Geography
Two rivers in China that fostered early civilizations
What are the Yellow River and the Yangtze (Huang He) River?
Definition of dynasty
What is a period of time where a family has the ruling power, often for many generations?
The dynasty largely considered to be a myth by historians
What is the Xia?
Leader of the Zia who was an atypical engineer
Who was Yu?
Three biggest threats to the Shang dynasty
Land type found to the north and west of the river valleys
What are gigantic deserts?
The idea that dynasty in power was meant to be in power--the gods had decided on them to be in power or to lose power
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
The Dynasty that ended the Shang Dynasty in 1046 BCE and the longest lasting dynasty
What was the Zhou Dynasty?
The names of the warring states who all wanted to rule China
What are Qin, Han, Chu, Wei, Qi, Zhou, and Yan?
Two famous ancient Chinese thinkers from the Zhou dynasty
Who are Confucius and Laozi?
Mountain range to the south
What are the Himalayan Mountains?
Animal bones with writing carved into them and put through the fire, and were used to predict the future and were helpful to learn about early Chinese history
What are oracle bones?
One of the shortest dynasties which also had a very large influence on the future whose leader declared himself the emperor of China
What was the Qin Dynasty?
Teachings of Daoism
What are peace within oneself, simplicity, compassion, following nature and meditation?
How many soldiers and horses have been found so far in the terra cotta army and buried with the emperor Qin
What are 8,000 soldiers and 700 horses?
What made China difficult reach by outsiders from the west and isolated these civilizations from influence and trade, and invasion
What is the land (mountains, deserts) and the Pacific Ocean?
What is The Silk Road?
Dynasty from 206 BCE to 220 CE considered to be a golden age in China
What was the Han Dynasty?
Three inventions from China
What are the seismograph, paper from mulberry wood fiber, and toilet paper?
What is nearly one million people? and What is most of them died from building it?
Crops grown in the two river valleys
What are millet near the Yellow River and rice near the Yangtze River?
Rebellion that occurred in 184 BCE when people got tired of the emperor feasting while the poor people starved and struggled
What is the Yellow Turban Rebellion?
Four causes for the ending of the Han Dynasty
What are the Yellow Turban Rebellion, more power given to military leaders, tribal groups on the borders, The last emperor was only 8 years old--lack of leadership?
Teachings of Confucianism
What is order, peace, morality, virtue, education, and citizenship within society?
Three teachings that coexisted in China most of the time
What are Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism?