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Ancient Chinese Literature & Philosophy: Shang Dynasty to Confucius, Quizzes of Contemporary Literature

An in-depth exploration of ancient chinese literature and philosophy, covering key dynasties, texts, and figures from the shang dynasty to confucius. Topics include the development of chinese writing, the book of songs, confucianism, and the analects. This resource is essential for students of chinese history, literature, and philosophy.

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2009/2010

Uploaded on 02/25/2010

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TERM 1
Shang Dynasty
DEFINITION 1
*1750-1020 BC *Earliest Chinese writings are pictograms,
ideograms, and radicals on tortoise shells
TERM 2
Chou Dynasty
DEFINITION 2
*1000-722 BC *Book of Songs
TERM 3
Spring and Autumn Annals
DEFINITION 3
*722-446 BC *Confucius
TERM 4
Ch'in Dynasty
DEFINITION 4
221 BC
TERM 5
Ancient china
DEFINITION 5
*Developed independently from that of the West in the
Yellow River basin
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Shang Dynasty

*1750-1020 BC *Earliest Chinese writings are pictograms, ideograms, and radicals on tortoise shells TERM 2

Chou Dynasty

DEFINITION 2 *1000-722 BC *Book of Songs TERM 3

Spring and Autumn Annals

DEFINITION 3 *722-446 BC *Confucius TERM 4

Ch'in Dynasty

DEFINITION 4 221 BC TERM 5

Ancient china

DEFINITION 5 *Developed independently from that of the West in the Yellow River basin

Literary

fiction

*centered around language and ideas * the literary and language when held in common shape the people who create the nation TERM 7

Ancient Chinese civilization

DEFINITION 7 *earliest writings on tortoise shells (1700-1020 BC) TERM 8

Book of Songs

DEFINITION 8 *1000-600 BC *305 lyric "songs" not an epic *retells Chou Heritage *educational text of the upper class *became an assumed common cultural knowledge *religious--part of the canon of Confucian classics TERM 9

Book of Songs Heterogeneous point of view

DEFINITION 9 *variety of sources *diversity of views *lower and upper classes *a vehicle for political and social protest *unlike an epic (homogeneous), the Book of Songs illustrates many voices TERM 10

Book of Songs written for Chou aristocracy on

diverse topics:

DEFINITION 10 *temple hymns *narrative ballads *royal laments *songs glorifying war and deploring war *love songs/marriage songs

The Analects vision

*social philosophy-"the way" *idealized tradition+social thought *details of ceremony and decorum--respect for others *assumes the innate goodness of humans *argues that by study and self- cultivation, one can join their instinctive being and social being-- which should yield a perfect society *hope for society is that its members act decent towards each other, respect age and hierarchy *19th cent--Confucianism mutates to social coercion, resented