Power Words
Geography & Environment
The Mighty Han Dynasty
Secrets of the Silk Road
Timeline & Culture
100
A network of roads along which traders traveled
What is a trade route?
100
Why is the Plateau of Tibet nicknamed the “Roof of the World”?
It is extremely high above sea level.
100
This ruling family led China through a golden age from about 206 B.C.E. to 220 C.E.
The Han Dynasty
100
What main factor made silk so incredibly valuable to buyers in the West?
The Chinese were the only ones who knew the secret of how to make it.
100
Ancient Chinese healers used the technique of acupuncture to balance what two opposing forces?
yin and yang
200
The spread of cultural elements from one society to another.
What is cultural diffusion?
200
How did the Huang He (Yellow River) most influence early settlement near its banks?
By fertilizing the soil
200
Which type of person would most likely be hired to work in the Han government bureaucracy?
Someone who did exceptionally well on an exam (rather than someone born rich or noble).
200
Which explorer was honored with the title, "The Father of the Silk Road?"
Zhang Qian
200
Look closely at the timeline. Around what year did Buddhism first enter China?
around 50 C.E.
300
A large, complex organization that functions under a given set of rules and conditions.
What is bureaucracy?
300
In Inner China, which natural, recurring events enriched the soil and helped agriculture thrive?
Floods
300
How did Han emperors gradually change the way China was ruled over time?
They moved away from harsh Legalism and embraced Confucian ideals.
300
To stay safe from dangers like bandits and harsh terrain, merchants traveled together in a group called a ___________.
caravan
300
According to the timeline, what scientific breakthrough happened in 132 C.E.?
invention of the seismograph
400
A light, yellowish silt found in river valleys that yield bountiful crops.
What is loess?
400
The major rivers of ancient China all flowed down from which physical region?
Plateau of Tibet (Tibet-Qinghai Plateau)
400
What specific material/technological advancement most helped the Han military dominate in warfare?
Advances in working iron.
400
If you were traveling through western deserts like the Taklimakan, where would you stop to find water?
an oasis town
400
What educational institution was established in 124 B.C.E. to promote thought and learning?
the Imperial University
500
A flat area of land that is elevated, or raised, high above the land around it.
What is a plateau?
500
Name two distinct natural barriers shown on the map that helped protect Inner China from invaders.
Any two of the following: Himalaya Mountains, Taklimakan Desert, Gobi Desert, Turfan Depression, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Pacific Ocean
500
According to the timeline, who began the Han Dynasty in 206 B.C.E.?
Liu Bang
500
Which famous Venetian merchant wrote about his adventurous travels along the Silk Road?
Marco Polo
500
What are the 3 major religions/ideologies that developed in ancient China?
Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism