Chapter 5 Key People
This Chinese teacher and philosopher was one of the greatest minds China has ever known.
Confucius
What group was Chinese society formed around?
Confucius's thoughts and ideas became known as a religion to some called what?
Confucianism
This is Shi Huangdi's greatest achievement to ancient China.
What was the Silk Road?
It was a trade route that connected China with the west.
He ordered the construction of the Great Wall of China.
Shi Huangdi
What are the two main rivers of the China River Valleys?
The Chang and Huang
Confucius had a series of phrases that became known as what?
Analects
Where does China get its name from?
The Qin dynasty. Qin translates to "chin" or Ch'in. It eventually became referred to as China.
What are silkworms?
A type of caterpillar that spin silk.
The author of Historical Records, he documented the history of ancient China.
Sima Qian
Why did the ancient civilizations of China, Egypt, and Mesopotamia all develop along rivers?
The rivers deposited soil that was suitable for farming along the banks.
What was the idea behind Taoism?
That life should be lived in harmony with nature.
How did Shi Huangdi try to limit his peoples' freedoms?
He burned books. He banned Confucius thought. He had people who disagreed with him killed.
What problem did Sima Qian solve?
He spent his life writing a history of ancient China.
This man was the first emperor of the Han dynasty.
Liu Bang
What was the Mandate of Heaven?
The belief that it was the emperor's fate or destiny to control the throne.
How did Confucius help poor men who wanted to join and work in the civil service?
He taught them to read. This made them better prepared for the entry exams that allowed men to work as civil servants.
What group helped causes the end of the Han dynasty?
Warlords
Name materials that the ancient Chinese used to make paper.
Tree bark, hemp, and old rags
Under _______, the Han dynasty reached its greatest power.
Wudi
Women in ancient China were bound by three obediences. What are they?
To obey their fathers (in youth), their husbands (in marriage), and their sons (in widowhood)
Which of the following actions did Shi Huangdi take in order to control Chinese thought?
He outlawed the ideas of Confucius and others.
During the Han dynasty, Confucianism returned and grew because...
...the rulers of ancient China wanted to bring back respect for tradition.
What are the three steps in making paper in ancient China?
1. Soaking the materials is hot water.
2. Beating them into a pulp.
3. Drying it out over a flat surface like a screen mold.