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Traditional China Test Review Sheet
Ch 8 Sec 1 (pp. 179-182) & Ch 15 Sec 2 (pp. 327-333) RELIGIONS & PHILOSOPHIES
Philosophy/
Religion
Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism
Legalism
Founder
Symbol
Main
Beliefs
NONE
Four Noble Truths
1.
Superior/Inferior
relationship
NONE
Way of Nature
View of the people
2.
Chi
3.
Six Relationships
1.
2.
4.
How to get people to
follow rules
How Taoism is
reflected in Taoist
art
3.
Eightfold Path
4.
Two Handles
5.
Middle Way
6.
Filial Piety
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Chapter 15 Section 3 (pp. 333-336)
What are the main social classes in traditional China?
PATTERNS OF LIFE
Compare:
Gentry
Peasants
Define:
Social
mobility
Joint
family
Filial
piety
Respect
for
ancestors
How did people show respect for their ancestors in traditional China?
Explain the role of women in traditional Chinese society. (Include marriage and her
husband’s family)
2
Chapter 15 Section 4 (pp. 337-343)
POWERFUL EMPIRES
Describe the following dynasties. Be sure to include answers to the question(s) included.
Dynasty
Native?
What idea did it contribute to the position of emperor?
Zhou
How did it unite China? What were its great accomplishments?
Chin
(Qin)
What major trading system started during this dynasty?
Han
How was it a Golden Age?
Tang &
Song
Mongol
Conquest
Who was the significant leader? How did they gain control of
China?
What three major things did they accomplish?
Ming
Where did they come from?
Manchu
(Qing)
What was the Silk Road? How is it connected to the concept of cultural diffusion?
Exam System
 What was it? Who took it? Why did they take it?
 How is it a reflection of Confucian ideas?
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Chapter 15 Section 5 (pp. 343-348)
ROOTS OF REVOLUTION
Opium war
Conditions
leading up to
the war
Cause of the
war
Balance of
power during
the war
Result of War
Treaty of Nanjing – these “unequal treaties” did the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Increase in Foreign Influence
Kowtow
Spheres
of
Influence
Open
Door
Policy
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Define:
Cause:
Result:
Cause:
Result:
Cause:
Result:
Taiping
Rebellion
Hundred Days
of Reform
Ci Xi
Boxer Rebellion
Revolution
of 1911
What is the common cause of all three wars/rebellions?
Who was Sun Yat Sen? What were his “Three Principles of the People?”
Leader(s)
Principles
Nationalists
Communists
Describe the Long March. Who was on the offensive? Who was on the defensive? Who
was successful in the end?
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