Geography
Name of the river that is nicknamed "China's Sorrow" and the "Yellow River"
Huang He River
What is the symbol that most famously is associated with Taoism/Daoism?
Yin and Yang
Which was not an invention from ancient China?
Gunpowder, Silk, Wheel, Magnetic Compass
Wheel
What does unified mean?
To bring together
What was not a physical feature that isolated China from the rest of the world?
Seas, Mountains, Deserts, the Great Wall
What gives the Yellow River its color?
Silt
Founder of Confucianism
Confucius
Why was the Silk Road a dangerous journey?
Bandits, disease, unsure if you'd come home, not always going to make money, unpredictable weather
Who was Emperor Shi Huang Di?
First ruler of China, unified China
Was the Silk Road an actual road?
No
Name of the mountain range that connects India and China.
Himalayan Mountains
The founder of this philosophy would most likely agree with the following statement: people are born bad and not everyone deserves your respect
Legalism
Which invention was kept a secret and was punishable by death if you tried to smuggle it out of China?
Silk
Which philosophy did Emperor Shi Huang Di believe in and use while he ruled?
Legalism
Why were farmers near the top of China's social pyramid?
They were respected because their jobs were necessary to feed all of China and keep it going.
What impact did the mountains, deserts, and the seas have on ancient China?
It isolated them from the rest of the world
TRUE OR FALSE: Buddhists believe that you can pray your way into the afterlife (or Nirvana)
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: Only goods were traded along the silk road?
FALSE: goods, ideas, inventions, religion, language, knowledge, disease
What was the Mandate of Heaven?
the right to rule is determined by the gods/heaven
TRUE OR FALSE: The Great Wall was built at the same time and was all connected to make 1 continuous wall?
FALSE
What were the benefits and drawbacks of rivers flooding in ancient China?
Benefits: irrigate crops, provide water for people and animals, provide food, and helped people trade and travel.
Drawbacks: death and destruction from flooding
Taoism/Daoism believes you should have what type of government?
Weak government
Describe the Silk Road
a series of trade routes that connected China to other parts of the world (Asia, Europe, and Africa)
Describe what a dynasty is
a series of rulers from a family
Why were merchants near the bottom of the social pyramid?
They were not respected, their jobs were seen as lazy