ASIAN 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Qigong, Wu Wei, Junzi
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Yangshao: a prehistoric society that took place during 5000-3000 bce. There were also painted pottery and bronze tools. Family members were buried underground underneath houses. Yellow river: it connected tibet to the yellow sea. There was periodic flooding that was known as china"s sorrow. This was the dynasty where irrigation was started. This dynasty was the one that monopolized on bronze production. There were also armies, chariots, wheeled vehicles, etc being developed. The oracle bones (a source of writing) came from this period. This was the dynasty period where emperors were seen as sons of heaven. This was the period where success of an emperor was seen through events such as good crop, good weather, etc. They developed cheap iron weaponry that ended the shang monopoly on bronze. Iron metallurgy allow for widespread creation of weaponry. Son of heaven: a title that was adopted by the monarch that was found in the mandate of.
