Lesson 1
This word means widespread shortages of food
famine
This word refers to a line of rulers who belong to the same family
dynasty
These are political divisions of land
provinces
This word means the teachings of Confucius
Confucianism
This important ruler of Sumer created a code of law that involved rules like "eye for an eye"
Hammurabi
This is dusty, yellow soil that is easily carried by the wind
loess
These were used by Shang priests and used to predict and make decisions about the future
oracle bones
He is known to be the "First Grand Emperor"
Shihuangdi
This is an organization that runs the daily business of government
bureaucracy
This word refers to train something to be useful to people (think wild to tame)
domesticate
The Huang He has this nickname
"China's Sorrow" or Yellow River
This idea said that the Chinese emperor's right to rule came from the gods
Mandate of Heaven
This word means the supreme ruler of an empire
emperor
This was invented during the Han dynasty to detect earthquakes
seismograph
This system of writing was developed by the Egyptians
hieroglyphics
These are mountain passes with steep rocky sides
gorges
This period of time of local rulers waging war on each other lasted from 475 BC to 221 BC
Warring States Period
This was the style of government that involves strict rewards and severe punishments
legalism
This was the school where excellent students went to learn history, proper behavior, poetry, and music
Grand School
Siddhartha Gautama
This word refers to a dry, treeless plain
steppe
This man's teachings changed China forever; he is also known as China's most famous scholar
Confucius
This was built to keep invaders from the north out of the Quin Empire
The Great Wall of China
Like papyrus to the Egyptians, the Chinese also made this item to record their history
paper
This word means objects made by people in the past
artifacts