Power Words
A person who has no permanent home and travels from place to place
Nomad
This is the dynasty started by Shi Huangdi
Qin
Warring States Period
These high mountains to the southwest acted as a natural barrier for ancient China.
Himalayan Mountains
The repeating process that documents the rise and fall of the rulers of ancient China
Dynastic Cycle
A series of rulers who all come from the same family
Dynasty
Mandate of Heaven
Shi Huangdi followed this philosophy, which used strict laws and harsh punishments to keep order
Legalism
This large, dry desert is located in northern China and served as a natural barrier.
The religious practice of honoring the spirits of family members who have passed away
Ancestor Worship
This physical feature is flat, but at a high elevation. It looks like a tabletop, or a mountain with the top cut off
Plateau
Historians are unsure if this dynasty was real or just a myth
Xia Dynasty
Shi Huangdi order the construction of the Great Wall of China to protect China from this nomadic group
Xiongnu
This is the process of bringing water from a river to farms and fields to help crops grow.
Irrigation
In ancient China, these 2 types of natural disasters were often seen as signs that a ruler had lost the Mandate of Heaven.
Floods and Famines
To be forced to do something, such as when workers were forced to build the Great Wall of China
Conscripted
How many dynasties, real or mythical, made up the time period of Ancient China?
5 (Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han)
Thousands of life-sized clay statues were buried to protect the emperor in the afterlife. They represented which social class?
Soldiers or Warriors
A long period of time without enough water, which can lead to crop failure
Drought
What did Shi Huangdi do to ensure the location of his tomb was never revealed?
He killed the workmen
The process of making everything uniform or the same, like money and writing
Standardization
This was the longest ruling dynasty in Chinese history, lasting from 1122 BCE until 256 BCE
Zhou Dynasty
To prevent these powerful people from challenging him, Shi Huangdi forced them to move to the capital city
Nobles
Most of ancient China's history took place in this specific region because the land was better for farming.
Inner China
These items were tossed into the fire and their cracks were "read" as a message from the gods.
Oracle Bones