TERMS
The belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods.
Mandate of Heaven
China's first official dynasty.
Shang Dynasty
The two main rivers in China.
The Yellow River and the Yangtze River
The harsh ruler and founder of the Qin Dynasty.
Emperor Qin
The founder of Legalism
Hanfeizi
A group of non-elected government officials.
Bureacracy
Turtle shells used by kings to ask questions of their ancestors.
Oracle Bones
The large desert north of the Yellow River
The Gobi Desert
The main medical and technological advancements and achievements from the Han Dynasty
Steel weapons, paper, acupuncture, wheelbarrow, seismograph, glazed pottery.
Expressed the idea that everything in the world was connected and always in balance.
Laozi
A Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws.
Legalism
Dynasty that replaced the Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
The mountain range that separates India and China
The Himalayan Mountains
Main advancements & achievements from the Qin Dynasty
Standardized form of writing and currency, extensive network of canals and roads, and the construction of the Great Wall.
Taught that people needed to have proper morals and show respect to their ancestors
Confucius
Chinese system of beliefs that describes the way a king must rule.
Dao
The compass, the kite, fertilizers, and herbal pesticides.
Advancements & Achievements of the Zhou Dynasty
River Valley where the early dynasties developed.
Yellow River Valley
The main reason the Great Wall was constructed.
Stop the Mongol Invasions from the north.
Ordered his tomb to be surrounded by an army of terra cotta soldiers.
Emperor Qin
A military commander exercising civil power by force.
Warlord
3 Philosophies of Ancient China.
Confucianism, Daoism, & Legalism
The dynasty during which China entered its Iron Age
Zhou Dynasty
During this dynasty, the main system of belief focused on ancestor worship.
Shang Dynasty