Geography
What fine dust made the Huang River valley fertile?
Loess
What early writing was carved on bones and shells?
Oracle bones
What belief gave rulers the right to govern?
The Mandate of Heaven
What is a set of beliefs about the world and how to live?
A philosophy
Who is known as the "First Teacher"?
Confucius
What two deserts help isolate China?
The Gobi and Taklimakan Deserts
What metalworking skill were the Shang famous for?
Bronze metalworking
What were military rulers of small states called?
Warlords
What practice honored deceased family members?
Ancestor worship
Who is the legendary founder of Daoism?
Laozi
What mountain range formed China's southwestern barrier?
The Himalayas
What walls held back floodwaters?
Dikes
What period lasted from 475 BC to 221 BC and was very violent?
The Warring States Period
What devotion of children to parents was highly valued?
Filial piety
What book is associated with Laozi?
The Dao De Jing
What sea does the Huang River flow into?
The Yellow Sea
What type of symbols represented words or ideas?
Pictographs
What weapon used a trigger to shoot arrows?
The crossbow
What book contains the teachings of Confucius?
The Analects
What two opposite but balanced forces work in nature?
Yin and Yang
What are China's two main rivers?
The Huang (Yellow) River and the Chang (Yangtze) River
How was royal power usually passed?
Within the family, often to the oldest son
What title was given to the Zhou ruler?
The Son of Heaven
What simple, natural way of life follows "the way"?
Daoism
What does "Dao" mean?
The Way or The Path