Class Rules
You need to sharpen your pencil, but Ms. McDaniel is still giving her lecture. Should you just get up and sharpen it?
What is "No, I should wait until she finishes the slide and then ask to sharpen my pencil"?
China is a very large country. It is about the same as what North American country?
What is the United States of America?
It is believed that the first civilizations in Ancient China believed in an afterlife. What has led archeologists to believe this?
What is "tombs with food and items"?
The Zhou Dynasty used an idea called _______ to gain power and overthrow the Shang Dynasty.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
The most influential teacher in Chinese history, ________, encouraged people to use ethics to make society better.
What is ethics?
Class has just started and you spent too much time yapping with your friends. What do you need to have in front of you before class starts?
What is my binder, a sharpened pencil, and my notes page set up?
This major northern river in China is also nicknamed a color. (Must give both true name of the river and its nickname)
What is the Huange He/The Yellow River?
The first dynasty was called _______. Hint: It is debated whether this dynasty actually existed.
What is the Xia Dynasty?
The Zhou utilized what group of people to keep control of their land?
Who are lords?
What is leading by example?
You were absent and missed the notes that you we took in class. What should you do?
What is get the notes from Google Classroom or a trustworthy friend?
Early Chinese civilizations believed they were the sole source of civilization at first due to the many natural barriers surrounding them. What are three of these barriers?
What are the Gobi Desert, the Talkimakan Desert, and the Himalyan Mountains?
The first recorded dynasty in Ancient China was what dynasty?
What is the Shang Dynasty?
What three events led to the Zhou Dynasty's decline?
What is invaders, power-hungry lords, and civil war?
The ideas of Confucius were written down. This collection of teachings is called _______.
What is The Analects?
To have chill, skibbidi time in World History you really only need to do three things. What are they?
What is be chill, study, and do your work?
Flooding of the Yellow River made the surrounding land extremely fertile. What specifically made the land more fertile? Hint: This also gave the Yellow River its name.
What is loess?
The Shang Dynasty is the first recorded dynasty in Ancient China. They created the first ___________. Hint: It was found on oracle bones.
What is "writing system"?
The Zhou Dynasty declined during a time period known as the ____________ Period. Hint: This is a time period where multiple families were fighting to gain power.
What is the Warring States Period?
This belief system encourages a go with the flow lifestyle, wants less government control, and was popularized by Laozi.
What is Daoism?
We're watching a video on an Ancient archeological site in China. There is a well-respected archeologist who is discussing the site and he has a thick accent. Is it okay to imitate his accent to make your friends laugh?
What is "No and if I do I'll get written up because that's super problematic and incredibly rude"?
The Huang He and the Yangtze Rivers both became known for the destructive flooding each year. What made the flooding of these rivers different compared to previously studied civilizations?
What is "unpredictable levels of flooding"?
The Shang writing system was developed using what kind of symbols?
What is pictographic?
The Warring States Period gave rise to new beliefs systems because of a lack of what in Chinese families?
What is a lack of morals, respect, and loyalty?
This belief system is founded on the idea that humans are naturally bad and must be controlled. It has strict punishments for people who break the law and was made popular by Han Fei Zi.
What is legalism?