Reading Guide – World History Honors
China
Chapter 6: Ancient China to 500 BCE
1. Pg. 64-69
a. Introduction
b. Earliest China: The Shang Era
i. Writing
ii. Art and Architecture
c. The Zhou Dynasty
i. Culture and Daily Life under the Zhou
2. Pg. 69-73
a. Confucius and the Confucian Philosophy
i. Law and Government Box (pg. 70): Confucius (551-479 BCE)
ii. Society and Economy Box (pg. 71): A Chinese Dilemma Do not outline
this one section, but read it and answer the question at the end.
b. Rivals to Confucius
c. Daoism
d. Legalism
Chapter 17: Empire of the Middle: China to the Mongol Conquest
1. Pg. 221-223
a. Introduction
b. The Qin Emperor: Foundation of the State
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Pg. 223-227
a. The Han Dynasty, 202 BCE – 220 CE
i. Arts and Sciences
ii. Law and Gov’t box pg. 225: The Virtuous Officials
iii. The Economy, Government, and Foreign Affairs
iv. The End of the Dynasty
3. Pg. 227-231
a. The Tang Dynasty, 618-907
b. The Song Dynasty, 960-1279
i. Song Internal Policies
ii. Foreign Affairs
c. Buddhism and Chinese Culture
IDs are on the back side.
Optional Identifications: The following are people, places, things, or ideas that you should
know. The best way to familiarize yourself with them is to keep a running list of these terms and
what they are in your notebook or on your computer as you read. Include detailed information
about each of these terms and how they apply to the readings. These terms WILL appear on
quizzes and tests. Your IDs will be due on the day of your test.
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Xia Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
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Yangtze River
Mandate of Heaven
The Warring States Period
Confucianism/ Confucius
Legalism/ Han Feizi
Daoism/ Laozi
Gentlemen
Qin Dynasty
Shi Huang-di
Li Si
Successes of the Qin Dynasty
The Great Wall of China
Failures of the Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
“Men of Han”/ People of the Han
Sima Qian
Successes of the Han Dynasty
Han Bureaucracy
Meritocracy
Mandarins
End of the Han Dynasty
New Era of Warring States
Kingdom of Wei
cultivation of rice
Sui Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
“Equal Field” system
Open-examination system
Imperial University
Successes of the Tang Dynasty
Technological advances of the Tang
Dynasty
End of the Tang Dynasty
Song Dynasty
printing
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Technological advances of the Song
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Hangzhou/ Kaifeng
Grand Canal
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Mongols
Yuan Dynasty
Buddhism in China
Tang reactions to Buddhism
Neo-Confucianism