Geography
What ocean lies to the east of China, beyond the East and South China Seas and Sea of Japan?
Pacific Ocean
This is the belief that gods would only allow good and just leaders to rule, or they would need to be replaced.
Mandate of Heaven
What was the name of China’s "first emperor" and the namesake for "China"?
Qin ("Chin")
What man-made feature protected against northern invaders?
Great Wall
What mountain range separates China and India?
The invention of this writing support allowed Chinese governments to more easily distribute laws and orders
paper
The Shang dynasty used these decorated turtle or ox bones as a method of fortune telling
oracle bones
What is the name for the group of life-size soldiers buried with Qin Shi Huang?
What desert separates Mongolia and China?
Gobi Desert
What did Qin Shi Huang do in an attempt to erase history and start a new culture in unified China?
book burnings
Kublai Khan and the Mongols established this dynasty in China.
Yuan dynasty
The Sui dynasty forced peasants to dig this by hand, connecting the Yellow and Yangtze rivers.
Grand Canal
What two major rivers were central to the development of early Chinese civilization?
Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
Which philosophy became a guiding principle for government and social order in early China?
Confucianism
The Han dynasty created a large centralized bureaucracy that hired government workers based on merit (ability) using these tests
civil service exams
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