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– China’s ethnocentric view of the world and use
of Confucianism came into conflict with the
ideas of the West.
– During the Qing dynasty, China attempted to
isolate itself by restricting trade with western
nations.
• The first
civilizations
developed in
river valleys
______________
– Annual flooding
– fertile soil
– Long growing
seasons
• Civilization in China
developed in the:
– Huang He (Yellow)
River Valley
– Yangtze River
Valley
• Natural
Barriers
isolated
__________
early China
from other
civilizations
– Himalayas
– Gobi Desert
– Taklimakan
Desert
• Geographic isolation led
to development of
ethnocentrism
________________in
China
– The belief in the
superiority of one’s own
race, culture, or nation
– Chinese referred to
China as the
Middle Kingdom
_________________
– The construction of
The Great Wall
_________________
is
an example of Chinese
ethnocentrism
• Chinese believed
events on Earth
controlled by
ancestors in Heaven
________________
• Ancestors granted
approval
_______to
dynasties
to rule over China
– Approval could be taken
away
Dynastic Cycle
• _________________
referred to the cycle
by which dynasties
rose and fell in China
• Early philosophies developed when
people tried to understand how to
social order
create ______________in
society
chaos
during times of _______
when
dynasties were falling
– Daoism
– Legalism
– Confucianism
• Society should be
ordered around
_______________
Five Relationships
• _________
stressed
Filial Piety
the importance of
respect for parents
and elders
• Stressed importance
good government and
of ______________
education
____________
• Influenced
development of
Chinese Civil Service
________________
Shang
Oracle bones, patriarchal society,
ancestor worship, ethnocentric
Zhou
• Mandate of Heaven
• established feudal states,
• ends with Warring States period
Qin
Legalism, began Great Wall,
Han
Growth of trade on Silk Road,
stressed Confucianism in society
Song
Tang
Yuan
Ming
Qing
Golden Age of China
Prosperity, internal peace,
technological advances
Mongol’s rule over China
Kublai Khan
• Chinese rule
restored
• Admiral Zheng He
– Explored &
established sea trade
with countries around
Indian Ocean
• China began an isolationist policy at the
end of the Ming dynasty
– Restricted trade with Europe
– Destroyed Zheng He’s fleet
• Last dynasty in imperial China
• At start of Qing Dynasty China was
prosperous and advanced
• Isolation led China to fall behind
Western countries technologically
– Foreign nations began exerting influence
over China