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Of all the countries in the world, China has the
most people.
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In which area of China, as shown on the map, did the Shang dynasty rule?
area 3
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What happened during the Warring States period?
Six or seven large Chinese states fought for power.
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Why did many people sent to work on the Great Wall not return home?
They died under harsh conditions.
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What did the Chinese write on before they invented paper?
silk and bamboo
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In Inner China, which natural events enriched the soil?
floods
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How did scholars learn that the Shang dynasty was real and not just a myth?
They found artifacts.
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What did Confucius value most highly?
respect
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What happened after the Qin emperor’s death?
rebellions and civil war
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Why is Zhang Qian often called the Father of the Silk Road?
This explorer opened the way for trade with western cultures.
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What made the Taklimakan Desert one of the most dangerous deserts in the world?
sandstorms and shifting dunes
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Shang weapons were especially strong because skilled artisans made these objects from
bronze.
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Daoists taught that people could gain happiness by
living in harmony with nature.
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How did the Han emperors gradually change the way China was ruled?
They moved from Legalism to Confucian ideals.
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What made silk valuable in the West?
The Chinese were the only ones who knew how to make it.
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How did the natural vegetation of the Northeastern Plain affect the lives of ancient settlers there?
Prairie grass provided food for horses and sheep.
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The modern Chinese word for “merchant” is shang ren, which means “Shang man.” What does this suggest about Shang culture?
The Shang traded a great deal.
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Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China, began life as
a prince of one Chinese state.
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What new technology most helped the Han in warfare?
advances in working iron
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The Silk Road split into a northern route and a southern route. What was one advantage of taking the northern route?
Oases were closer together.
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Later in Chinese history, which of these geographical features made governing China as a unified state most difficult?
its large size
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In the later years of the Zhou dynasty, what condition in China led to new philosophies?
disorder
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What was the purpose of building the Great Wall?
to keep invaders out
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What change made silk production more efficient?
an invention that wound fibers onto a large reel
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How did the Silk Road most affect the spread of Buddhism?
Travelers carried Buddhist beliefs from India to China.