Geography
What is the longest river in Ancient China?
The Chang Jiang/Yangtze
What is a dynasty?
A line of rulers from the same family
Who created the philosophy known as Confucianism?
Confucius
What was the name of the emperor who united all of China together?
Shi Huangdi
A man-made protective barrier in the North to stop invasions from the Mongols.
The Great Wall of China.
Why is the Huang He also called the Yellow River?
Because of its high concentration of yellow silt.
What was the first Chinese Dynasty?
Shang
What was the idea Confucius had where Children owed their parents and ancestors respect?
Filial Piety
What did the Qin Emperor install to make sure even death he was still protected?
Terra Cotta Warriors
What was China's main export product that only they knew how to make?
Silk
What 3 Mountain ranges encircle China?
The Himalayas, Tian Shen, and the Pamir Mountains
Zhou dynasty created the Mandate of Heaven, what does Mandate of Heaven mean?
A king could rule only as long as the gods believed he was worthy
Confucianism teachings were put in a book called?
Analects
Which Dynasty used Confucius teachings as a guide for their government?
Han
On the Silk Road, what were the group of travelers called?
Caravan
What is the importance of the North China Plain?
In between the two rivers (Huang He and Chang Jiang) is where Ancient Chinese civilization began.
True or False, the Zhou Dynasty carried a lot of the same cultural practices as the Shang Dynasty?
True
Legalisms belief is that all people are inherently what? And need to be what to make sure society can function.
Bad;Punished
When the Han Dynasty expanded what three areas did, they take over?
Taklimaken Desert, Korea, Southern China
What is the process by which ideas spread from one culture to another?
Cultural Diffusion
What are the two deserts in China?
The Taklimaken and Gobi
Towards the end of the Zhou Dynasty control was being lost and the last 200 years of their rule was known as the what period?
The Warring States Period.
What symbol do Daoists use to show how seemingly opposite forces form a whole?
Yin Yang Symbol.
What was the name of the Han Empress who held onto power by appointing Children as rulers, so as to rule from behind the curtain?
Empress Lü
What did the Chinese make from tree bark, plant fibers, and old rags
Paper