Vocabulary
Geography
Shang Dynasty
Dynasty
Chinese Philosophies
100
a type of corn
What is maize?
100
Why is the Tibetan Plateau so cold?
What is high elelvation?
100
Hujman bones found under the king's palace meant
What is the Shang performed human sacrifices?
100
How did Shang kings maintain their power?
What is strong armies?
100
What Chinese philosophy tried to balance yin and yang?
What is Daoism?
200
meat from sheep
What is mutton?
200
What is the wetlands called where the Chinese grow rice?
What is Chang Jiang Basin?
200
What was an important belief in Shang religion?
What is ancestor worship?
200
What was one way the Zhou dynasty managed to keep China stable for hundreds of years?
What is claiming approval from heaven?
200
Why were Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism developed when they were?
What is there was so much disorder in China?
300
a theory or set of values by which one lives
What is philosophies?
300
What makes the Yellow River yellow?
What is silt from the Gobi Desert?
300
Why were Shang armies powerful?
What is bronze weapons?
300
How many social classes did the Shang society have?
What is six social classes?
300
What was the main goal of Confucianism?
What is justice and order in a society?
400
a Chinese philosophy that empahsizes strict obedience to laws
What is Legalism?
400
Why did people live in Inner China and the North China Plain?
What is fertile land and better climate?
400
Where was the earliest Chinese writing found?
What is oracle bones?
400
Who overthrew the Shang Dynasty?
What is Zhou Dynasty?
400
What is the key to a well-run society according to Legalism?
What is enforcing strict rules?
500
a Chinese philosophy that empasizes living in harmony with nature
What is Daoism?
500
Name three features that kept Inner China isolated.
What is mountains, plateaus, and deserts?
500
Why was it good to have a written language?
What is it helped unify China?
500
List the four dynasties from earliest to latest.
What is Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han
500
How would you achieve the goal of Confucianism?
What is act according to your proper roles?
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