Geography
The Huang River is also known as __________.
The Yellow River
The Zhou justified taking over the Shang because they believed god wanted them to. What is this called?
The Mandate of Heaven
Who was the brutal leader of the Qin Dynasty?
Shi Huangdi
Who was the most famous Han ruler?
Wudi
What philosophy believes people are born naturally evil?
What desert dominates China?
Gobi
The cycle that all Dynasties go through is called?
The Dynastic Cycle
What three things were standardized in the Qin Dynasty?
Weights
Transportation
Writing
What philosophy was reinstated in the Han Dynasty?
Confucianism
What philosophy believes you should follow the "natural flow of life"
Daoism
The fine silt that gives the Yellow River its name.
Loess
What are the 4 social classes in China starting from the top?
Warriors
Artisans
Merchants
Peasants
Which philosophy was dominant in the Qin Dynasty?
Legalism
The Han dynasty was the beginning of a system of trade routes known as _________.
The Silk Road
Which philosophy believes if a government is good and just, the people will follow the laws.
Confucianism
The Chinese believed they were the sole civilization on earth so they named themselves Zongguo, meaning what?
Middle Kingdom
How do the people know a Dynasty has lost the favor of the gods?
Natural Disasters or Invasions
What major project was built during the Qin Dynasty?
The Great Wall of China
The Han Dynasty was also known as?
The Golden Age
Who established legalism?
HanFezi
What large mountain rage lies to the southwest of China?
The Himalayas
Name two items that the Chinese invented
Currency
Wheelbarrow
Gun Powder
Books
Paper
Seismograph
Rudder
How were people punished under legalist ideals.
Tortured
Enslaved
Jailed
Name 2 things (besides trade goods) that were traded on the silk road.
Ideas
Religion
Art
Diseases
Songs
Tales
Who was the link between the people and the supreme being?
The King or Emperor