Vocabulary
A cereal crop-farmers relied on rainfall to produce
What is Millet
Traders would face what along the silk road?
What is Hazards, dangers, and bad weather.
Which dynasty was a period of intellectual awakening with philosophers such as Confucius and Laozi?
What is Zhou
Which of the Chinese philosophies about government would most likely state that a government must do anything possible to maintain power?
What is Legalism
In China the Yellow River turns yellow because it flows through the _____________________.
What is the Loess Plateau
Pieces of turtle shell to try and predict future events by supernatural means.
What are Oracle Bones
The Great Wall was designed to stop the what from invading China?
What are Mongols and Northern invaders.
During which dynasty were the Terracotta soldiers and Great Wall made?
What is Qin
What Chinese school of thought teaches respect to elders and the law as the best way to maintain a peaceful society?
What is Confucianism
Name a body of water that borders China to the east.
What is the Pacific Ocean
A process used in ancient times to create bronze sculptures.
What is Bronze Casting
The Shang Dynasty was best known for its?
What is Bronze Age.
Which dynasty is associated with oracle bones and taotie masks?
What is Shang
What major religion was founded in India and spread to China?
What is Buddhism
What rivers influenced the Chinese civilizations?
What are Huang He and Yangze
The idea that humans are evil by nature and it is necessary to use harsh laws and punishments.
What is Legalism.
The Zhou dynasty is often referred to Chinas?
What is Golden Age.
Which dynasty developed a system of writing?
What is Shang
What religion/philosophy teaches the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path?
What is Buddhism
What major geographical feature served as protection on the southern border of China?
What are the Himalayan Mountains
A massive collection of clay sculptures representing the army of Qin Shi Huang.
What is Terracotta Army
Liquid Bronze being poured over tightly packed clay molds is known as?
What is Bronze Casting.
During which Chinese dynasty did the explorer Cheng He make his great expedition?
What is Ming
Laozi (Lao Tzu) was the founder of—
What is Taoism
Why is the Yellow River also known as China's Sorrow?
What is The river frequently floods causing millions of deaths over the course of China's history.