Geography
Where millet was grown
Where is near the Yellow River in the north?
The first official, recorded dynasty in China's history
What is the Shang Dynasty?
oracle bones
What are animal bones or shells carved with written characters used to predict the future in ancient China
Confucius believed that leaders/rulers had this responsibility to the people
What is to demonstrate how to behave properly and treat others with respect?
The Great Wall of China
What is an over 13,000 mile long wall built to protect China from northern invaders?
These three geographical features physically isolated China from other civilizations.
What are the Gobi Desert to the north, Himalayan Mountains to the west, and Pacific Ocean to the east?
The ruling philosophy that established a social hierarchy during the Zhou Dynasty
What is Feudalism?
Daoism
What is a philosophy of following the Dao (the natural way of the universe)?
Name at least 3 of the 5 relationships spelled out by Confucius
1. Father to son (parent to child)
2. Husband to wife
3. Older sibling to younger sibling
4. Ruler to subject
5. Friend to friend
Farmers can increase the surface area of the mountains to grow more crops doing this technique
What is terracing?
What is "China's Sorrow?"
A period of 200 years in which there was constant fighting in China with no true leader
What were the Warring States Period?
dynasty
What is a series of rulers from the same family ?
Two facts about Confucius's family life
What is....
Birth name was Kongzi
Born into a poor family
Father died in battle
Considered an orphan
Wanted to get into the government to help find peace
Used during the Shang Dynasty and known as one of the earliest forms of money
What are cowrie shells?
This crop is grown in paddies
What is rice?
This emperor ruled by legalism and standardized writing, weights and measures in China
Who is Emperor Qin?
feudalism
What is a strict social system in which landowners grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service or labor?
This relationship was the only one considered to be equal
What is friend to friend?
Metal inventions in the Zhou dynasty.
What are iron tools for advancement of farming?
I am the most important geographic feature in China's early development
What is loess in the soil?
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
legalism
What is an ancient Chinese philosophy stating that a strong leader and a strong legal system, not moral values, are needed to create social order?
Confucius was born in this year
What is 551 BCE?
The first purpose for writing in ancient China.
What was for the kings to ask advice from their ancestors (predicting future outcomes)?