TRUE/FALSE
China built and preserved its culture through strong families over many generations
TRUE
__________ was played during times of worship, work, and pleasure during the Zhou dynasty
Music
The main trade route that helped the exchange of ideas and inventions was the ______________
Silk road
Which is a teaching of Confucianism?
A. People can find peace and happiness by living in harmony with nature.
B. If proper relationships in five areas are kept, society will have harmony and order.
C. People are evil by nature.
B. If proper relationships in five areas are kept, society will have harmony and order.
TRUE/FALSE
An oracle bone was used to cook meat for sacrifice.
FALSE
This was carved to protect Qin Shi Huang as he lived in the next world
terra-cotta army
What are the Shang best known for?
works of Bronze
This detected earthquakes
seismoscope
the managing of government through departments with appointed officials
Bureaucracy
Ancient China was separated from the rest of the world by ________________ _________________.
NATURAL BOUNDARIES
Old, Middle, New
Much of what is known about the _____ dynasty came from the discovery of the royal tombs at Anyang
Shang
The Zhou developed a system of _____ that used pictographs.
Writing
Legalism taught that people are evil by nature and should be controlled by strict ____________.
Laws
What were the two rivers Mesopotamia grew along?
Tigris and Euphrates
What religion did Buddhism come from?
Hinduism
The leaders of the Shang dynasty used the Mandate of Heaven to do what?
overthrow leaders when a disaster happened
Which of the following were manufacturing achievements of the Han?
A.acupuncture and special herbs
B. histories of dynasties and long works of poetry
C. swords and armor, the rudder, and foot-powered looms
C. swords and armor, the rudder, and foot-powered looms
Which is a teaching of Taoism?
A. The best goodness is the kind that comes naturally.
B. If proper relationships in five areas are kept, society will have harmony and order.
C. A strong ruler is needed to maintain order
A. The best goodness is the kind that comes naturally
Which was not a change Qin Shi Huang made to unify China?
A. standardizing weights, measurements, and currency to help trade
B. building roads and canals to improve travel
C. giving more power to nobles to keep peace in the districts
C. giving more power to nobles to keep peace in the districts
This was the branch of Buddhism that spread to China
Mahayana
This describes the high point of cultural development during the Zhou dynasty.
classical age
Which was an accomplishment of Wu Ti?
A. expansion of China’s borders from North Korea to central Asia
B. a complete history of China’s dynasties through the early Han
C. minimizing of governmental authority and involvement in society
A. expansion of China’s borders from North Korea to central Asia
What was the purpose of China’s civil service system?
training people for governmental service
Who is a bodhisattva?
a person who has reached enlightenment but delays nirvana to help others reach
enlightenment