Geography
Dynasties
Philosophies
China Revealed
The Great Wall
100
The two most important (major) rivers in China
What are the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers?
100
The Han Dynasty began using these to select government officials based on their ability because of the influence of Confucianism
What are the Civil Service Exams?
100
This philosophy taught about the 5 relationships and respecting your elders
What is Confucianism?
100
The Shang defeated the Xia using this new style of military attack
What is an infantry attack?
100
These two dynasties were responsible for beginning the Great Wall
What are the Qin and Han Dynasties?
200
The Gobi and Talimakan are the ?
What are the two major deserts in China?
200
The four major dynasties we learned about
What are the Zhou, Shang, Han, and Qin?
200
This philosophy believed if you spoke out against the government you should be banished.
What is Legalism?
200
This is China's staple food
What is rice?
200
What is one benefit of building the Great Wall?
protection, protected the silk road, trade, expanded China's influence in the world
300
What are the two parts that China is divided into based on geography?
China Proper and Outer China
300
The Shang Dynasty is also known as this age
What is the Bronze Age?
300
This philosophy believed that rulers needed to have strict punishments and absolute power.
What is Legalism?
300
Less than _______ of China can be farmed.
How much of China can be farmed?
300
These was built to keep the Mongols out
Why was the Great Wall built?
400
China proper has two geographical features and they are?
Chang Jiang Basin and North China Plain
400
This dynasty improved Chinese written communication by inventing an intricate writing system
What is the Shang Dynasty?
400
This philosophy believed in harmony and living in line with nature.
What is Taoism?
400
The Chinese call their nation this because they believe it sits at the center of the world
What is the middle kingdom?
400
Was the Great Wall one continuous wall built all at one time?
No, a series of walls
500
What makes the Chang Jiang Basin and North China Plain difficult to live in?
flooding
500
This dynasty only had one ruler
What is the Qin Dynasty?
500
These are meant to be teachings about how to live life and create a peaceful society
What is Taoism, Confucianism, and Legalism
500
The Chinese written language is made up of 40,000 of these
What are characters?
500
This dynasty was responsible for building the Great Wall we see today
What is the Ming Dynasty?
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