Geography
The Huang or Yellow River is nicknamed what?
River of Sorrows
The first Chinese dynasty?
Shang Dynasty
The Zhou people marched out of their western kingdom to overthrow what dynasty?
Shang Dynasty
Who was the most famous philosopher during the late Zhou period?
Confucius
The early Chinese calendar included how many days?
365 and 1/4 days.
What natural barrier blocked China from civilizations to the southeast?
Thick Rainforests
What is a clan?
Groups of families who claim to have a common ancestor.
What is the term for the rise and fall of dynasties?
Dynastic Cycle
Who was the philosopher that founded Daoism?
Laozi
The Chinese people discovered the secret of creating what major thread that had a lasting impact on their society?
Silk
What mountain range to the southwest blocked out China from western civilizations?
Himalayas
Royal Family, Noble warriors, artisans and merchants, peasants
What system of government, in which lords governed their own land, did China develop?
What is filial piety?
Respect for parents
What are oracle bones and what is written on them?
Animal bones or turtle shells on which priests wrote questions addressed to the gods or to the spirit of an ancestor.
The Chinese believed that they were the center of Earth and the sole source of civilization which led to them calling their land the ________ __________?
Middle Kingdom
Majority of the Shang Dynasty was which social class?
Peasants
The Zhou people claimed that their gods gave them the divine right to rule because the cruelty of the last Shang king. What was this called?
Mandate of Heaven
Ruler to subject, parent to child, husband to wife, older brother to younger brother, and friend to friend all represent what?
The five key relationships.
What are characters?
Written symbols
Which two rivers provided fertile farming land and transportation routes to the Chinese Civilizations?
Yellow River and Chang River
What was the capital city of the Shang Dynasty?
Anyang
The Zhou dynasty came to an end due to weak control of the lords of a feudal state. What was the name of the new dynasty that arose when a ruthless leader took over?
Qin Dynasty
Daoism what not concerned with with bringing order to human affairs, but rather sought what?
Harmony with nature.
An elegant art form that the Chinese people developed over time after years of studying reading and writing?
Calligraphy