Qin Dynasty
What was the official government policy during the Qin dynasty?
Legalism
What 3 other ancient civilizations have we studied this year?
Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India
Who founded the Han dynasty?
What device do we still use to this day that measures the intensity of an earthquake?
seismograph
Yu the Great is said to have founded which legendary dynasty?
Xia
What was the name of the barrier Shi Huangdi had built around China to protect it from invaders?
Great Wall
All of these ancient civilizations began near _______
rivers
What was the official government policy during the Han dynasty?
Confucianism
Who was the most famous Daoist teacher?
Laozi
What is the first Chinese dynasty for which we have concrete evidence?
Shang
What was the purpose of Shi Huangdi's terracotta army?
to protect him in the afterlife
What are some things rivers provided for these ancient civilizations?
water, fertile soil, a way to travel and trade
Name two things Liu Bang changed when he became emperor.
lowered taxes for farmers, made punishments less severe, changed social order
How did ancient Chinese people make predictions about the future?
They used oracle bones. Priests carved questions into turtle shells, heated them until they cracked, and then interpreted those cracked lines.
Name the two major rivers in China where civilization began.
Huang He (Yellow River), Chiang Jiang (Yangzi River)
Name two ways Shi Huangdi improved trade during the Qin dynasty.
connected major canals/rivers, connected highways between cities and to the capital
Euphrates, Nile, and Indus.
Name two things that were invented during the Han dynasty.
sundial, seismograph, acupuncture, paper
Silk is a soft, light, highly valued fabric that was a major export for ancient China. Why did the Chinese work so hard to keep their procedure for making silk a secret?
They didn't want other civilizations to copy them and either steal their customers, or not need to trade with them anymore.
What landform separates China from its neighbors to the north?
Gobi Desert
Name three ways that Shi Huangdi created a sense of unity and shared culture for the people of China.
What are some achievements that all of the ancient civilizations have in common? Name at least three.
development of a writing system, irrigation systems, farming, cities, social orders
What was the name of the historian who wrote a complete history of China up to the Han dynasty?
Sima Qian
Diffusion means the spread of ideas from one culture to another. Give an example of diffusion that we've studied in this chapter.
Buddhism being introduced to China by missionaries from India.
Name three advancements that were made during the Shang dynasty.
writing system, oracle bones, war chariots, bronze armor/weapons/containers, knives/axes made from jade, calendar based on the cycles of the moon