Vocabulary
method of inserting needles into the skin to stop pain and cure disease
what is acupuncture
This river is sometimes called China's sorrow
What is the Huang He River
This God was was believed to control success or failure in war, the harvest, the weather, and the overall well-being of China
Who is Shangdi
This was built to defend China against invasion from the Xiongnu
What is the Great Wall
The emperor who opened the Silk Road and started the civil service exams
Who is Wu of Han
respect for one’s parents and elders
what is filial piety
This river is also called the Yangtze River
What is the Chiang Jiang River
These were used for guidance in making political and personal decisions
What is Oracle Bones
This material was most commonly used in the Shang Dynasty to record their questions and answers from communications with their ancestors
What is bones
Used to surround the tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi to protect the emperor in the afterlife
What is The Terracotta Army
right to rule China that leaders claimed to receive from the gods
what is the Mandate of Heaven
The Yellow River is also known by the name of what?
What is the Huang He River
This thinker believed that building strong relationships in the family and observing filial piety were necessary for an ethical and orderly society
Who is Confucius
This leader made standard currency, laws, roads, and writing to promote unity
Who is Qin Shi Huangdi
This motivated Wu of Han to begin trade relations between China and cultures to the west
What are Horses
set of beliefs about how to live
what is philosophy
This mountain range is north of the Chiang Jiang River?
What is Qinling Mountains
The followers of this philosophy are flexible and willing to go with the flow
This relationsip was the most important to maintaining social harmony in China?
Parent and Child
This was exchanged along the Silk Road in addition to material goods
What is knowledge, languages, religions, and diseases
China’s earliest written records that often told predictions for the future
What are Oracle Bones
This mountain range is southwest of China
What is Himalayan Mountains
This world religion was introduced to China from India through trade routes during ancient history?
What is Buddhism
This balance between opposite forces is represented in what
What is the Yin and Yang symbol
He was an ordinary person who did not grow up in a royal family
Who is Liu Bang