Rivers and Geography
This river is often called "China's Sorrow" because of its devastating floods.
The Huang He (Yellow River)
The Shang were the first to develop this system of communication using characters.
Writing (Pictographs/Ideographs)
This philosophy focuses on respect for elders and "Filial Piety."
Confucianism
: Shi Huangdi began connecting existing walls to create this massive structure.
The Great Wall of China
This 4,000-mile trade route connected China to the Roman Empire.
The Silk Road
This is the longest river in China and was vital for rice cultivation.
The Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)
The Zhou claimed they had the right to rule because of this "heavenly" approval.
Mandate of Heaven
This philosophy teaches that people should live in harmony with nature and "the Way."
Taoism (Daoism)
Shi Huangdi followed this philosophy, which used strict laws and harsh punishments.
Legalism
This famous Han invention was used for writing and eventually spread worldwide.
Paper
This yellow-brown soil gives the Huang He its name and makes the land fertile.
Silt or Loess
These animal bones were used by Shang kings to ask ancestors for advice.
Oracle Bones
This philosophy believed people were naturally evil and needed a strong ruler.
Legalism
To stop people from criticizing him, Shi Huangdi famously did this to books and scholars.
Burned the books and executed/buried the scholars
This man helped lead a rebellion against the Qin emperor and became the first Han Emperor.
Liu Bang
Most of China's early civilizations settled in this specific direction (N, S, E, or W).
East (The coastal plains)
This system of government used by the Zhou involved lords loyalty to the King for land.
Feudalism
The symbol of the Yin and Yang is most closely associated with this philosophy
Taoism (Daoism)
Thousands of these life-sized clay figures were buried to protect the Emperor in death.
The Terracotta Army
Invented originally to help assist with deciding where to bury people, but was later used for navigation
Compass
Name one physical feature that isolated China along its northern and western borders
Mountains and deserts (The Gobi and Taklimakan Deserts, Himalayan Tian Shan, and Pamir Mountains)
The "Period of the ____ States" was the violent era that led to the end of the Zhou.
Warring States
His ideas were not popular during his lifetime, but widely used by the Chinese government during the Han Dynasty
Confucius
Shi Huangdi standardized these three things to make trade and law easier across China.
Currency (money), Weights/Measures, and Writing (Script)
This religion traveled along the Silk Road from India and became popular in China.
Buddhism