Geography
What made Ancient China very isolated from other places? (2 things!)
Natural Barriers -
1. mountains
2. water
What was the title of the person who ruled over Ancient China?
Emperor
Which did China view as most important? The individual or the group?
The larger group
Which philosophy believed that all humans were evil and needed to have punishments?
Legalism
How did Ancient China communicate with its ancestors? (they wrote questions on these and then burned them)
Oracle Bones
Which river did Ancient China begin on? (both names)
Huang He - Yellow River
What is a dynasty?
a set of rulers that are from the same FAMILY
the rule passed from the father to son
What was the most important unit in Chinese Society
The Family
Which philosophy emphasized the importance of respect and leading by example?
Confuscianism
What was the time period called after the Zhou Dynasty when there was a lot of fighting and the philopsohies had to be created?
the Warring States Period
Describe the flooding of the the river China was founded on.
unpredictable, deadly
Which dynasty was in place for the longest time and became very large up?
Zhou Dynasty
How did the Ancient Chinese view their family members that had passed on?
The practiced Ancestor Worship
Which philosophy believed that the way to be at peace was to be one with nature and practice "non-doing"?
Taoism
What created a trade route for Ancient China with other parts of Asia?
the Silk Road
Because of its flooding, what did people begin to call the river that China was founded on.
China's Sorrow
What decided when a dynasty was ready to be overthrown or if a dynasty stayed in power?
The Mandate of Heaven
Filial Piety
Which founder believed that leaders should set an example by leading with respect and leading by example?
Confucius
What were 3 major things that China traded to other regions?
paper, porcelain, silk, gunpowder, jade, etc
What landform split Ancient China from Ancient India?
the Himalayan Mountains
What is it called when one dynasty gets kicked out and another becomes in charge?
Dynastic Cycle
Used in Chinese Writing, what is the term for many symbols that are combined to represent and Idea?
Ideograms
Which dynasty ruled under legalism?
Qin Dynasty
Describe how Merchants were viewed in Ancient Chinese Society
Merchants were the lowest social class and were not valued by the Chinese because they were viewed as people who moved goods around rather than contribute to society