Ancient China Review

Key Terms

100

A delicate cloth made from the strands spun by worms

Silk

200

The belief that natural things, such as trees or rivers, have a spiritual existence as well as a physical one

Animism

300

What is left over after requirements are met

Surplus

400

Skilled worker

Artisan

500

• A succession of rulers from the same family and the time in which they ruled

Dynasty

Key Terms

100

Opposites; darkness, earth and femininity; heaven, light, and masculinity

Yin and Yang

200

A community with agreed upon customs and organization

Society

300

A group of people who are descended from the same ancestor

A Clan

400

A person who receives a high rank in society because of the family they were born into

Emperor

500

Wind and water; environment having powerful effects on wellbeing.

Feng Shui

Teachings/Religion

100

Teaching based on tradition and duty

Confucianism

200

He believed people should be honest, upright, conscientious, charitable, and loving in all of their relationships; he believed people were "basically good"

Confucius

300

He believed the opposite about people than Confucius

Han Feizi

400

The foundation of this teaching or "religion" is to avoid suffering and seek to free themselves of worldly concerns

Buddhism

500

He was the leading writer for the group the Legalists

Han Feizi

Geography and Significance

100

Himalayan mountains, Gobi Desert, Pacific ocean and this are all four of the natural barriers of China

Tibetan Plateau

200

The development of China was impacted by the natural barriers in this way

Fewer wars and limited trade

300

Natural barriers and this limited contact with outsiders

Long Distances

400

This is a path that linked with several other civilizations over long distances to trade resources but also spread religions and worldviews

The Silk Road

500

The tallest mountain in the Himalayan Mountains around China is mount Everest, which is this tall 

29,000 ft

Miscellaneous

100

The goal of this "religion" is to live in harmony with nature

Daoism

200

These are 3 of the 8 features of a civilization

Public works, social structure, arts and culture, technological innovation, knowledge transfer, religion, central government, commerce 

300

This is the purpose of government

To protect and develop it's country and people

400

This dynasty "opened up" and made land, education, women's rights and trade more free

Tang dynasty

500

Emperor Shi Huangdi died of this

Taking mercury tablets prescribed by his doctor in hopes of living eternally