Ancient China 1
which belief system believed that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled?
Lagalism
Who was the first emperor of China?
Qin Shi Huang
What was the first empire in China?
Qin Dynasty
What philosophy did the Qin implement?
Legalism
The ideas of Confucianism were compiled into a book called what?
The Analects
What was the main reason Emperor Qin wanted the Great Wall constructed?
To keep out invaders from the north
What type of government was established by the Shang Dynasty?
Monarchy
How did the mountains make governing China difficult?
Mountains created obstacles for governing the large empire.
What were the two major rivers of Ancient China?
Yangtze and Yellow
What was the name of China's FIRST dynasty?
The Xia Dynasty
Who was the Chinese philosopher who was one of the most influential teachers in Chinese history, and believed that China was overrun with rude and dishonest people?
Confucius
What was China's primary export?
Silk
Philosophy that uses strict laws and harsh punishments; it teaches humans are inherently evil.
Legalism
innovation took place during the Shang period that used animal bones to ask questions of the ancestors?
Oracle Bones
Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture?
They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently.
Mandate of Heaven
A series of rulers from the same family line
Dynasty
This dynasty was the first to have a system of writing.
Shang
What was the primary purpose of the Great Wall?
To keep out nomadic invaders from the North.
Who was Laozi?
Daoist teacher