How was Chinese culture united during the Han dynasty?
Advancements were made in both trade and transportation
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What are the collection of writings of Confucius called?
Analects
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What is the name of the main river in China?
Huang River
100
What country are we studying?
China
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What was built to control flooding of the rivers?
Levees
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What was invented during the Han dynasty?
porcelain, ink, paper
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Who was the leader of Confucianism?
Confucius
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Why does the main river in China look yellow?
Loess, silt is dissolved into the water
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What is the most/first important principle of Confucianism?
Respect all people
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Why did they build The Great Wall of China?
To protect the country from Northern invaders
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What was an important product that came from the Zhou dynasty?
Silk
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Name two major beliefs of Confucianism?
respect, order, making the world right
300
Describe the Tibetan Plateau
rocky and mountains; you can see mountains to the North and the South
300
What does it mean to live a nomadic life?
It means you move around constantly
400
Describe the Bronze Age.
Bronze was made out of copper and tin. They started making tools, cups, weapons, and other goods
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What was the second part of the Zhou dynasty called? Why?
“The Golden Age” because of advancements in trade, using iron for weapons, and creating irrigation systems and canals.
400
Daoism believed in __________ with ___________.
Harmony with nature
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Name three geographic features of China.
Plains, mountains, deserts, rivers, plateaus
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Discuss the importance of The Silk Road
It connected China with other parts of the world which led to more trade
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Name two things Wu Di accomplished.
Divided lands owned by princes and lords
Taxed imported and exported goods
New roads were built and improved transportation
Valued the contributions of scholars and teachers
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Which dynasty built the Great Wall of China? Why did they build it?
Qin; to protect the empire from northern invaders
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Who was the first great teacher of Daoism?
Laozi
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Give two names for the Huang River and explain why.
China's Sorrow: The river has flooded and killed crops and left people homeless; Yellow River: the silt makes it look yellow
500
Which dynasty started civil service examinations? Why?
Han because they wanted more qualified people in the government