What landform separates China from its neighbors to the north?
Gobi Desert
100
(Innovation/Diffusion) is a new idea, method, or device.
Innovation
100
Put the following rulers in order from first to last.
Wudi
Shi Huangdi
Liu Bang
Shi Huangdi
Liu Bang
Wudi
100
Wudi wanted a government based on what philosophy?
Confuciansim
100
What is the spread of ideas from one culture to another?
diffusion/cultural diffusion
200
Around what two rivers did early Chinese civilization develop?
Huang He (Yellow River) and Chang Jiang (Yangzi River)
200
Who was the most famous Daoist teacher?
Laozi
200
What kind of government and laws did Shi Huangdi create?
Strong government with strict laws
200
What did Han artwork show?
daily activities/everyday life
200
As a result of the popularity of silk in Rome, China became ___________________.
wealthy/rich
300
The tales of which dynasty tell about the waterways of ancient China?
Xia
300
How did Confucious believe that leaders should act?
Leaders should act decently always try to do the right thing. Moral leadership, not laws would bring order to China.
300
What did Shi Huangdi do to help unify his empire?
built roads that connected all parts of the empire, built new waterways that made travel easier, uniform laws, money, and writing system
300
What measures the strength of an earthquake?
seismograph
300
How did the iron plow and wheelbarrow help the Chinese?
They were able to till more land and raise more crops. They could do more work and lift heavier loads.
400
According to legend, who created the Xia Dynasty?
Yu the Great
400
Which of the three philosophies (Legalism, Daoism, Confucianism) was not a religious philosophy?
Legalism
400
Transportation was easier as a result of Shi Huangdi's new roads and waterways. What else increased?
trade
400
What uses the position of the sun to tell time?
sundial
400
What religion came to China along the Silk Road?
Buddhism
500
"Shang rulers moved their capital several times, probably to avoid floods or attacks by enemies."
What inference can you make from this statement?
A. Shang rulers were always one step ahead of their adversaries.
B. Archaeologist do not know exactly why the capital was moved.
C. Enemies of the Shang must have pursued them during flood season.
D. The Shang social order allowed them to make quick decisions.
B
500
Describe Confucious's early life.
He grew up in extreme poverty. He was a dedicated student.
500
Where were peasants in the social order during the Qin Dynasty? What about during the Han Dynasty?
Qin-bottom
Han- second from top
500
What were the two types of poetry that were developed during the Han Dynasty?
Fu and Shi
500
The decline of the Han government (helped/slowed) the spread of Buddhism in China.