Geography
This Mountain range rises to extreme elevations, creating a natural barrier between China and India.
The Himalayan Mountains
A Dynasty is when a _________________ holds political power for multiple generations.
Family
The Zhou dynasty replaced the Shang after it was believed they gained this.
The Mandate of Heaven.
This country is named after Qin, the family that won during the Warring States Period.
China
A peasant named Liu Bang led a revolt against this dynasty.
Qin- Liu Bang established The Han Dynasty which would continue to be in power for over 400 years.
These landforms are found in the Eastern and North Eastern regions of China, and are difficult to cross due to extreme temperatures.
Deserts- The Gobi and Taklamakan deserts are found in eastern China.
This metal technology was developed by the Shang Dynasty, it is made up of a blend of Copper and Tin.
Bronze- The Shang created weapons, masks, and ceremonial cooking pots called dings.
This Chinese philosophy believes that people are naturally selfish and only strict laws with harsh punishments will create order. Hei Fei is its founder.
Legalism
Qin Shi Huangdi is known for his cruelty, Han historians recorded him burying Confucian Scholars alive who disagreed with him and burning these.
Books- Qin burned History and philosophy texts that disagree with his view and challenge the authority and government.
This philosophy was brought back during the Han dynasty after Qin Shi Huangdi's dynasty fell. It supports respecting to family members and the elderly.
Confucianism
This vast, flat landform in South West china rises to high elevation and is called "The Roof of the World".
The Tibetan Plateau
Beliefs in ancestral spirits having the power to help or affect the living is called this.
Ancestry Worship- the name "Shang" means "The Ancestors"
This Chinese philosophy focuses on the ability for people and society to change and if leaders and the government are good.
Confucianism
Qin Shi Huangdi is well known for connecting segments of this structure, keeping China safe from Northern nomadic tribes.
The Great Wall of China
This system of government is meant to keep government workers honest by creating levels of management that check the quality of their work.
Bureaucracy-
Archeologists have found that the oldest settlements in China were found along this Chinese river.
The Yellow River- While the Yellow river made the land fertile for agricultural crops, its extreme floods harmed china earning it the name "China's Sorrow"
Oracle bones commonly made from ox bones and turtle shells have the first examples of Chinese writing in history. Who where they communicating with?
The ancestors- The Shang believed dead ancestors could help their living family members.
This Chinese philosophy is focused on natural harmony and believes that society and people can be stable with as little control as possible. Its founder was Lao tzu
Daoism
Qin Shi Huangdi is known for his strict rule and strong government power inspired by this Chinese philosophy.
Legalism
During the Han Dynasty, government workers who earn their jobs replaced the nobles who were born into influential families. These workers did the day to day jobs of the government and were called this.
Civil Servants
When geography limites the contact of a civilization from other civilizations it is known to be this.
Isolated- Isolation offers protection from other civilization and helps create a unique culture.
Over time Shang leaders abused their power. Di Xin was the last Shang emperor, he was said to have lost this?
The Mandate of Heaven- The Chinese belief that a ruler requires the approval of the gods to hold power.
The Zhou dynasty divided land among many lords using this social system, it eventually led to the decline of the Zhou and the beginning of the Warring States Period.
Feudalism
Qin Shi Huangdi's ended the Warring States Period, and politically made china into one country, a process called this.
Unification- To Unify means "to bring together" as in "unity" and "unite"
By 141 B.C.E., This Han emperor used the Chinese army to attack their enemies and expand the overall territory of China. His troops conquered the area that is now Southern China and Vietnam.
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