Ancient China 1
Ancient land and sea routes linking China with Europe, Africa, and west Asia.
Silk Roads
What is a dynasty?
A line of rulers for a country that are from the same family.
What continent is China in?
Asia
The Chinese developed irrigation which helped them to do what?
grow more crops
What was the primary purpose of the Great Wall?
To keep out nomadic invaders from the North.
Ancient India practiced this type of religion.
What is polytheism?
A Chinese philosopher who was the most influential teacher in Chinese history and still today.
Confucius?
What was China's primary export?
Silk
What does the yin/yang represent?
balance of two forces
Which philosophy was a solution for legalism?
Confucianism
This philosophy believes in the yin and the yang.
Daoism or Taoism
The bull and the tiger are images used as part of...
Religion
Who is Ms. Peterson's favorite student???
Ms. Peterson does not have a favorite student. He loves you all!!!
this ancient philosophy believes people are inherently bad.
Legalism
The Mandate from Heaven was responsible for
the dynastic cycle
Why was China's diverse geography important to early Ancient China?
made it naturally isolated
What is the fine soil that made the Huang He river turn yellow in color?
Loess
What are oracle bones used for?
To read the thoughts of our ancestors.
How long is the Great Wall of China built?
1,500 miles.
What is Filial Piety?
Caring for and respecting our elders.
The large desert in Northern China
Gobi
Which two major ideas came from Confucianism?
Respect for family elders (filial Piety) and rulers respect for their subjects.
Which important Shang dynasty invention led to us understanding so much about early China?
Paper
Along what river did China's earliest civilizations develop?
Huang He (Yellow River)
The landform that separates China to the north
What is Gobi Desert?