Government
What was the name of China's FIRST dynasty?
The Shang Dynasty
The Emperor of the Qin Dynasty built this barrier along the northern border to keep out invaders
The Great Wall
What philosophy believed that the chaos China experienced was because society moved away from traditional values of the Early Zhou?
Confucianism
What is the name of the civilization we have been studying so far?
China
Shi Huangdi built a tomb filled with soldiers made out of what material?
terra cotta
What type of art were the Shang and Zhou known for?
Bronze Metalwork
During the Han Dynasty, only the Chinese knew how to make this rare fabric.
Silk
The devotion of children to their parents.
Filial Piety
Fine dust like material
silt
This was invented as a "potion" to give eternal life. However, it was then used to fuel firecrackers to warn enemies.
gun powder
Time period of chaos and war in China after the Zhou Dynasty
Warring States Period
The Chinese ideas and customs spread through this network of trade routes.
The Silk Road
Animal bones or turtle shells carved with written characters used to tell the future were known as what?
Oracle Bones
Give two reasons why China depended on the Huang He River?
Farming, food, transportation, water.
A political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from the gods.
Mandate of Heaven
This invention helped the Chinese farmer move heavy loads more easily.
The Wheelbarrow
Two great forces at constant balanced odds.
Yin and Yang
List one kind of natural barriers separated China from the rest of the continent.
Mountains, desert, oceans.
Gobi, Taklamakan, Pacific Ocean, Himalayas
What dynasty overthrew the Shang Dynasty and ruled BEFORE the Warring State Period?
Zhou Dynasty
What is the spread ideas and culture called?
Cultural Diffusion
A belief system that believes in balance in society, living simply, and respect for nature
Daoism
A ruling family that holds power over the land and its people for many years.
Dynasty