Unit 4 Study Guide
Unit 4: Asian Empires (Click to download)
Chapter 2-4
- Terms to Know:
Chapter 2-4
- Mandate of Heaven
- Dynastic Cycle
- Xia Dynasty
- Shang Dynasty
- Zhou Dynasty
- Confucius
- Filial piety
- Bureaucracy
- Daoism
- Legalism
- Qin Dynasty
- Han Dynasty
- Xiongnu
- Confucianism
- The Later Han
- Tang Dynasty
- Song Dynasty
- Pastoralists
- Genghis Khan
- Khanates
- Yuan Dynasty
- Shinto
- Kami
- Yamato Clan
- Heian Period
- Kyoto
- The Tale of Genji
- Fujiwara Clan
- Samurai
- Bushido
- Shogun
- Kamakura Shogunate
- Critical Thinking Questions to Consider:
- Which Chinese Dynasty had the longest rule? Which one had the most significant impact on Chinese history? Explain.
- Is Confucianism a religion? Explain.
- Is it accurate to call Ancient China “misogynistic?” Explain.
- “One can conquer China on horseback, but one cannot govern it on horseback.” Interpret. What period in China’s history does this refer to? What does it mean? Is it true?
- Which “western” civilization does China share the most in common with: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, or Rome? How? Why? (consider culture, technology, religion, government structure, social structure etc…)
- How does the Geography of Japan differ from China’s? How might this affect its history?
- What outside influences were significant to the culture of Ancient Japan?
- Discuss how the translation of the words Samurai and Bushido inform us about Japanese values in the Kamakura period.