Geography
What geographic features isolated ancient China from other civilizations?
How did the Shang rulers gain power and hold it?
Military force (warlords)
Describe Confucianism
Put the needs of your family and community first.
How did improvements in farming affect the population?
What caused the fall of the Zhou dynasty?
The aristocrats grew powerful and went to war with each other.
Describe Daoism
Give up worldly desires in favor of nature and the Dao (the Way).
Chinese trade route
Contrast the Mongols as enemies with the Mongols as rulers in China.
Fierce enemies, but good rulers
Describe Legalism
Society needs a system of harsh laws and strict punishment
What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?
What two things brought the fall of the Ming dynasty?
Farmer revolted because of heavy taxes. The Manchus invaded.
The Han dynasty fell, and people were fearful and anxious. Buddhism offered relief.
How did the Silk Road benefit China and other parts of the world?
It increased trade and wealth, and it connected cultures.
During the Ming dynasty, what three ways did their attitude turn negative toward exploration?
They thought it cost too much, they didn't want the influence of foreign ideas, and they felt that the merchant profession was selfish.
Why were the civil service tests good for the government?
They attracted intelligent and hard working people. They placed people in leadership based on their skill.