The Xia
What was the main 2 crops grown from this dynasty?
Rice and Millet.
What is the time period of the Shang Dynasty?
1700-1100 B.C
What is the Mandate of Heaven
A plan to control the Chinese government.
True or False: 1 state was sucessful in taking control in China.
What way does the river flow?
Rough and Harsh.
What is the time period of the Xia Dynasty
2200 BC.
What was the main metal used in the Shang Dynasty?
Bronze.
Who was the person they believed had heavenly powers?
The Son of Heaven.
Why did the Chinese society fall into war.
The Zhou Dynasty fell.
People moved to the Yellow River Valley because of the many people. 3 large governments formed because of this. What were the Name of the 3 governments?
The Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasty.
What are the 3 kings of the Xia dynasty? Every king is 100 points
Yao, Shun, and Yu
How many times did the Shang capital change?
6 times.
What is the cycle of changing the person with heavenly powers?
The Dynastic Cycle
What was the outcome of this ongoing fighting?
Death and violence
What was an effect of families getting bigger?
People migrating to farming centers.
What was King Yu's importance?
When the Shang Dynasty fell off, what Dynasty came after it?
The Zhou Dynasty?
Why did the overlords marry their children?
To keep political marriage.
Who found a way to find peace in China?
Philosiphers
Where did people plant crops to allow population to grow.
On each side of the river valley.
What Values did King Yao spread?
Family and Community.
Why did the Shang Dynasty fall off?
The Shang king got too greedy and lost it all.
During what years were the Warring States
400-200 B.C
What was the effect of the Warring States
Loss of life and Chaos
Why is it named the Yellow River Valley (not because its yellow)?
It contained many loess coloring the river.