CHIN 50 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Guide: Zhou Dynasty, Shang Yang, Northern Zhou
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Invented fire, the cart that utilizes a compass, designed shelters, devised medicine, etc. Yao, the earliest, is half human/half god (demigod) Shun, took over yao, due to his worthiness, renown for virtue and familial values. Yu took over shun, and is famous for taming a great worldwide flood. Chinese mythology: the founding of civilization and the political order. Huang di: the founder of civilization and inventor of culture. He ruled over all from the mountain: kunlun. Mother saw a beautiful sky, became pregnant spontaneously, was pregnant for 25 months, and gave birth to huang di. Huang di fights with other deities, and commands humans, animals, divine creatures. Material of record- evidence extracted from archeological sites, such as pottery, infrastructure, etc. Historical record- written texts, received/transmitted texts (throughout the generations) Excavated version- other, additional versions that may be different from the original. The earliest historical cultures and the shang dynasty.
