Geography
What is the name of the yellow river?
Huang He River
Spirits were not only exclusive to humans, but could also be found throughout nature in animals, as well as objects such as plants, water, and rocks. This belief is called what?
Animism
For double points: What creature is important in Chinese culture?
What is the most famous construction from Ancient China?
The Great Wall
Double Points: Under which emperor did construction begin?
Why do some historians think the Xia dynasty was myth?
no written records and little archeological evidence from the time period
What is a monopoly?
A monopoly is when a single person or group controls the supply and production of a good or service
What desert is on the west side of China?
Taklimakan
Who is the one supreme God worshipped?
Shangdi
Double Points: Around what year did Chinese people begin to worship this God?
What is lacquer?
type of tree sap that forms a protective coating on wood and metal
What is the mandate of heaven?
an idea that claimed that they had received the right to rule China from heaven
Double Points: What dynasty created this idea?
When did the silk road close?
1453 CE
Double Points: What empire closed the route?
What material turns the river yellow?
Loess
Daoism
What is a kite used for?
used for military purposes, such as communication and measuring distance
Which dynasty created currency?
About how many miles is the silk road?
4000 miles
Double Points: What year did the silk road open?
Chang Jiang River (Yangtze River)
What philosophies did Confucius & Laozi develop?
Confucianism & Daoism
Under what dynasty was the current Great Wall created under?
Ming Dynasty
Double points: During what years did this dynasty rule?
Which philosophers created Legalism?
Shang Yang and Han Feizi
What currency was created by the Qin?
Banliang
How large is modern day China?
3.7 million square miles
What were oracle bones usually made of?
oxen shoulder blades or the undersides of turtle shells
Who may have written the Dao de Jing?
Laozi
When did the Han dynasty collapse?
220 CE
What metals did China produce and during which dynasties?
Bronze (shang) and Iron (zhou)