Geography
The first Chinese civilizations settled along this river.
What is the Huang/Huang He/Yellow River?
Ancient Chinese made loud noises at festivals and celebrations to do this.
What is scaring away evil spirits?
Han doctors developed this kind of therapy involving needles meant to cure sickness and relieve pain.
What is acupuncture?
Rulers of the Zhou dynasty divided up their empire into provinces and appointed nobles to rule each, which was the primary cause of this chaotic era.
What was the Warring States Period?
This was the large trade network that connected China to Central Asia and the Middle East, named after one of China's most important exports.
What is the Silk Road?
This mountain range forms a natural barrier between China and India.
What are the Himalayas?
The philosophy that values living virtuously, filial piety, and tradition.
What is Confucianism?
The first evidence of written Chinese language was found on these, which were used during the Shang to predict the future.
What are oracle bones?
This is a system of government that selects workers based on skills and talents rather than ancestry.
What is civil service?
This is when a single group controls the production of a good or service.
What is a monopoly?
The Huang River gets its yellow color from this material that blows in from the Gobi Desert.
What is loess?
The philosophy that values living simply and naturally to keep balance in the universe.
What is Daoism?
The Han were considered masters of this durable, glossy decorative art typically used for vases, tableware, and boxes.
What is lacquerware?
Shi Huangdi organized the Qin under this philosophy that prioritized strong leadership and laws over morals.
What is Legalism?
Confucian attitudes view this line of work as lowly and not respectable.
What is a merchant/trader?
This is the longest China in river.
What is the Yangtze/Chang River?
The supposed founder of Daoism, but historians question if he was a real person.
Who is Laozi?
The Shang are celebrated for their metalworking skills with this type of metal.
What is bronze?
Zhou rulers believed that an emperor needed this to legitimize, or validate, their rule.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Han emperors would do this to prevent shortage and high prices when the economy was unstable.
What is buying and storing goods in times of plenty/during a good harvest?
Most Chinese civilizations settled in this geographic area due to its fertile farmland and relatively flat terrain.
What is the North China Plain?
Name all of the Five Confucian Relationships.
What are (1) ruler and subject; (2) father and son; (3) husband and wife; (4) older and younger brothers; and (5) two friends?
This was arguably the most important invention to come out of ancient China.
What is paper?
This person was the most prominent emperor of the Han dynasty who expanded the empire, fended off nomadic invaders to the north, and established friendly relations with Central Asian societies.
Who was Emperor Wudi?
Name two reasons why someone might become a slave, the lowest class in ancient China's social structure.
What is (1) being punished for a crime, and (2) having a debt so large that you cannot repay?