Geography
What is the Huang He?
"Yellow River"
According to legend, who founded China's first dynasty?
Yu
What key term is characters that represent objects?
pictographs
What are the four social classes of early China?
What class was looked down upon and barred from government jobs?
Merchants
What is Chang Jiang?
Yangtze River
What was the first Chinese dynasty based on historical evidence?
Shang
What key term means characters that represent a thing or idea?
ideographs
Responsibility to respect and take care of your parents
What trade route is over 4,000 miles long and connects China to the Mediterranean?
Silk Road
What is Kunlun Shan and Tian Shan?
Mountains in China
Who was the leader of the philosophy that the central idea was duty?
Confucius
What is legalism?
"School of Law"
What housed hundreds of clay soldiers and horses?
Qin's Tomb
Why was The Great Wall of China built?
Protect China from invasion in the north from Nomads
What desert is located in China?
Gobi desert
Who helped to establish the Han dynasty?
Liu Bang
What philosophy whose central idea is duty?
Confucianism
How were Chinese people selected to work for the government under the Han Dynasty?
Civil Service Tests
What percentage of early Chinese people were farmers?
9/10 or 90%
What is located in the north and separated dangerous nomads from the Chinese?
The Great Wall of China
What does Qin Shihuangdi mean?
"The First Qin Emperor"
What philosophy taught people should turn away form worldly affairs and live in harmony with nature?
Daoism
What medical advance means to pierce the skin to relieve pain?
Acupuncture
Name three things the early Chinese invented.
Cast-iron plow, Iron tools, Waterwheel, Iron drill bits, Wheelbarrow, Silk and paper, wrapping paper, and a rudder