Chinese Geography
Mountain range between China and India
What are the Himalayas?
The earliest ruling dynasty to settle in the Huang He and Yangtze River Valleys in eastern China
What is the Shang Dynasty?
A philosopher who lived during the Zhou Dynasty and whose ideas became the basis for Chinese education
Who is Confucius?
First emperor of China who united the many regions of ancient China
Who is Shi Huangdi?
Philosophy used by the Han Dynasty to rule China, but in a less harsh form than had been used by the Qin Dynasty
What is legalism?
Another name for the Huang He River
What is the Yellow River?
An item made of animal bones or turtle shells used by the ancient Chinese to seek advise from spirits and ancestors
What is an oracle bone?
Philosophy founded by Lao Tzu that emphasizes opposite forces in nature that create harmony and balance
What is Taoism?
A material used during the Qin Dynasty that was extracted from rocks through a process known as smelting
What is iron?
Material worn by the upper class of Han society
What is silk?
China's largest desert
What is the Gobi Desert?
Dynasty that began its rule in 1046 BC after the overthrow of the Shang Dynasty
What is the Zhou Dynasty?
Philosophy founded by Han Feizi that emphasized strict laws and harsh punishments
What is legalism?
A 13,000 mile long structure that began construction during the Qin Dynasty
What is the Great Wall of China?
4,000 mile long trade route that connected China to the Mediterranean region of Europe
What is the Silk Road?
China's longest river
What is the Yangtze River?
Material used during the Shang Dynasty to make military weaponry, pottery, and religious sculptures
What is bronze?
A collection of the teachings of Confucius
What is The Analects?
A material used to construct an army of soldiers to protect the Chinese emperor in the afterlife
What is terra-cotta?
Deadly disease that was believed to have been brought from China to Europe via trade on the Silk Road
What is the bubonic plague?
Deep, narrow valleys with a stream or river at its base that are often smaller than canyons
What are gorges?
Philosophy that states the heavens give a ruler the right to rule and signs, such as astrological observations and natural disasters, can determine that that right has been removed from a ruler
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
A book containing the teachings of Taoism
What is the Tao Te Ching?
A form of standardized writing developed during the Qin Dynasty
What is small-seal script?
Most popular form of Buddhism practiced today, emphasizing the good of all through compassion and wisdom
What is Mahayana Buddhism?