Shang Dynasty
What did they do when building royal houses?
Preforming human sacrifices
What was the Dynasty after the Shang Dynasty?
The Zhou Dynasty
What Dynasty came before the Qin Dynasty?
The Zhou Dynasty
Who and what age did you have to serve in the military?
Men from ages 25 to 60
What are the three philosophy
Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism
What did kings use Oracle bones for?
To talk to their ancestors and get advice from them
What was Heaven?
A power that controlled human destiny
True or False: The Qin Dynasty was the first empire
True
What were farmers expected to grow?
Grow enough food to feed their own families
Who founded Daoism?
The great sage or wise man was Laozi
What helped having a written language?
Unifying the Chinese people
Where did the Zhou group moved to?
The central plains
What was the kings most ambitious project?
The great wall of China along the northern board
How did you become an official?
Young men had to pass a long and difficult civil exam
Who was the founder of Legalism?
Teaching of Hanfeizi
What tools were made out of bronze?
Arrowheads, spearheads, ax heads, and helmets
What was feudalism?
The king owned all the land and distributed large pieces of it to loyal supporters, called lords
What were the physical punishments?
Forced labor, whippings and beheadings
How did the ancient Chinese believed illness was caused?
The forces of yin and yang in the body were out of balance
What did Legalism offer?
New answers about how to solve problem
What are the six social classes?
Kings, noble, craftspeople, trader, farmers, and slaves
Why did some rulers hire scholars?
To advise them on how to create order and increase their loyal power
How did the empire unify China?
Standardizing cultural practices that differed from place to place
What did chain pumps do
Made it easier to move water from low irrigation ditches and canals up to the fields
What is Confucianism based on?
Teaching of Kongfuzi who is called Confucius by westerners