EAS103H1 Midterm: Midterm review
Document Summary
Dynasty- xia, shang, zhou, qin, han, xin, han. Confucius, mozi, menucius, xunzi, lao zi, zhuang zi, han fei zi. A hisotry of korea from antiquity to the present. All who speak korean as their native tongue identify themselves as ethnically korean. Shang dynasty (1500-1045 bce); western zhou dynasty 1045-771bce. Southern area by the yangzi river- warmer, wetter, and more lush: suitable for rice, and growing two crops a year, boats the preferred means of transportation in the south. Xia dynasty: first dynasty recorded by early chinese texts; no proof of it"s existence. Regularly sent out armies on war campaigns or hunts that lasted months. Bronze used for weapons and chariot wheels that came into use around. Shang kings also acted as high priests. Royal ancestors viewed as those that can intervene with di. They can send curses, produce dreams, assist the king in battle, etc the high god di who commands rain, thunder, wind.
