Physical Features
This river is the longest river in China
What is Yangtze River
What are the three philosophies of Ancient China?
What is Legalism, Daoism, and Confucianism
What age did the Shang dynasty exist during?
What is the Bronze Age
About how many years did the Qin dynasty last for?
What is about 14 years
What is the highest mountain in the world that is part of the Himalayas?
What is Mount Everest
What are the two deserts in China
All three philosophies had one goal- what was it?
What is to create a peaceful society
The Shang dynasty formed around two rivers in China, what did these rivers allow them to create?
What is an irrigation system
What does "Shi Huangdi" translate to?
What is "first emperor"
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
What is the belief that the emperor is handpicked by God
Why is silt beneficial?
What is silt can help create fertile soil
The philosophy that had strict rules and harsh punishments was known as what?
What is Legalism
What was the period of time were there was constant fighting in the Zhou dynasty?
What is the Warring States Period?
What two achievements is the Qin dynasty most known for?
What is The Great Wall of China and the Terracotta Army
What was in the medicine that Shi Huangdi took that he thought would make him live forever?
What is mercury
Why was the Manchurian Plain fought over
What is: resources, low land, or access to water
What does Daoism encourage people to do?
What is "take life as it comes"
The Zhou dynasty is known for a specific toy and a tool, what are they?
What is the kite and the compass
Why did Shi Huangdi have the Terracotta Army built in his tomb?
What is to protect him in the after life
Why is the Tibetan Plateau referred to as "the Third Pole" or the "roof of the world"?
What is its elevation and it is the highest and largest plateau
How is the Gobi Desert different from the Taklamakan Desert?
What is: the Gobi has various landscapes and temperatures where the Taklamakan has one landscape
What does Confucianism believe people should practice?
What is that all people should respect their elders and honor the relationships they are in
About how many years did the Zhou dynasty rule for?
What is about 800 years
How did the Qin dynasty bring order to China?
What is it created standard measurements, a single writing system, and currency
What is the dynastic cycle? Describe how it works.