Geography/Early China
What is the name of the natural barrier to the north of China?
Gobi Desert
This was the name of China's greatest teacher, who wanted to return China to ethics and moral values.
Confucius
These people were usually farmers with small plots of land
Peasants
What is the name of the river that stretches for over 3,000 miles across northern China?
Yellow River
This Chinese philosophy stresses harmony, a balance of opposites, and a respect for nature.
Daoism
This emperor would reward those loyal to him with land.
A continuous line of rulers from the same family
Dynasty
This was the first recorded dynasty in China's history. However, it was probably only a legend.
The Xia (Shah) Dynasty
This philosophy believes that people are generally evil and need to be controlled through strict laws and harsh punishments.
Legalism
This emperor made the official Chinese government's philosophy Confucianism.
Emperor Wudi
A 13,000 long structure built to protect China's northern border.
The Great Wall of China
The first dynasty that has actual evidence of it existing is the Shang Dynasty. They made armor, tools, and weapons out of THIS material:
Bronze
This was the name of the book that Confucius' ideas were written down in.
The Analects
Terracotta (Clay) Warriors
a 4,000 mile long network of trade routes stretching west from China
The Silk Road
The belief that no one could rule China without the permission of Heaven:
The Mandate of Heaven
This is the name of the most famous Daoist teacher.
Laozi (LOWD-zuh)
Had them buried alive
to tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or for farm produce.
Domesticate