Geography
China can be divided into two main areas: Outer China and Inner China. What area did most not settle?
Outer China
Excelled at crafting out of this material making arrowheads and vessels. The Shang Dynasty is often referred to as the ___________ Age.
Bronze
___________ is one of the three philosophies to grow during the Warring period that focused on respect for the five relationships and to lead by example.
Confucianism
Name the cruel emperor who use Legalism to rule.
Qin Shi Huangdi'
They are the first modern dynasty of China since they ruled from BCE to CE. (True or False)
True
Inner China had the North China plain that was located between two rivers making the land fertile from silt/loess. Name the rivers
Yellow River
Yangtze River
These made predictions about the future and were also an artifact.
Oracle Bones
According to the __________________, if a king ruled poorly and heaven became displeased, the king could be overthrown or rebelled against.
Mandate of Heaven
Emperor Qin believed in the afterlife so to protect himself after death he had a large ________________ placed in his tomb.
Life Sized Terracotta Army
Known for their advances in iron they created many weapons to help in war. Name one:
crossbow
fish scaled Armor
Long Swords
kite
Explain why the Chang Jiang Basin was a good area to settle in Inner China during ancient times?
grew rice
fertile land
permanent homes built
Ate seafood
Rains a lot
Between the Yangtze and Pearl River
Multiple _______, or extended families, controlled different sections of ancient China and frequently fought each other to rule all of China.
clans
______________ taught that people could gain happiness by living in harmony with nature.
Daoism
Qin standardized money, weights and measures. How did either of the three above help trade?
all used coins as the same currency so you knew the value of what you had; also it had holes so you could keep safe on a cord
weights like a cup allowed goods to be fairly bought and sold since everyone had the same amounts
measures like an inch allowed building to be built properly or goods measured correctly for sale
What was a camel caravan?
A group of traders who traveled with many camels to carry goods along the Silk Road to trade.
Name three features that isolated China:
Gobi Desert
Taklimakan Desert
Tibetan Plateau
Kunlun Mts
Himalayas
Written Chinese can be a challenge to learn because the writing system uses characters that stand for words called ___________.
logographs
What happened in China during the Warring States Period?
Six or seven feudal lords and states fought for power.
Chinese writing got simplified to ________ characters during the rule of Qin.
9000
Created this government a _______________ that was based on Confucianism and created the civil service exams to allow for government workers to be hired based on ability.
bureaucracy
How did the harsh geography of China affect life in ancient China?
-large land size made it difficult to unify
-natural barriers for protection but also prevented agriculture like in the deserts
-communication and travel difficult
-isolated them
Kings ruled ancient China before they were known as emperors. Name the other 4 social rankings in order.
Kings
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King
Nobles
Artists/Traders
Farmers
Slaves
The Shang dynasty fell to the Zhou army. Name two of the three reasons why:
-Kings spent lavishly; weakened the economy
-Last Shang King was corrupt just wanted to hunt
-Too many wars and the army was weakened
Describe why the Great Wall was made in ancient times? What was it made of and by whom?
Why: to protect from invaders (Huns) in the north
Made of: wood, stone, dirt
Whom: Emperor Qin and the 300,000 men sent to build, some were soldiers, exiled people, farmers, teachers, etc.
Why is the Han dynasty sometimes referred to as a golden age? We still use many of these goods and ideas today! Define golden age with an example of some ideas or goods diffused to the world from the Han.
Golden Age: time of peace and prosperity with many advances and inventions. They ruled from ancient to modern times.
The created the imperial university
Spread Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism
Made many new discoveries and inventions like the compass, seismograph, paper and the industry, chain pump, silk industry, wheelbarrow, calligraphy, compass, acupuncture, moxibustion, crossbow, etc.