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List one geographic challenge that China faced
Gobi Desert, Himalayas, isolation
List one geographic opportunity that China had
Yellow river, Yangtze River
What is a complex society with specific features that work together?
Civilization
Buddhists follow this in order to escape suffering
The Eightfold Path
Before becoming the Buddha, he was a prince named…
Siddhartha Gautama
Which group of people did the work to build the Great Wall of China?
Conscripted peasants
What is a period of peace, prosperity, and cultural achievement in a civilization’s history?
Golden Age
Why were the terracotta warriors created?
To protect Emperor Qin Shihuangdi in the afterlife
What is the time before writing called?
Prehistory
What is it called when different people do different jobs?
Job specialization
What was one achievement of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi?
Unifying China
What is the term for the belief in strict laws and harsh punishments?
Legalism
True or false: each terracotta warrior had its own unique face
True
A textbook would be an example of this type of source
Secondary Source
What is the study of past human life and cultures by looking at things left behind, like tools?
Archaeology
List at least two things that Qin Shihuangdi standardized in China:
Money, laws, writing system, weights and measurements
What is the title of the ruler of China?
Emperor
What did Qin Shihuangdi do to books he disagreed with?
Burned them
What is the term for the belief in many gods?
Polytheism
Which person is considered a founder of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity?
Abraham
What is the term for a system of government officials working together?
Bureacracy
What are the five features of civilization?
Religion, writing, job specialization, cities, government
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
To keep invaders out
List the five pillars of Islam
1. Declaration of faith
2. Prayer
3. Charity
4. Fasting during Ramadan
5. Hajj
List the five themes of geography