Traditions and Encounters, 2/e

Jerry H. Bentley, University of Hawai'i
Herbert F. Ziegler, University of Hawai'i

EARLY SOCIETY IN EAST ASIA

Study Questions


1		What do the legends of the three sage-kings tell us about the matters of greatest importance to the people of the early east Asian societies?



2		How did the physical features of the land and waters in east Asia influence the development of the culture?



3		What does the term mandate of heaven mean? How did it influence political developments in early east Asia?



4		What were the causes of the decline and eventual fall of the Zhou dynasty?



5		Describe the different social orders that developed during the first three dynasties.



6		What is the relationship between patriarchy and ancestor worship in early China?



7		What was the purpose of oracle bones during the Shang? What do they tell us about life at that time?



8		What do we know about writing and literature during the Zhou? Why is our knowledge so limited?



9		Describe the relationship between the Chinese society under the dynasties and the people of the steppe lands. How did these cultures differ? How did they influence each other?



10		What was the relationship between the culture of the Yellow River and that of the Yangzi Valley?

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