Ancient China 1
Who was the first emperor of China?
Qin Shi Huang
What was the first empire in China?
Qin Dynasty
Who primarily built the Great Wall of China? (Think of the social structure)
Slaves
These people were the lowest classes in the Qin dynasty
slaves and merchants
The Chinese developed irrigation which helped them to do what?
grow more crops
Which philosopher emphasized the importance of treating others with respect?
Who is Confucius?
What 2 major rivers provided fresh water and farming land for Ancient Chinese civilsations?
Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
Are the Terracotta Warriors a primary or secondary source of information? Why?
Primary- from the time
What did Emperor Huang die of and why?
Suspected mercury poisoning trying to achieve immortality
Which metal is most valued by the ancient Chinese?
Bronze
How were the Terracotta Warriors discovered?
By a farmer in the 1970s
A series of rulers from the same family line
Dynasty
Ancient land and sea routes established for trading that linked China with Europe, Africa, and west Asia.
Silk Road
List 3 things we can learn about warfare/life in Ancient China through the discovery of Terracotta Warriors
Armour
Weapons
Chariots/Horses
What the emperor valued in the afterlife
What dynasty came after Qin?
Han Dynasty
Why was the Great Wall built?
What is "to keep out foreign invaders?"
What things traveled the Silk Road?
What is ideas, disease, inventions, people, trade, religion?
Explain the Yellow River was so crucial to the Ancient Chinese and why civilisations developed along there
Food and water source
Crops growing
Natural barrier
Warring states
was an era in ancient Chinese history characterized by warfare. Ended in Qin wars of conquest - the first unified Chinese empire, under the Qin dynasty.
Along what river did China's earliest civilizations develop?
Huang He (Yellow River)
What was China's primary export?
Silk
How did the mountains make governing China difficult before the Qin Dynasty?
The mountains created obstacles and made it difficult to reach, to tax, to fight for, and control in general.
Name 3 things Emperor Qin Shi Huang did to unite China
Ended Warring states
Same units of measurement
Same units of writing
Name 3 things Ancient China and Ancient Egypt have in common which were crucial to their development as a major ancient civilisation
Natural barriers to prevent invasion
Both based along a major river
Social hierarchy
How was the Han government Different from the Qin government?
Han was more interested in learning and heavily encouraged it.