Religions
What is the most used religion
Confucianism
Explain 3 reasons the Silk Road was dangerous
They would face robbers, bad weather, and illness
Who had the Terracotta Army Built, what was its purpose and what’s unique about it.
The first emperor in the Qin dynasty
What is the Mandate from Heaven
The belief that heaven kept order in the universe through the Zhou king (during the Zhou dynasty)
What is Aristocracy
Highest social class
What were the Analects
A collection of books and sayings
What was the Time Period
Roughly 130 B.C. to 1453 A.D.
What were the characteristics of the Zhou Dynasty
It was the longest lasting dynasty in China's history(800 years)
Could a normal person get it
Yes
What is Bureaucracy
A government run by multiple elicited officials
Describe the main ideas of Daoism
A version of Confucianism based by the teaching by the “old master”
What was traded along the Silk Road
Silk,spice,tea,and other goods
Describe the characteristics of the Shang Dynasty
First recordings in ancient China
How many rules were there
4
What is a Dynasty
A sequence of officials
Explain the steps in the Dynastic Cycle
It is a cycle when the mandate from heaven is lost
For nearly how long did China kept the secret of how to make silk under penalty of death.
For nearly 3,000 years
What do we know about the Xia dynasty? Why?
Little is recorded in the Xia dynasty they didn’t write much down
How did they no if the Mandate was lost
they would look for clues in nature
What is Bronze Casting
A process to make bronze sculptures
Describe the main ideas of Legalism
Legalism was a way of thinking in ancient China that focused on using strict rules and a powerful government to keep order during a time of constant war.
Was there only one path
No
Describe some of the features of the Qin Dynasty
Politics changed rapidly, believed that humans were bad spirits
How do you lose the Mandate
They don't follow the rules
What is Cultural Diffusion
A line of trade