China 1
The popular trade route that helped the Chinese learn about people, geography, and culture was called what?
The Silk Road
After the Period of the Warring States, what state came to power?
Qin
What is the Golden Rule?
Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
Unlike Confucius and Laozi, Hanfeizi believed that humans were naturally...
evil
Though the Huang He benefited the Chinese, it also brought great misfortune. What do the Chinese call the Huang He?
China's Sorrow
a member of an upper class of society, usually made up of hereditary nobility
aristocrat
a system of beliefs based on the teachers of Confucius
Confucianism
the belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods
Mander of heaven
a Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature
Daoism
a person that someone is descended from
ancestor
a Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws
Legalism
a symbol in a writing system based on pictures
pictograph
The thick layers of rich, yellow soil is called what? kemet, fertile river soil, dead soil, loess
loess
What was the first dynasty in China (backed up with historical findings)?
Shang
What animal did Han Wudi hear about that encouraged him to send traders to western regions?
horses
The two most important rivers in China are
The Chang Jiang and the Huang He
Three major philosophies from early China were
Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism
the responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents
filial piety
a group of non-elected government officials
bureaucracy
a farmer who works land owned by someone else and pays rent in cash or as a share of the crop
tenant farmer
something, such as coins or paper money, that is used as a medium of exchange
currency
Name three reasons Qin would be considered a successful ruler?
-He took direct control of China's provinces.
-Only Qin had the power to appoint the governors.
-Qin developed other policies and projects to unify the empire.
-He created a currency, or type of money, that everyone had to use.
-He hired scholars to simplify and set rules for the Chinese writing system.
-Qin also undertook building projects, including the construction of his own tomb.
-Qin also ordered tens of thousands of farmers to build palaces, roads, dams, and a huge canal.
Why did Shang kings have questions scratched on oracle bones?
They had priests scratch questions on oracle bones as a way of asking questions of the gods and ancestors
Bonus: Name the 4 major Chinese dynasties we studied in class
Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han
a symbol in a writing system that represents a thing or an idea
ideograph