Ancient China 1
Why was China's diverse geography important to Ancient China?
made it naturally isolated (think mountain ranges and water)
What is a contribution from Ancient China that is used to celebrate the 4th of July?
Fireworks (gunpowder)
How did the Warring States period end?
The Xin conquered all states.
The devotion of children to their parents is called
filial piety
What is loess?
fine, dust-like material that can form soil and makes the Huang Yellow
A Chinese philosopher who was the most influential teacher in Chinese history and still today.
Confucius?
The Chinese developed irrigation which helped them to do what?
grow more crops
What philosophy is the yin and yang a part of?
Daoism
What does Huang translate to?
yellow
What is a dynasty?
A line of rulers for a country that are from the same family.
The landform that separates China to the north
What is Gobi Desert?
How were oracle bones used?
to predict the future
What landforms surround China?
Seas, deserts, and mountains
Which dynasty was the first for which we have written records?
Shang
Along what river did China's earliest civilizations develop?
Huang (Yellow River)
What is it called when several generations live together in the same household?
Extended Family
What belief system's goal was to reach "Nirvana" and believed in karma and reincarnation?
Buddhism
The Mandate from Heaven was
the divine right to rule
Who is in charge of China?