General
What did the ancient Chinese name their land?
Middle Kingdom
animal bones or turtle shell used by the Shang to predict the future
Oracle bones
pictographs
first emperor of China
Qin Shi Huang
detected earthquakes
seismoscope
What is the name of the highest mountain range in the world?
Himalayas
Best known for their work with this metal
Bronze
was played during times of worship, work, and pleasure
music
carved to protect the emperor during his after-life
Terra Cotta Army
most famous emperor of the Han
Wu Ti
What were China's 3 main natural boundaries that separated China from the rest of the world and protected her from foreign invaders?
Mountains, Desert, Ocean
Much of what is known about the Shang dynasty comes from the discovery or what in Anyang?
royal tombs
Used this to justify overthrowing the Shang dynasty
The Mandate of Heaven
philosophy that taught that people are evil by nature and must be controlled by strict laws
Legalism
a method to relieve pain or cure sickness by poking the skin with needles at certain points
acupuncture
Name the two main rivers of ancient China?
Bonus: One of these rivers was given another name because of the number of people/crops that were destroyed due to its yearly flooding.
Yangtze
Bonus: China's Sorrow
ornate bronze vessel used for cooking meat for sacrifices to the ancestors
ting
the belief that teaches that if proper relationships are kept in five areas, society will have harmony and order.
Bonus: leaves out the most important relationship which should be honored above all others
Confucianism
Bonus: between God and man.
Helped to unify China by doing what: name 2
Bonus: The emperor built this to protect from northern invaders
Standardizing weights, measures, and currency
Building roads and canals
Bonus: Great Wall of China
Where did the Han dynasty expand?
North Korea, Central Asia
a scholar who devotes himself to the pursuit of earthly wisdom
Bonus: a wise saying that expresses a simple truth
philosopher
Bonus: proverb
Han Imposter Question: describe Mahayana Buddhism
Bonus: What is a bodhisattva?
Buddhists who seek to find nirvana by following the eightfold path, but upon reaching enlightenment, will delay nirvana in order to help others also find enlightenment
Bonus: the one who delays nirvana to help others
the belief that the best goodness is the kind that comes naturally
Taoism
Han imposter question: What was the main trade route that helped the exchange of ideas and inventions?
Silk Road
to train people for government service