Lesson 1
What is China geographically isolated by?
Deserts,Mountains, and the Ocean
What does yin and yang mean
Yin means Dark Mysterious and Yang means Bright Light
What was the purpose of the Great Wall?
To protect people from invaders.
What is the silk road?
A trading path that lead throughout all of Asia and Europe
Lesson 2, What is a example of a Philosophy
Legalism,Confucianism,Daoism are all examples of Philosophies
What is the dynastic cycle?
The rise and fall of each dynasty in China
What is Legalism?
The belief that rulers should use legal system to force people to obey laws.
What was the purpose of the Terra Cotta Warriors?
To protect the emperor Shi Huangdi in the afterlife.
How did Buddhism spread?
The Silk Road.
Lesson 4: What is silk from?
Silkworm cocoons.
What is the importance of the two rivers?
The rivers deposited yellowish silt that produced fertile soil
What is Daoism?
The teachings of living harmony with nature.
How did Shi Huangdi rule?
Some of the thing he did were
1.) Lowed Taxes
2.) Made punishments less harsh
3.) Put Family and trusted people in government positions
What were some of the things that the Chinese invented?
Paper, Gunpowder, Printing, and the Compass.
Lesson 1, What did the two rivers also help with?
Trading.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
The approval to rule from a god
What is Confucianism?
A teaching of respect for others.
What is bureaucracy?
Officials chosen by the ruler
What does trans-Eurasian mean?
It was what the trail was called because it as stretched across Europe and Asia.
Lesson 3: What was life like in Han China?
(2 from country life and 1 from City life)
Country life:
Farmers lived in villages (near were land were they work)
Lived in 1-2 story mud houses
Country life was the majority of living
Both rich and poor had decent tools
In warmer weather simple clothes
Farmer in the north raised (wheat and millet)
In south (Rice)
Kept vegetables gardens
Fish,potatoes
City life:
Centers of trade/equation
Crowded(lots of entertainment)
Street gangs
What did Ancient China write to the gods on?
Oracle bones.
What is filial piety?
One of Confucius most important teachings. (Which is treating parents with respect)
Who the Found the Terra Cotta warriors?
Farmers
What does cultural diffusion mean?
The spread of ideas.
Lesson 4: What did Chinese trade along the silk road
(List at least 3)
1.) Silk
2.) Paper
3.) Pottery
4.) Oil
5.) Metals
6.) Sesame Seeds
7.) Stones