Ancient China 1
Why was China's diverse geography important to Ancient China?
made it naturally isolated (think mountain ranges and water)
Identify the benefits of the Silk Road
Connected Europe and Asia
Provided roads to make traveling easier for merchants
Helped civilizations get resources they lacked
What continent is China in?
Asia
River Valley that early Chinese civilization settled along
Yellow River Valley
The devotion of children to their parents is called
filial piety
What was the Qin dynasty known for?
Most impactful dynasty
A Chinese philosophy that emphasized that people need laws to be controlled
Legalism
What was the most important reason Qin Shi Huang Di built the Great Wall of China?
To protect his empire from the Mongols to the North
The Chinese developed irrigation which helped them to do what?
grow more crops
What philosophy tells people to focus to finding the balance with nature.
Daoism
A political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from the gods.
Mandate of Heaven
What is a dynasty?
A line of rulers for a country that are from the same family.
What type of writing system was used in the Shang dynasty?
Pictographs
China’s pattern of dynasties rise to power and falling out of favor with the Chinese people is best described by which of the following terms
Dynastic Cycle
What landforms surround China?
Seas, deserts, and mountains
Confucius was a very famous philosopher emphasized this?
Filial piety and relationships
Which dynasty was the first for which we have written records?
Shang
This dynasty was known as the "Golden Age" of ancient China
Han Dynasty
Early civilizations of China, Mesopotamia and Egypt all have this in common
Settled along rivers for farming
What mountain stretches across China?
Himalayas
What was the Xia Period of Chinese history?
Beginning of Chinese civilization
What belief system's goal was to reach "Nirvana" and believed in karma and reincarnation?
Buddhism
What was one achievement of Emperor Shi Huangdi?
Weights and measures
The Mandate from Heaven was
the divine right to rule
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
to protect China from northern invaders