Geography
What 2 rivers provided fresh water for China?
Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
How did the mountains make governing China difficult?
Mountains created obstacles to governing the large empire.
The dynasty to end the period of the warring states.
What is the Qin dynasty?
This was the first empire in China
What was the Qin Dynasty?
Who was one of the main philosophers in Ancient China that promoted manners and respect for the ancestors?
Confucianism/Confuscious
The landform that separates India and China.
What are the Himalayan Mountains?
The type of government in China where the ruler is in charge of the government and religion.
What is theocracy?
The person who believed China needed to go back to their ancestors' ideas of family values and duty.
Who is Confucius?
This Chinese philosopher was one of the most influential teachers in Chinese history, and still, today, believes people are good but should follow the "Golden Rule".
Who was Confucius?
This invention was created during the Shang dynasty and allowed them to record their stories and legends
What was paper?
The landform that separates China to the north
What is the Gobi Desert?
The philosophy that believes people are naturally selfish, has strict laws, and harsh punishments.
What is legalism?
What is both were trying to organize society to be peaceful?
The model used to show the rise and fall of Chinese dynasties.
What is the dynastic cycle?
How did Buddhism spread from India to China?
Along the Silk Road, by monks
The place where China civilization first settled.
What is the Yellow River Valley?
Mandate of Heaven
The period of time that lasted for 200 years that made people look for ways to restore order and peace in China
Warring States Period
The terracotta warriors were created under the rule of this emperor.
Who was Qin Shi Huangdi?
This was China's primary export. (think trade)
What was Silk?
This was the primary purpose of the Great Wall.
To keep out nomadic invaders from the North protection
The king must rule correctly to please and honor the gods OR ELSE he will be replaced.
What is greed, crime, poverty, unemployment, education was not valued, disloyal, and corrupt leaders?
What political belief gives all the power to a single leader where FORCE and PUNISHMENTS are encouraged for all consequences?
Legalism
Considered China's greatest achievement because
What is silk because it was extremely valuable.