Geography
What physical feature separate China from India?
Himalayas
What textile was the most important trade of ancient China?
silk
Confucius taught this concept of living
Confucianism
These bones told of knowledge from ancestors and held some of the oldest writing in the world.
Oracle bones
The first Chinese dynasty
Shang
Where did the first Chinese civilization emerge?
near the Huang He (Yellow River)
Silk-making was kept a ________ from other countries for thousands of years.
secret
Dao means "The Way". What does Daoism call people to do?
Leave society to live in nature
This invention, probably the most notable, is still used in everyday life all over the world.
Paper
The longest Chinese dynasty
Zhou
What natural disaster happened to ancient Chinese people in the first civilization?
Why the yellow river has a second name.
floods
During this dynasty, trading expanded from China to many different countries.
Zhou Dynasty
Filial piety was followed by most people in China. What three things were children expected to do for their parents?
Respect them, obey them, care for them
This invention helped farmers have better crops and made farming easier for peasants.
Cast iron plow
Advancements of the Shang and Zhou dynasties that helped the development of ancient China.
Shang - writing
Zhou - weapons
Name the country to the north of China
Mongolia
What was the main trade route in China called?
The Silk Road
Who was Confucius? i.e. what was his role?
philosopher
This invention helped ships change directions and made trade easier for the Chinese.
Ship rudders
The Qin dynasty had this one major goal.
to unify China
What landform is in the southwest part of China? Named after the city it is in.
Plateau of Tibet
Why was trading with China so difficult?
Deserts and mountains surrounded China
Which concept was introduced during the Qin dynasty?
legalism
This invention helped to grind grain more quickly. It also used water as a source of power.
Water wheel
This Chinese dynasty is considered a myth or may be just a folk tale. It was the dynasty of the first civilizations along the Yellow River.
Xia dynasty