Geography of
Ancient China
Ancient China
These natural barriers kept invaders out, and traders in.
What is the desert or mountains
To achieve nirvana which is a place of perfect peace and happiness.
What is buddhism?
This invention was the first movable type printing technology.
What is the printing press?
This yellow soil is great for growing crops.
What is Loess
Right
Which of these geographic features in China is real?
A) Yellow Sea
B) Yellow Ocean
C) Yellow Lake
D) Yellow Mountains
What is the Yellow Sea - A
People should put the needs of their family and community first.
What is confucianism?
This is an invention that is still used today to write on it and record historical events.
What is paper?
What vocab word are these two arguing about?
"No, the gods think I should rule!"
"Nuh uh! The Gods think you are a big stupid dumb headed dummy and they think I should rule!"
What is the mandate of heaven.
If the dates are decreasing then you are in
B.C.
This Chinese invention would help traders navigate through China's tough geography on cloudy nights.
The Compass
People should give up worldly desires in favor of nature.
What is Daoism/Taoism?
This invention was used for sea exploration.
What is a compass?
Describe what an Aristocrat is
Rich people who are in the upper part of the social pyramid.
This word means you bring water from one place to another.
Irrigation
This river gets its yellow looks from the silt dust that flows into the river; its floods kill thousands of people each year.
What is the Yellow River(Huang He River)?
"Is that Mr. Solomon? Why is he crying, screaming, and crashing out?"
"Oh boy. He kept screaming "STOP ASKING IF I HAVE CUSTOM KITTY AND STOP BREAKING THE LAW! I DEMAND AND DESIRE YOU STOP DOING THAT" until he eventually just burst into tears. I told him he has to get rid of his desire to see us as law abiding scholars."
What is Buddhism.
Alchemist were trying to find an immortal potion but created a powerful invention which was used during war and trade.
What is Gunpowder?
Describe Filial Piety
Deep respect for your parents/those older than you/the government.
PEW PEW BLAMO! WOWZER!
Daily Double! YOU MAY WAGER AS MANY POINTS AS YOU HAVE!
Describe how supply and demand impact price.
Why are the physical features of China both a positive AND a negative?
Positive: Kept invaders out
Negative: Kept traders in
Which religion would have said:
"The beauty of the world is what we make of it. There should be no black or white, one or the other, there are shades of grey, all things have both inside of them.
Daoism
Which of the four major inventions ancient China made is the best, and why?
Paper - we still use it today and it made transporting ideas easier.
Gunpowder: we still use it today and it made warfare and religious ceremonies easier.
Printing: we still use it today and it allows ideas to be written down quickly and efficiently.
Compass - we CAN still use it today, but generally not as much. It helped the ideas and inventions spread all throughout the world and without it people could not have explored the world.
This is an ancient Chinese concept, which originated during the Zhou Dynasty determines whether an emperor of China is good enough to rule.
What is Mandate of Heaven?
What are the MAJOR seven inventions that we have learned about so far in class.
5/7 = 100 Points
6/7 = 200 Points
7/7 = 500 Points
Wheel, Chariot, Calendar, Gunpowder, Compass, Printing, Paper.