Geography (1)
Geography (2)
Shang Dynasty (6.1 HW + Notes)
Zhou Dynasty (6.2 HW)
China Facts
100
What large modern country lies Southwest of China?
India
100
What physical feature marks the border of India and China?
Himalaya Mountains
100
What is the name of the green gemstone used in Shang Dynasty art?
Jade
100
What were the three levels of Zhou society?
1: King
2: Lords
3: Peasants
100
What Chinese animal is needed to make silk?
Silk Worms
200
What ancient empire existed West of Ancient China?
Persia
200
What two modern countries lie North of China?
Russia and Mongolia
200
What metal was developed by the Shang Dynasty and used in their armor and tools?
Bronze
200
Which Zhou philosophy was led by Confucius and believed that people should respect their proper roles in society and follow strong moral leadership?
Confucianism
200
What is the capital of China?
Beijing
300
What other name is used to describe the Huang He River based on its color?
The Yellow River
300
What large island nation sits Northeast of China in the Pacific Ocean?
Japan
300
What were used by priests and kings to ask questions of the ancestors and predict the future?
Oracle Bones
300
Which Chinese philosophy believed people were naturally bad, and society needed strict laws and harsh punishments to keep people in line?
Legalism
300
What is the National Animal of China?
The Giant Panda
400
What is the name of China's river that's the longest river in Asia?
Yangtze River (Chang Jiang River)
400
What is the name of the desert that covers much of Northern China?
The Gobi Desert
400
What was the belief that rulers were given "the right to rule" by the gods, and if bad things were happening, the rulers would be removed from power?
The Mandate of Heaven
400
Which Chinese philosophy believed in living in harmony with the universe and nature. People should "go with the flow" and not interfere with nature or with others?
Daoism
400
What is the name of the large barrier built in the northern part of China to protect themselves from nomadic invaders?
The Great Wall
500
What is the name of the plateau that covers a large part of Western China?
Tibetan Plateau
500
What is the name of the road used for trade that stretches across China and beyond toward the West?
The Silk Road
500
The Shang Dynasty settled along which river valley in China?
Yellow River Valley
500
What is the name of the Daoist Symbol that represents how the universe is a delicate balance between good and bad, light and dark, and other opposites?
Yin and Yang
500
What common 4th of July and New Years Eve tradition was actually invented over 2000 years ago in China?
Fireworks
