Geography
This desert to the north of China helped protect it from invaders.
What is the Gobi Desert?
This is the belief that rulers were given the right to rule by the gods.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Confucius emphasized respect for these two family members.
Who are parents and elders?
He was the first emperor of a unified China.
Who is Qin Shi Huangdi?
This explosive invention later changed warfare around the world.
What is gunpowder?
This river is also called the "Yellow River."
What is the Huang He River?
This philosophy supported strict laws and harsh punishments to keep order.
What is Legalism?
Confucius believed rulers should lead by this.
What is a moral or ethical example?
Qin Shi Huangdi started construction of this famous structure.
What is the Great Wall of China?
This valuable Chinese good gave the Silk Road its name.
What is silk?
The Himalayas affected China's development in this way.
What is by isolating it from other civilizations?
One of the reasons ancient China was hard to govern was this.
What is its vast size and geographic barriers?
This key Confucian idea describes how people should act toward one another.
What is the Five Relationships?
Qin Shi Huangdi ruled with this harsh philosophy.
What is Legalism?
This invention allowed the Chinese to navigate using Earth's magnetic field.
What is the magnetic compass?
This is the mountain range that borders China and India.
What is the Himalayan Mountains?
This event would signal a ruler had lost the Mandate of Heaven.
What is a natural disaster or rebellion?
Confucius taught that this was the most important virtue.
What is filial piety?
Qin Shi Huangdi had this done to unify trade and writing.
What is standardization?
This technique was used to copy texts and images before movable type.
What is woodblock printing?
These two rivers were crucial to the development of early Chinese civilization.
What are the Yellow River (Huang He) and Yangtze Rivers?
This dynasty first claimed the Mandate of Heaven to justify overthrowing the previous rulers.
What is the Zhou Dynasty?
Confucianism aimed to create this in society.
What is harmony and order?
Qin Shi Huangdi’s tomb is famous for this army.
What is the Terracotta Army?
This soft material made from worms was a luxury item in ancient trade.
What is silk?