Vocab
Dynasty
A sequence of rulers from the same family
What dynasty used oracle bones?
Shang Dynasty
Set of beliefs that enforced self-improvement, respect, and education
the main ideas of Confucianism?
What is the Great Wall made out of?
Stone and wood
What was traded on the Silk Road and why was it dangerous?
tea, silk, and spices. Dangers were illness, lack of water, robbers, bad weather.
Describe the word Bureaucracy.
Type of government, ran by non-elective officials.
What dynasty first started construction on the great wall
Qin dynasty
Describe the main idea of Daoism.
Daoism attempts to set the proper behavior for improving one's life on Earth rather than the afterlife. Focus on nature in reality. -Laozi
Did people die while constructing the wall
YEAH
What dynasty had the greatest Chinese philosophers?
The Zhou Dynasty, with Confucius, Laozi, Mencius.
Cultural Diffusion
The transfer of beliefs, ideas from one culture to another
Which dynasty lasted approx. 500 years and we know little about this dynasty because no records were kept?
Xia dynasty
What is the Filial Piety?
How long is the Great Wall of China
Five thousand five hundred miles long
What rivers did ancient China develop near
Huang River
Define aristocracy.
The highest class in a society.
What is similar between the Shang Dynasty and Ancient Egypt
They put their rulers and their belongings into tombs.
What is the Mandate from Heaven?
The belief that God gave the emperors; got permission from God to rule.
What was the Great Wall's purpose
To keep out the Mongolians
What were responsibilities of Warlords in Ancient China?
Military leaders who controlled different regions of China
Analects
Collection of ideas of confusios beliefs.
How long did the Zhou Dynasty last?
about 800 years
Pieces of turtle bone or shell used to predict the future by the Shang Dynasty
oracle bones?
Approximately how long did the wall last in construction
2,000 years
The first emperor of the Qin dynasty had this built to show his army's strength.
What was the Terracotta Army?