ARKY 325 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
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What did they build for water storage?
large reservoirs with population of a million people - largest pre industrial civilization
Religious Utopia
all people and state effort made for king and temples at center of universe
Khmer Society- what was it like?
Live by merit, king as apex of society, aristocrats supported by royal patronage and ranks, hereditary and
nobles controlled land
What animal was important here
Elephants just like the Chinese observer had said
Who came and Observed Angkor wat and their king?
Zhou Dagan was Chinese ambassador sent here and said that king rarely came out but if he did, he was
on an elephant, holding a sacred sword and people bowed down
What did the Chinese observer say about the public world?
That it was elaborate with public spectacles and New year ceremony and state was rich with agriculture
and produce
Why did Ankor collapse?
environmental factors as the population grew and put strain on water system- drought followed by
intense monsoons that destroyed the hydraulic system
What system did they use to survey the landscape of Angkor wat?
They used LiDAR survey showing much more cities, roads, water storage in the Angkor - no evidence of
moving out in large numbers
Social factors for collapse of Angkor?
social theories including Thai sacking it, king adopting new form of Buddhism etc.
Eastern Zhou Period?
Shang was first urban center - elite enclosures with workshops
What were Zhou cities truly?
, True cities literally with populations in the thousands. commercial administrative functions- therefore it
provided services rather than asked people for services
What were cities manufacturing centers of-?
Iron- it was a transition from bronze because it was easier cheaper and mass producible
Was there coinage in China?
Yes, there was as it facilitated commerce and trade- easier to collect taxes
Was Zhou a period of peace or warfare?
It was a time of endemic warfare and constant fighting between independent states for authority
What was the Zhou period of early warfare?
It was a small scale period called the Spring Autumn period that shifted to a large scale warfare in the
Warring States Period
Tomb of Marquis of Yi- dominated by Zhou- what was the burial pit like?
it had many chariots and horses in a chamber- with ritual bronzes and bamboo strips that had written
work on them to describe funeral and guests with jade, silk and thousands of bronze objects
What instrument was played by the Zhou?
The bronze bells which was a technological feat during this time.
Aside from that technological feat, what else were the contributions from the Zhou?
lots of philosophers, challenges to the perspectives of nobility and divine rights of the rulers, confuscious
- people good by merit and ethics to advance in life
What was the idea about Zhou and how to act and live in life- also in terms of their kingship?
To love by merit via confusious teachings and that it was heaven's mandate
- kingship linked to movement of the stars and heavens and that planets moved independently whereas
stars are fixed --> therefore social structure was based on nature and natural ideas
What kind of states were Zhou states and the rulers?
It had 60 separate states with nominal rulers and that number declined during the Spring Autumn
period as there was instability
zhou warring states period
feudal lords ignoring emperor and engaged in wars, ruthless leader rose and dynasty ended- far more
violent with mass production of weapons and lots of cavalry and infrantry
When was the crossbow invented and give some info about it?
UPDATE ALREADY GRADED A+
What did they build for water storage?
large reservoirs with population of a million people - largest pre industrial civilization
Religious Utopia
all people and state effort made for king and temples at center of universe
Khmer Society- what was it like?
Live by merit, king as apex of society, aristocrats supported by royal patronage and ranks, hereditary and
nobles controlled land
What animal was important here
Elephants just like the Chinese observer had said
Who came and Observed Angkor wat and their king?
Zhou Dagan was Chinese ambassador sent here and said that king rarely came out but if he did, he was
on an elephant, holding a sacred sword and people bowed down
What did the Chinese observer say about the public world?
That it was elaborate with public spectacles and New year ceremony and state was rich with agriculture
and produce
Why did Ankor collapse?
environmental factors as the population grew and put strain on water system- drought followed by
intense monsoons that destroyed the hydraulic system
What system did they use to survey the landscape of Angkor wat?
They used LiDAR survey showing much more cities, roads, water storage in the Angkor - no evidence of
moving out in large numbers
Social factors for collapse of Angkor?
social theories including Thai sacking it, king adopting new form of Buddhism etc.
Eastern Zhou Period?
Shang was first urban center - elite enclosures with workshops
What were Zhou cities truly?
, True cities literally with populations in the thousands. commercial administrative functions- therefore it
provided services rather than asked people for services
What were cities manufacturing centers of-?
Iron- it was a transition from bronze because it was easier cheaper and mass producible
Was there coinage in China?
Yes, there was as it facilitated commerce and trade- easier to collect taxes
Was Zhou a period of peace or warfare?
It was a time of endemic warfare and constant fighting between independent states for authority
What was the Zhou period of early warfare?
It was a small scale period called the Spring Autumn period that shifted to a large scale warfare in the
Warring States Period
Tomb of Marquis of Yi- dominated by Zhou- what was the burial pit like?
it had many chariots and horses in a chamber- with ritual bronzes and bamboo strips that had written
work on them to describe funeral and guests with jade, silk and thousands of bronze objects
What instrument was played by the Zhou?
The bronze bells which was a technological feat during this time.
Aside from that technological feat, what else were the contributions from the Zhou?
lots of philosophers, challenges to the perspectives of nobility and divine rights of the rulers, confuscious
- people good by merit and ethics to advance in life
What was the idea about Zhou and how to act and live in life- also in terms of their kingship?
To love by merit via confusious teachings and that it was heaven's mandate
- kingship linked to movement of the stars and heavens and that planets moved independently whereas
stars are fixed --> therefore social structure was based on nature and natural ideas
What kind of states were Zhou states and the rulers?
It had 60 separate states with nominal rulers and that number declined during the Spring Autumn
period as there was instability
zhou warring states period
feudal lords ignoring emperor and engaged in wars, ruthless leader rose and dynasty ended- far more
violent with mass production of weapons and lots of cavalry and infrantry
When was the crossbow invented and give some info about it?
