Vocab
The divine right to rule
Mandate of Heaven
People first settled in villages along which river that helped early Chinese civilization grow?
Huang (Yellow) River
The Qin established a central government and divided the empire into units. What term/word is used to describe these units?
Provinces (or counties)
poor, came from lower class
In family life, children were taught to respect and show loyalty to whom?
Parents / elders (family elders)
his long structure was built to help protect China’s northern border.
Great Wall (or Great Wall of China)
Name this early dynasty (around 1700 BCE) that used bronze weapons and developed writing.
Shang Dynasty
Qin legal policies were based on what school of thought that favored strict laws and harsh punishments?
Legalism
The Han ruler Wudi is known for expanding China’s territory and encouraging what two things (name one)?
Strong central government (organized like a pyramid) and encouraged learning
Name one daily role commonly expected of women in ancient China according to the notes.
Stay home to cook, clean, care for children and elders (or “domestic roles”)
Name the ancient Chinese thought that said strict laws and strong rulers create social order
Legalism
The Zhou introduced a key political idea that said rulers they must be kind and serve the people or loose approval as part of this idea that gave them authority to rule. Name the idea.
Mandate of Heaven
Give one reason peasants and nobles later rebelled against Qin rule.
Higher taxes and harsh laws / strict rule
Name the trade routes that connected China to the Mediterranean and helped exchange goods and ideas during the Han.
Silk Road
Besides agriculture, name one craft or art the Han were known for (from the notes)
Mural painting (or sculpture, music, dancing)
This term refers to trained government workers hired for their skills, not family ties.
Civil Service
During the Zhou period, constant fighting among states led to what period of disorder and conflict?
Warring States Period
The Qin built or connected walls that later formed part of what famous structure?
Great Wall of China
The Han used a government system that selected workers based on training and tests. What is this system called?
Civil Service
The Han improved the calendar by studying what area of science?
Astronomy (study of the sky/solar calendar)
A therapy developed in ancient China that uses thin needles to relieve pain and treat illness.
Acupuncture
List two technological or economic changes the Zhou used to strengthen their rule.
Examples: crossbow or iron tools/weapons; coins (use of coinage)
Shi Huangdi (shur hwahng dee) means what in Chinese?
List two Han achievements in science or technology (choose two)
Examples: paper; seismometer; wheelbarrow; advancements in astronomy; acupuncture (any two)
Describe two ways that Chinese culture spread to neighboring regions.
Political/military: conquest (Han expansion) or establishing protectorates; Trade/cultural: Silk Road, diffusion of Buddhism, exchange of goods/ideas