system, and held a lot of power during the Western Zhou period. • feudal systemA social system based on personal ownership of resources and personal fealty between a suzerain (lord) and a vassal (subject). Defining characteristics include direct ownership of resources, personal loyalty, and a hierarchical social structure reinforced by religion. • feudalismA social system in which nobility hold lands from the King in exchange for military service, and peasants lived on the nobles' land and provided services. • Five ClassicsThe basis of civil examinations in imperial China and the Confucian canon. They consist of the Book of Odes, the Book of Documents, the Book of Changes, the Book of Rites, and the Spring and Autumn Annals. • four occupationsA hierarchy in which aristocratic scholars had the highest social status, followed by farmers, then craftsmen and artisans, and finally merchants. • GilgameshThe hero of a Babylonian epic, and the legendary king of the Sumerian city state of Uruk. • GoAn abstract strategy board game for two players, where the object is to surround more territory than the opponent. • golden ageA happy age of peace and prosperity; a time of great progress or achievement. • Great Wall of ChinaAn ancient Chinese fortification, almost 4,000 miles long, originally designed to protect China from the Mongols. Construction began during the Qin Dynasty, under Shi Huangdi. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

13. Early Chinese Dynasties • HegemonyDomination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others. • HuaiA major river in China located about midway between the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. • hydraulicAn engineering technique in which liquid is in motion and transmits energy. • infantrySoldiers marching or fighting on foot. • jenHuman virtue, under Confucianism. • lacquerA natural varnish, originating in China or Japan, and extracted from the sap of a sumac tree. • laissez-faireA policy of governmental non-interference in economic affairs. • LegalismA Chinese philosophy claiming that a strong state is necessary to curtail human self-interest. • Mandate of HeavenThe belief, dating from ancient China, that heaven gives a ruler the right to rule fairly. • Mandate of HeavenThe Chinese philosophical concept of the circumstances under which a ruler is allowed to rule. Good rulers were allowed to rule under the Mandate of heaven, while despotic, unjust rulers had the Mandate revoked. • Mandate of HeavenThe Chinese philosophical concept of the circumstances under which a ruler is allowed to rule. Good rulers were allowed to rule under the Mandate of Heaven, while despotic, unjust rulers had the Mandate revoked. • milletAny of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

14. Early Chinese Dynasties • nomadic-pastoralistA lifestyle in which livestock are herded to find fresh grazing pastures in an irregular pattern of movement. • Oracle bonePieces of ox scapula or turtle plastron, used for divination in ancient China. • Oracle bonesInscriptions of divination records on the bones or shells of animals, dating to the Shang Dynasty of ancient China. • oracle bonesInscriptions of divination records on the bones or shells of animals, dating to the Shang Dynasty of ancient China. • PanguA mythical Chinese being who created the universe. • papyrusA material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world as a surface for writing or painting. • patrilinealDescent through the male line in a family. • Pax MongolicaLatin term for "Mongolian peace" during their Empire. • Pax SinicaLatin term for "Chinese peace" maintained by Chinese hegemony. • peasantsMembers of the lowest social class, who toil on the land. This social class consisted of small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands, and other laborers on the land, forming the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture. • porcelainA Chinese innovation perfected during the Eastern Han Period; durable, high-quality, and attractive ceramic ware. • regentA relative in a royal family who looks after the throne for an underaged king until he is mature enough to receive power. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

15. Early Chinese Dynasties • shamanismA shaman is a person who is seen to have accessto and influence in the world of spirits, and who typically enters a trancestate during rituals, and practices divination and healing. • Shang DynastyAlso called the Yin Dynasty, succeeded the Xia Dynasty and followed the Zhou Dynasty. It existed in the second millennium BCE. • Sima QianA renowned Chinese historiographer of the 2nd century BCE who wrote about the Xia Dynasty. • socialismA political philosophy based on principles of community decision making, social equality, and the avoidance of economic and social exclusion, with preference to community goals over individual ones. • Tang DynastyAn imperial dynasty of China, from 618-907 CE. • Tao Te ChingThe book which forms the basis of Daoist philosophy. • urbanismThe change in a country or region when its population migrates from rural to urban areas. • Western Zhou periodThe first period of Zhou rule, during which the Zhou held undisputed power over China (1046-771 BCE). • Xia DynastyThe first dynasty in traditional Chinese history. • xianMythical afterlife paradise during the Han Dynasty. • YangtzeThe longest river in Asia, the Yangtze flows from the highlands of Tibet through central China, and empties into the Pacific Ocean at Shanghai. • Yellow RiverHuang He in Chinese. A river of northern China which flows for 5,463 km (3,000 miles) to the Yellow Sea. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

16. Early Chinese Dynasties • ZhengzhouThe modern-day area where the new capital of Shang was established during the Shang Dynasty. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

17. Early Chinese Dynasties Example of Bronze Inscription This example of bronze inscription was cast on the Song ding, ca. 800 BCE. The text records the appointment of a man named Song (颂) as supervisor of the storehouses in Chengzhou, and is repeated on at least 3 tripod pots (鼎 dǐng), 5 tureens (簋 guǐ) and their lids, and 2 vases (壺 hú) and their lids. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."247px-JinwenShisongding.jpg."CC BY 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JinwenShisongding.jpgView on Boundless.com

18. Early Chinese Dynasties Example of Western Zhou Bronze A Chinese bronze "gui" ritual vessel on a pedestal, used as a container for grain. From the Western Zhou Dynasty, dated c. 1000 BC. The written inscription of 11 ancient Chinese characters on the bronze vessel states its use and ownership by Zhou royalty. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."472px-Western_Zhou_Gui_Vessel.jpg."CC BY 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Western_Zhou_Gui_Vessel.jpgView on Boundless.com

19. Early Chinese Dynasties Map of Silk Road In this map of the Silk Road, red shows the land route and blue shows the maritime route. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."640px-Silk_route.jpg."CC BY 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silk_route.jpgView on Boundless.com

20. Early Chinese Dynasties Pangu Portrait of Pangu, the creator of the universe according to Chinese mythology. This portrait is from Sancai Tuhui, a Chinese encyclopedia published in 1609, during the Ming Dynasty. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Pangu."Public domainhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pangu.jpgView on Boundless.com

21. Early Chinese Dynasties Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty Emperor Gaozu, formerly known as Liu Bang, founded the Han Dynasty. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."Hangaozu.jpg."CC BY 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hangaozu.jpgView on Boundless.com

22. Early Chinese Dynasties Example of Woven Silk Textile This woven silk textile from the Western Han era was found at Tomb No. 1 at Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan Province. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."640px-Woven_silk_Western_Han_Dynasty.jpg."Public domainhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woven_silk,_Western_Han_Dynasty.jpgView on Boundless.com

23. Early Chinese Dynasties Chinese Hemp Wrapping Paper These examples of Chinese hemp wrapping paper date from 100 BCE. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."494px-Chinese_hemp_paper_western_han.jpg."GNU FDL 1.2https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_hemp_paper_western_han.jpgView on Boundless.com

24. Early Chinese Dynasties Emperor Guangwu Emperor Guangwu ruled during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."372px-Han_Guangwu_Di.jpg."Public domainhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Han_Guangwu_Di.jpgView on Boundless.com

25. Early Chinese Dynasties Portrait of Cai Lun This portrait of Cai Lun depicts the invention of paper. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."Cai-lun.jpg."Public domainhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cai-lun.jpgView on Boundless.com

26. Early Chinese Dynasties Example of Lacquerware These are Chinese Western Han (202 BC - 9 CE) era lacquerwares and lacquer tray unearthed from the 2nd-century-BCE Han Tomb No.1 at Mawangdui, Changsha, China in 1972. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."640px-Mawangdui_lacquerwares_and_tray.jpg."CC BY 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mawangdui_lacquerwares_and_tray.jpgView on Boundless.com

27. Early Chinese Dynasties Example of Silk Painting This example of silk painting shows a man riding a dragon, and has been dated to the 5th-3rd century BCE. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."349px-Changshadragon.jpg."CC BY 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Changshadragon.jpgView on Boundless.com

28. Early Chinese Dynasties A Map of the Warring States of China This map shows the Warring States late in the period. Qin has expanded southwest, Chu north and Zhao northwest. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."522px-EN-WarringStatesAll260BCE.jpg."CC BY 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EN-WarringStatesAll260BCE.jpgView on Boundless.com

29. Early Chinese Dynasties Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty A portrait of Emperor Wu, one of the most influential rulers of the Han Dynasty. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."352px-漢武帝.jpg."CC BY 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%BC%A2%E6%AD%A6%E5%B8%9D.jpgView on Boundless.com

30. Early Chinese Dynasties The Oldest Paper Book This is the oldest paper book, dating to 256 CE. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."374px-Paperbook256.jpg."Public domainhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paperbook%2B256.jpgView on Boundless.com

31. Early Chinese Dynasties Portrait of Dong Zhuo This portrait of Dong Zhuo dates from a Qing Dynasty edition of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."Dong_Zhuo_Portrait.jpg."CC BY-SAhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mohenjodaro_Sindh.jpegView on Boundless.com

32. Early Chinese Dynasties Shang Dynasty Bronze This bronze ding vessel dates to the Shang Dynasty. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."383px-Dinastia_shang_tipode_ding_biansato_xiii-xii_sec._ac.jpeg."CC BY 3.0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty#/media/File:Dinastia_shang,_tipode_ding_biansato,_xiii-xii_sec._ac.JPGView on Boundless.com

33. Early Chinese Dynasties Shang Dynasty Bronze Battle Axe This bronze axe is an example of Shang bronze work. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."532px-CMOC_Treasures_of_Ancient_China_exhibit_-_bronze_battle_axe.jpg."CC BY 3.0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty#/media/File:CMOC_Treasures_of_Ancient_China_exhibit_-_bronze_battle_axe.jpgView on Boundless.com

34. Early Chinese Dynasties The Yellow Emperor, or Huangdi. Portrait of the first of the Five Emperors, who was considered the original ancestor for Han Chinese. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."362px-Huangti.jpg."CC BY 3.0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Emperor#/media/File:Huangti.jpgView on Boundless.com

35. Early Chinese Dynasties The Great Wall of China Sections of the Great Wall of China, from the part known as Jinshanling. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."The Great Wall of China at Jinshanling."CC BY-SA 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Great_Wall_of_China_at_Jinshanling.jpgView on Boundless.com

36. Early Chinese Dynasties The Terracotta Army A close-up of two soldiers in the terracotta army. Note how their faces differ from each other—each soldier was constructed to be unique. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."Terracotta PMorgan."CC BY 2.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Terracotta_pmorgan.jpgView on Boundless.com

37. Early Chinese Dynasties Ceramic Candle Holder from the Eastern Han Dynasty A ceramic candle holder from the Eastern Han Dynasty, with prancing animal figures. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."Eastern Han pottery chandelier."GNU FDL 1.2https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eastern_Han_pottery_chandelier.JPGView on Boundless.com

38. Early Chinese Dynasties The Three Kingdoms The Three Kingdoms in 262 CE after the fall of the Han dynasty. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."China 5."GNU FDL 1.2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_5.jpg#/media/File:China_5.jpgView on Boundless.com

39. Early Chinese Dynasties Oracle Bone This oracle bone from the Shang Dynasty dates to the reign of King Wu Ding. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."312px-Shang_dynasty_inscribed_scapula.jpg."CC BY 3.0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone#/media/File:Shang_dynasty_inscribed_scapula.jpgView on Boundless.com

40. Early Chinese Dynasties Depiction of Yu the Great This hanging scroll shows Yu the Great, as imagined by Song Dynasty painter Ma Lin. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."210px-King_Yu_of_Xia.jpg."CC BY 3.0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_the_Great#/media/File:King_Yu_of_Xia.jpgView on Boundless.com

41. Early Chinese Dynasties The Burial Pit at the Tomb of Lady Fu Hao This tomb is located in the ruins of the ancient Shang Dynasty capital, Yin. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Tomb_Fu_Hao_YinXu.jpg."CC BY 3.0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Fu_Hao#/media/File:Tomb_Fu_Hao_YinXu.jpgView on Boundless.com

42. Early Chinese Dynasties Houmuwu Ding The "Houmuwu Ding" is the heaviest piece of bronze work found in China so far. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Hou Mu Wu Ding Full View."CC BY-SA 3.0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HouMuWuDingFullView.jpgView on Boundless.com

43. Early Chinese Dynasties Bronze battle-axe A bronze battle-axe dated to the Shang Dynasty. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Treasures of Ancient China exhibit - bronze battle axe."CC BY-SA 2.5http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CMOC_Treasures_of_Ancient_China_exhibit_-_bronze_battle_axe.jpgView on Boundless.com

44. Early Chinese Dynasties Shangdi One depiction of Shangdi, the Supreme Being who ruled over humanity and nature. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Yuanshi Tianzun."Public domainhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:YuanshiTianzun.jpgView on Boundless.com

45. Early Chinese Dynasties Sima Qian's Historical Records The first page of Sima Qian's Historical Records. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Shiji."Public domainhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shiji.jpgView on Boundless.com

46. Early Chinese Dynasties Map of Shang Dynasty This map shows the location of the Shang Dynasty in the Yellow River valley. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."557px-Shang_dynasty.svg.png."CC BY 3.0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty#/media/File:Shang_dynasty.svgView on Boundless.com

47. Early Chinese Dynasties The Duke of Zhou Portrait of the Duke of Zhou in Sancai Tuhui, a Chinese encyclopedia published in 1609 during the Ming Dynasty. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Zhou Gong."Public domainhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zhou_gong.jpgView on Boundless.com

48. Early Chinese Dynasties The Chinese Character for "Tian" The Chinese character for "Tian," meaning "heaven," in (from left to right) Bronze script, Seal script, Oracle script, and modern simplified. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Tian."Public domainhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TianView on Boundless.com

49. Early Chinese Dynasties Map of Zhou Dynasty This map shows the location of the ancient Zhou Dynasty. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia."Zhou_dynasty_1000_BC.png."CC BY 3.0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_dynasty#/media/File:Zhou_dynasty_1000_BC.pngView on Boundless.com

50. Early Chinese Dynasties Lao-Tzu A depiction of Lao-Tzu, the founder of Daoism. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikimedia."DaodeTianzun.jpg."CC BY 3.0https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DaodeTianzun.jpgView on Boundless.com