What ocean is China surrounded by
The Pacific Ocean
What was confucianism
A belief with five relationships
Father and son,elder brother and junior brother,husband and wife,friend and friend,ruler and subject
It also the philosophy and teaching of confucius
How did the ruler Shi Huangdi rule his kingdom
He ruled it the leaglist way.
Did han cities have street gangs?
Yes
What does silk roads and trans eurasian mean
Overland trade routes along witch silk and other chinese goods
Involving the content asia and europe. Mostly trade routes.
Why is the yellow river so important
The river is important because it gave people the fertile soil and give them rich land to farm on
What is daoism
It is the teaching and belief made by laozi
It is the belief in the universal force called the dao. They also said that they did not argue about good and bad. It also included the idea of yin and yang
How did he unite china
By ending the warring states,drove out nomadic invaders,and conquered rival states
What was life like as a farmer in han name 3 things
Lived in villages,1-2 story houses, rich had ox(1-2) to pull plow, poor pulled own plows,barns,had simple tools
How did Buddhism spread?
It spread through and from the silk road from India. Then it spread from China to Japan and Korea
What were oracle bones?
A shoulder blade with inscriptions on it
What was legalism
It was the belief that rulers should use the legal system and use it to make people obey
Why were the terracotta made and what was the purpose of them.
The terracotta were made to protect the emperor in the afterlife
What was clothing like in han
Farmers had simple clothing, for cooler months they had clothing stuffed like quilts
North raised wheat or millet
South raised rice
What does cultural diffusion mean
It means the spread of ideas and customs
What was the system of writing that the shang developed
Pictographs witch was writing that used pictures
What is the definition of philosophy
A study of basic truths and ideas about the universe
What was the great wall purpose
To keep nomadic invaders out of china
What did people do in the han cities
Cities are were people traded,had education,and were the government was.
What was the silk road and what did they trade.
The silk road was part of a trail called Trans-Eurasian. people traded goods on the trail. The Chinese traded Silk,poetry,and paper. People from the west brought sesame seeds,oil,metals,and precious stones.
a.What was the dynastic cycle
b.What was the mandate of heaven
a. The rise and fall of a dynasty
b. The approval of the gods
What is the definition of filial piety
It means treating parents with respect, it also was one of confucius most important teaching.
What was the han gov. like
The han gov. was a strong central gov., it lowered taxes,made punishments less harsh,set up bureaucracy( the way of choosing officials by the ruler)
Who lived in cities and did they have entertainment
People like merchants,craftspeople,and gov lived in cities. yes
What inventions and discoveries did the chinese have
They had paper,silk,printing,gun powder,compass