Geography
This river has many floods that leave behind a fertile soil known as loess which is great for agriculture.
What is the Yellow River?
A system in which the government is in control of all resource distribution.
Communism
The most common religion in Eastern Asia?
Buddhism
Which social class was the largest in Ancient China
Diffusion is...
The spread of ideas/ culture
Name the land form located in the western part of China that is highly elevated which results in a sparse population.
Name the trading route that stretched from Eastern Asia through Europe
What is the Silk Road?
How was the most common religion in the region diffused into the region?
Via traders on the Silk Road
What type of writing system was present in Ancient China?
Pictographs & Ideographs
What is an archipelago? Name an example
A collection of islands-- Japan/ Maldives
This is an area circling the pacific ocean that is prone to volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis.
What is the Ring of Fire?
What is the name for a line of rulers that belong to the same family?
Dynasty
This philosophy focuses on being one with nature and ridding oneself of desire.
Daoism
What was the Mandate of Heaven?
A ruling family saying that they were given the right to rule by the gods
Ancient Chinese believed these were used to communicate with the gods.
Oracle Bones
This farming strategy allows hills or mountainsides to be used in growing crops.
What is Terrace Farming?
This person is a revolutionary that established communism in China
Who is Mao Zedong?
This system was followed by Qin Shi Huangdi and included having a strict code of laws because people were naturally bad.
Legalism
List any three inventions/ contributions from Ancient China
paper, silk, matches, gunpowder, porcelain, fireworks, medicines, kites, tea, the umbrella, jump ropes, tangrams, dominoes, musical instruments, ink, the crossbow, decimals, the compass, tangrams, folding screens, ice cream! Terracotta Army
What benefits does standardized writing and currency bring to society?
Ease of trade and communication.
Describe one Modern use and one Ancient use of the Great Wall of China
Ancient= Protection from northern invaders (Mongols)
Modern= Tourism
Explain the dynastic circle.
One family is ruling> that family creates new policies/ laws> common people get angry and rebel> new family takes over.
How is Confucianism similar to Christianity?
The Golden Rule
Why did Qin Shi Hunagdi want the Terracotta army built?
He believed he needed soldiers for the afterlife.
Name the six countries that are considered to be part of "East Asia"