Geography
tool that measures and detects earthquakes
Seismograph
group of rulers from the same family
Dynasty
1. China’s earliest written records that often told predictions for the future
2. What material did the Shang Dynasty most commonly use to record their questions and answers from communications with their ancestors?
1. oracle bones
2. bones
1. What is the translation for the name “Qin Shi Huangdi” ?
2. Why is Qin Shi Huangdi considered an important figure in world history?
1. first emperor of Qin
2. He made standard currency, laws, roads, and writing to promote unity.
1. material made from a type of insect that was used to produce clothing and became China’s main trading export
1. Silk
What best explains how the geography of China affected civilization?
Travel and communication were difficult between the regions of China and it was isolated from other civilizations.
social system in which lords governed land farmed by peasants
feudalism
1. belief system promoting harmony with nature
Bonus: According to Laozi and followers of Daoism, what type of person is the most likely to find happiness?
1. Daoism
Bonus: the person who is flexible and willing to go with the flow
1. What was an advantage of the Great Wall?
Bonus: What was a disadvantage of the Great Wall?
1. The height of the Great Wall prevented soldiers on horseback from crossing it.
Bonus: Many people were forced to build the Great Wall and died working in dangerous conditions.
What world religion was introduced to China from India through trade routes during ancient history?
Buddhism
What are the alternate names for the Chang Jiang River and the Huang He River in China?
Bonus - gemstone often used to make jewelry and art
Yangtze River and Yellow River
Bonus - jade
right to rule China that leaders claimed to receive from the gods
Bonus: What does the yin/yang symbolize?
Mandate of Heaven
It symbolizes the harmony and balance between opposite forces.
belief system promoting decency and respect
Confucianism
Why did the Qin Dynasty have a significantly shorter reign than the other dynasties in ancient China?
Qin Shi Huangdi burned books, limited freedom of speech, and inflicted cruel punishments on his people.
Which of the following were major goods produced in ancient China?
silk, rice, and iron
Why is the Huang He River, (Yellow River) despite being an important water source for the ancient Chinese, sometimes called China’s Sorrow?
The river was known for terribly destructive floods that killed many people throughout history.
How did the Zhou Dynasty explain the transfer of the Mandate of Heaven between dynasties?
A dynasty would lose the Mandate of Heaven after it became corrupt with power and mistreated the people in favor of its own personal gain.
Which thinker believed that building strong relationships in the family and observing filial piety were necessary for an ethical and orderly society?
Confucius
Why did Qin Shi Huangdi order his people to build the Great Wall of China?
The Great Wall would defend China against invasion from the Xiongnu and Mongols.
Which set of objects did China trade to other civilizations along the Silk Road?
ceramics, gunpowder, and paper
What expression describes the Silk Road as the "old school internet" because it was the exchange of ideas, goods, language, art, and religion?
cultural diffusion
Why were oracle bones popular among early rulers in ancient China?
Oracle bones were used for guidance in making political and personal decisions.
respect for one’s parents and elders
filial piety
What was the purpose for building the Terracotta Army?
It was used to surround the tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi to protect the emperor in the afterlife.
True or False: The Silk Road increased the spread of knowledge, languages, religions, and diseases.
Bonus: group of trade routes that connected China to other parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe
true
Silk Road