Early China
China's Main Rivers
Huang/Yellow River & Chang/Yangtze River
The reason the Zhou conquered the Shang
The Shang were corrupt and did not treat the people well
The most important type of spirits
Ancestors
The dynasty that unified China and ended the Warring States period
The Qin Dynasty
The shape of the Han Dynasty's government
Pyramid
The reason for China's isolation
It is surrounded by physical barriers (Gobi & Taklimakan Deserts, Himalayas, and Pacific Ocean)
The term for the Chinese right to rule
The Mandate of Heaven
The founder of Daoism
Laozi
The name of the first Qin emperor
Shi Huangdi
The name of the organization that ran the Han government
The Civil Service
China's first dynasty
The Shang Dynasty
The name of the period after the Zhou dynasty's collapse
The Warring States Period
The five Confucian relationships
Ruler & Subject, Father & Son, Husband & Wife, Older Brother & Younger Brother, Two Friends
The public works project created during the Qin Dynasty
The Great Wall
The trade route that connected China to the rest of the world
The Silk Road
The earliest form of Chinese writing, used to tell the future
Oracle Bones
Technological advancements under the Zhou
The crossbow, iron, irrigation, fertilizer, road networks
The name of the book that holds Confucius's teachings
The Analects
Two things that were standardized by the Qin
Written language, transportation, weights and measures, coins/currency
The Han dynasty's traditional arts
Painting, sculpture, poetry, music, garden design, calligraphy, lacquerware
The primary purpose of bronze metallurgy
Religious ceremonies
The Zhou strategy of governing
They gave power to individual states
The way to create harmony with the forces of Yin and Yang
Balance
The reason people rebelled against the Qin Dynasty
The dynasty was oppressive, had harsh laws, and was inflexible
The reason the Han created monopolies
To control prices and ensure that merchants did not become too powerful