Geography of Ancient China
What was another name for the Huang He?
Yellow River
What do we call a line of rulers from the same family?
A dynasty
Which teacher's ideas formed the basis of Confucianism?
Confucius
What name did Ying Zheng take that means "first emperor"?
Shi Huangdi
What valuable cloth, made from silkworm cocoons, was China's main trade good?
Silk
What desert lies north of China?
The Gobi
What did Shang priests use oracle bones for?
Ask questions of the gods
What is the respect children owe their parents and ancestors called?
Filial piety
Why did Shi Huangdi begin building the Great Wall?
To keep invaders out of China
What animal carried goods across the Silk Roads deserts and could carry 400 to 500 pounds?
A camel
What river in central China is about 4,000 miles long and the world's third-longest?
The Chang Jiang, or Yangtze
What did the Shang worship besides their gods?
Spirits of their dead ancestors
Which philosophy teaches people to live in harmony with nature?
Daoism
What material were the Terracotta Warriors made of?
Baked clay
What writing material did China officially invent in A.D. 105?
Paper
Why is the Huang He called the Yellow River?
It carries yellow silt, or fine, fertile soil
Which dynasty overthrew the Shang and ruled for about 800 years?
The Zhou
What does the word Dao mean?
The Way
Which peasant seized control and began the Han dynasty in 202 B.C.?
Liu Bang
Which religion originated in India and spread to China via the Silk Road?
Buddhism
What plain between China's two great rivers is called the birthplace of Chinese civilization?
The North China Plain
What did the Mandate of Heaven say about a king's right to rule?
He could rule only while the gods thought he was worthy
Which philosophy holds that people are inherently bad and require strict laws and harsh punishments?
Legalism
What test did officials in the Han government have to pass?
An exam on Confucianism
What is the spread of ideas from one culture to another called?
Cultural diffusion