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Two important rivers in Chinese history
Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
What does Daoism teach?
Live peacefully and in harmony with nature
This is the name for an independent general asked to protect Ancient China's borders
Warlord
This is the name for a wealthy land owner in Ancient China
Aristocrat
What job did most people in China have?
Farmers
Who was Confucius?
A Chinese philosopher
This Chinese philosophy describes how people are naturally bad and need strict laws to follow
Legalism
Who is the first dynasty that we have evidence for?
Shang
This is the name for someone or an object that can tell you you're fortune
Oracle
A series of trade routes that connected China to the rest of Asia, Africa, and Europe
Silk Road
This religion (that can also be called a philosophy) became very popular in China towards the end of the Han dynasty
Buddhism
The Zhou dynasty fell during this time in Chinese history
The Warring States Period
These two writing styles became popular in China
Pictographs and Ideographs
This Chinese philosophy teaches that children must obey their parents, and people have roles to fill in society.
Confucianism
Things like goods, ideas, culture, and religion spread through the Silk Road. What is something negative that also traveled this road?
Disease
What is a Bureaucrat?
An official who helps carry out government tasks
To be awarded a job based on your ability
Merit
According to Chinese legend, this became the first dynasty in Ancient China
Xia
China's longest dynasty
The Zhou (800 years)
This dynasty took over once the Qin fell
Han
Why did the Han dynasty fall?
Corrupt, greedy, weak rulers
Construction of the Great Wall began under this dynasty
Qin
Art, Literature, Medicine, and Education were all areas of major achievement under this dynasty
The Han
A unified writing system, currency, and building projects were major accomplishments for this dynasty
Qin
This emperor was a strict legalist who killed and imprisoned his enemies
Qin Shihuangdi