Vocabulary
Early invention that used the sun's shadow to tell time
sundial
Where did the Silk Road extend to?
China to Rome (Europe)
Where did the Chinese settle?
Along the rivers (Yellow).
What was the purpose of the Great Wall built and pieces connected during the Qin Dynasty?
kept invaders from the north away
Which Dynasty lasted for over 400 years and was a time of peace, wealth and progress?
The Han
The practice of relieving pain with long thin needles
acupuncture
What was the Silk Road?
A trade route
Why did the Chinese settle along the river?
For the rich soil (silt), fresh water and good farming area.
How did the Qin Dynasty standardization of money, writing and laws help China?
It united China and the Chinese people. Communication and trade became easier.
What time period did China suffer from endless wars?
The Warring States Period
Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han in ancient China
dynasties
Name a good(s) that was traded along the Silk Road?
silk, glass, grapes, war horses, fruits, jade
What made travel difficult and separated China from other parts of the world?
Mountains, Deserts and Oceans
What did the Qin Dynasty do to prevent Confucianism from spreading?
Burned books and killed scholars who wrote about Confucianism.
Why was the Great Wall of China called the Wall of Tears?
Over 500,000 people died during the construction of the wall.
All the same money, language, and measurement.
standardization
Besides goods, what else was shared along the Silk Road?
Ideas, religion, diseases and inventions
What ocean borders China?
Pacific
The Qin Dynasty believed in obey or die, people are bad by nature and people respond to being ruled by fear. What type of ruling is this called?
Legalism
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
An order from the gods to rule over China.
If a ruler was bad, the gods would give a mandate (order) from the heavens that it was time for a new ruler/dynasty.
The spreading of ideas
cultural diffusion
Name a danger of traveling along the Silk Road
sandstorms, snowstorms/blizzards, thieves/bandits, wild animals, scorpions, thirst, mirages,
BONUS! What is the tallest peak of the Himalayas?
Mount Everest
What style of ruling by the Zhou Dynasty believed a good society was like a family and all members knew their place and responsibility?
Confucius
What do we call good morals and values?
Ethics