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What benefit did a standardized currency bring to China?
It made it easier to trade everywhere in the empire
Followers of Daoism believe that the Dao is
the natural way of the universe.
Shi Huangdi believed in Legalism, a philosophy that held that
a strict ruler is needed to create an orderly society.
a loosely compacted yellowish-gray deposit of windblown sediment that settles in the Yellow River
Loess
What is the capital of the United States of America?
Washington D.C.
Among the major achievements of the Shang were the development of a written language and the what?
Development of bronze metalworking.
What do Daoism and Confucianism have in common?
Order and stability
Under the Han, iron and salt were so important that
production of these goods was made a state monopoly.
Which ancient Chinese belief system valued respect, roles, and relationships?
Confucianism
What is the name of the star at the center of our solar system?
The Sun.
Why did the ancient Chinese make loud noises at festivals and during holiday celebrations?
to chase away evil spirits
Emperor Wudi and later Han emperors sent envoys to
establish relations with western kingdoms.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Filial piety is a major feature of which system of thought influential in China?
Confucianism
Why did the first settlements in China begin along the Huang River?
Loess made the soil fertile.
What sport is known as America's pastime?
Baseball
In order to keep the economy stable, Han emperors
bought and stored goods to avoid shortages.
By what means did Zhou rulers keep control over all the different regions of their kingdom?
by putting family members in charge of individual regions
Why was pottery from the Han Dynasty so well-preserved and shiny?
The Han Dynasty invented laquer.
What development allowed trade to flourish during the Han dynasty?
The Silk Road
What is missing from this written text?
According to the text "Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19th, 1863."
There needs to be a comma after the word "text."
According to the text, "Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19th, 1863."
According to the Zhou concept of the Mandate of Heaven, what would a ruler have to do to stay in power?
rule justly and virtuously
preserve harmony between heaven and earth
What impact did the Silk Road have on China under the Han dynasty? Give TWO answers.
It brought new ideas such as Buddhism into China.
It increased the prosperity of Han merchants.
In the Han social order, these people were wealthy but earned very little respect because they did not produce goods.
Merchants
Taklimakan Desert in the west
Gobi Desert in the north
In what city did Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence?
Philadelphia