Ancient China 1
Why was China's diverse geography important to Ancient China?
made it naturally isolated (think mountain ranges and water)
What is a contribution from Ancient China that is used to celebrate the 4th of July?
Fireworks
What continent is China in?
Asia
How long did the Warring States period last?
250 years
The devotion of children to their parents is called
filial piety
What is loess?
fine, dustlike material that can form soil
A Chinese philosopher who was the most influential teacher in Chinese history and still today.
Confucius?
How did the Zhou king keep control of his large kingdom?
He put family members in charge of individual regions or states
The Chinese developed irrigation which helped them to do what?
grow more crops
What philosophy is the yin and yang a part of?
Daoism
What does Huang translate to?
yellow
What is a dynasty?
A line of rulers for a country that are from the same family.
The landform that separates China to the north
What is Gobi Desert?
How were oracle bones used?
to predict the future
What landforms surround China?
Seas, deserts, and mountains
Confucius was a very famous ______, in Ancient China.
philosopher
Which dynasty was the first for which we have written records?
Shang
The word ancient means something that ________.
happened long ago
Along what river did China's earliest civilizations develop?
Huang (Yellow River)
What important advance was made in weaponry during the Zhou dynasty?
crossbow
Why was the North China Plain a good location for farming?
the soil was soft and crops were easily planted
What belief system's goal was to reach "Nirvana" and believed in karma and reincarnation?
Buddhism
What is a warlord?
military rulers of small states
The Mandate from Heaven was
the divine right to rule
Who is in charge of China?