Name: ________________________________
Date: __________________ Per: ________
Chapter 2: China
AP World History I
The Dynastic Cycle
• A family of ______________ would start its rule with great vigor.
– Develop strong __________________
– Active _____________________
• Dynasty grows weaker, tax revenues _______________
– _______________ divisions increased
– Internal ____________________
– Invasions
• Another Dynasty emerges, usually from the _____________ of a successful general,
invader, or peasant rebel.
• Pattern starts anew…
Zhou Dynasty
• Lasted from _______________________
– Flourished only until about ____________ BCE
• Replaces the RVC of the _________________
• Never really develops a strong central government…________________ alliances
– ________________
• Rulers depend on a network of ____________ and obligations to and from their landlord
____________________.
• Power is LOST when the regional _________________ solidify their own powerbase,
ignoring the central government.
• Usually divided into _________ time periods, ______________, then ______________.
– Eastern is more Feudal
• Developed and maintained China’s “______________” territory from the Huanghe to the
_______________, referred to as the “______________ _____________.”
• _____________ grown in the north, ______________ in the south
• Zhou rulers use the ______________ ____ ________ to claim right to rule from the Shang
• Promote the unity of ___________________ Chinese
Confucius
• Late 6th and early 5th century BCE saw the rise of __________________ philosophy…a complex set of
political ________________ which would become the core of Chinese philosophy.
• The Era of ______________________:
– 402 BCE to ______________ BCE
Qin Dynasty
• Qin Shi ________________, or _____________ Emperor takes control of China.
– He was a regional ruler during _______________ States
– Deposes the final _________________ Emperor
• ___________________ Ruler (but effective)
– Problem lay with the power of Chinese ____________________ (land owners, etc.)
Qin Dynasty
• He ordered nobles to his palace and took control of their _______________________.
– Control as far as Hong Kong and influenced the development of ______________________
• Orders a National _________________
– Data for ____________ revenues
• Standardizes weights/measures and __________________
– Even the length of __________________ on carts
• Promoted Agriculture/__________________/manufacturing (_____________)
• Burned books…___________________ was subversive to his autocratic rule
• Builds Great Wall of China (does most work on it)
– _____________________ Miles
– The top is wide enough for ________________
• Somewhat short-lived
– High ___________________
– _____________________: singular punishment for most crimes
• When the Emperor died in ____________ BCE, massive revolts broke out by aggrieved
peasants
Han Dynasty
• Kept the Centralized rule of the Qin, but sought to reduce the _________________
• Expands Chinese territory into __________, _______________, and central Asia
• Conducted trade with ________________ Empire in the Middle East, through which the
Chinese traded with the ________________
Han Dynasty
• Most Famous ruler…______ __________ (Wudi) rules from 140-87 BCE
– Encouraged ____________ within the empire
– Brought ____________________ to China
Han Dynasty
• Seen as a “____________________ Age” of Chinese Culture and development
• Government was linked to formal __________________ training
– Urged support for __________________ (unlike Qin)
• Quality of Han rule declines after about ________________ centuries
– Central control _______________
– __________________…the _________ threaten China’s borders
• ___________________ CE: China was in a state of Chaos