Geography
He is known as the "first teacher"
Who is Confucious
The time period when there wasn't one dynasty ruling a large part of China, but many.
What is the Warring States Period.
The highest force of nature that gave dynasties the right to rule
What is the Mandate of Heaven
A picture of the sun that represents the day would be an example of
What is a pictograph.
Fine, dust-like material that can form soil.
What is loess
Military rulers of small territories
Who are warlords
This is discussed in the Analects
What is behavior and ideals
A set of beliefs about the world and how to live
What is philosophy
A series of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty
China's first civilization developed here
Where is on ther North China Plain
This dynasty had the earliest written records
What is the Shang
The dynasty that ruled the longest amount of time.
What is Zhou.
Honoring the spirits of the dead
What is ancestor worship
The devotion of children to their parents
What is filial piety
He was also called the Son of Heaven
Who is the ruler of China
Name at east 4 advances that occured during the Zhou dynasty
What are giving up human sacrifice, invention of the crossbow, using iron to make weapons and farm tools, use of fertilizer, building a road network, using coins, support of poets and artists
The philosophy of following the natural way of the universe
What is the Dao
These were carved with written characters that the Shang Kings used to try to tell the future
What are oracle bones
3 natural barriers that isolated Ancient China
What is Himalayas, Gobi Desert, and Taklamakan Desert
He kept control of his vast kingdom by placing family members in charge of regions
Who is the Zhou King Wu
This occurred during the end of the Zhou Dynasty
What is warlords fought throughout China
According to Daoism, what must be balanced?
What is yin and yang
Total disorder and confusion
What is chaos