Geography
What are the two major rivers in China?
What is the Huang He (Yellow River) and the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)?
Who is considered the founder of Confucianism?
Who is Confucius?
Who was the first emperor of China?
Who is Shi Huangdi?
Who was the founder of the Han Dynasty?
Who is Liu Bang?
Define "dynasty".
What is a line of hereditary rulers of a country?
What natural barriers isolated ancient China?
What are the Taklimakan Desert, Himalayas, and Gobi Desert?
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
What is a doctrine that justified the Emperor's rule based on divine approval?
What policy did Shi Huangdi use to control ideas?
What is Legalism?
What title is given to Wudi, a notable emperor of the Han Dynasty?
What is "The Martial Emperor"?
What does Daoism emphasize?
What is living in harmony with the Tao?
How much of China’s land is suitable for farming?
What is 10%?
What role does family play in Chinese society according to Confucianism?
What is family loyalty and respect for elders are emphasized?
What monumental construction project did Shi Huangdi oversee?
What is The Great Wall of China?
What led to the fall of the Han Dynasty?
What are social, political, and economic weaknesses?
What is Confucianism primarily focused on?
What are moral values and family loyalty?
What is the significance of loess in the Huang He River?
What is it is a yellowish silt that is deposited by winds and contributes to fertile soil?
How did the Chinese view outsiders?
What are barbarians?
What was the main reason for the downfall of Shi Huangdi?
What is he overworked the people and was paranoid about assassination?
Describe the significance of the Silk Road during the Han Dynasty.
What is it facilitated trade and cultural exchange between China and the Mediterranean?
What is terracotta famous for in Chinese history?
What is the Terracotta Army buried with Qin Shi Huang?
Describe how the geography of China affected trade.
What is trade was difficult due to natural barriers, leading settlers to become self-dependent?
Describe the importance of calligraphy in Chinese culture.
What is it is considered an important cultural practice expressing artistic and writing skills?
What significant standardizations did the Qin Dynasty implement?
What are standards for writing, currency, and measurements?
How did the Han Dynasty impact Chinese culture?
What is it expanded trade, improved technology, and promoted Confucianism?
Explain the concept of bureaucracy.
What is a system where state officials make decisions rather than elected representatives?