Physical Geography
Which river of Ancient China has earned the nickname "China's Sorrow" because of its devastating annual floods?
What is the Haung He (Yellow River)?
How long did the Shang Dynasty last in Ancient China?
What is 1600-1046 BCE? (554 years)
Who was at the bottom of the social hierarchy for Ancient China?
Who are the merchants?
Who did the king grant large amounts of land to? Name both groups of people.
Who were the nobles and military commanders?
In Confucianism, what is filial piety?
What is the utmost respect for parents and elders?
Which river of Ancient China allowed for extensive rice cultivation because of its southern climate?
What is the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)?
What was bronze used to craft during the Shang Dynasty?
What are ceremonial vessels and military weapons?
This class of people were responsible for producing bronze, silk, and pottery.
Who were the artisans and craftspeople?
What is the name for the 8,000 clay warriors that were built to protect the emperor in the afterlife?
What is the Terracotta Army?
What is the core idea of Daoism?
What is to live in harmony with nature?
Why is the Huang He also known as the Yellow River?
What is its fertile yellow soil?
These were inscribed turtle shells that formed the earliest written Chinese characters. What were they?
What are oracle bones?
This class was majority of the population, responsible for growing food and providing labor. Who were they?
Who were the farmers and peasants?
This idea is what allowed emperors to rule ancient China, believing they had the right to do so because they were favored by guiding spirits.
What is the mandate of heaven?
What is the core idea of Legalism?
What is human nature requires strict rule of law?
Which mountains are in the southwest of Ancient China?
What are the Himalaya Mountains?
Royal capital centers housed these members of society. Who were they?
What are rulers, priests, and military elites?
This class of people had absolute political and religious authority.
Who were the kings and royal family?
Which emperor unified warring states into China's first autocratic empire?
Who is Qin Shi Huangdi?
Who stated that good governance requires virtue and education?
Who is Confucius?
These two deserts occupy the northern and western expanse of Ancient China. What are their names?
What are the Gobi and Taklamakan deserts?
How was bronze created?
What is the mixture of copper and tin?
Which class was responsible for managing regional defenses?
Who were the nobles and warriors?
Emperor Wudi expanded the Chinese empire into Central Asia, Korea, and what other country?
What is Vietnam?
Which philosophical idea holds the idea of yin & yang?
What is Daoism?