Geography of China
This mountain range southwest of China helped isolate ancient China from other civilizations
What are the Himalayas?
The Shang kings used these animal bones to predict the future
What are oracle bones?
This ruler united China in 221 BCE
Who is Qin Shi Huangdi?
The Han Dynasty is known as a golden age because of advances in learning, government, and this activity
What is trade?
This luxurious fabric made from silkworm cocoons became China’s most valuable trade good
What is silk?
This river was called “China’s Sorrow” because of deadly floods
What is the Huang He (Yellow River)?
The Shang Dynasty was known for skilled work with this metal
What is bronze?
The Qin connected walls across northern China to form this structure
What is the Great Wall?
This trade route connected China to Central Asia and beyond
What is the Silk Road?
The Chinese invented this navigation tool used by sailors
What is the compass?
This river valley in southern China had warm weather and rich farmland for growing rice
What is the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) Valley?
The Zhou believed kings ruled because of this idea from heaven
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Qin Shi Huangdi standardized these three things to unify China
What are money, writing, and measurements?
Han officials were chosen based on knowledge and civil service exams influenced by this philosophy
What is Confucianism?
This invention allowed books and documents to be copied more quickly
What is block printing?
This desert in northern China was difficult for travelers to cross
What is the Gobi Desert?
Under the Zhou, local rulers gave loyalty and military service to the king in a system called this
What is feudalism?
The belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
What is Legalism?
The Han invented this material that made writing cheaper and easier
What is paper?
This explosive powder was first invented in ancient China
What is gunpowder?
Ancient China’s geography caused the civilization to develop in relative ________
What is isolation?
This philosophy taught respect for elders, duty, and education
What is Confucianism?
What was the event with those "useless books" called?
What is book burning?
This invention helped detect earthquakes during the Han Dynasty
What is the seismograph?
This farming invention planted seeds in rows more efficiently
What is the seed drill?