Lesson 1:
The Birth of Chinese Civilization
The Birth of Chinese Civilization
Loess.
What is the rich yellow soil found along the Huang He?
A Central Idea of Confucianism.
What is duty?
He wanted to strengthen and unify China after the Period of the Warring States.
Who is Qin Shihuangdi?
He was the first strong emperor of the Han dynasty.
Who is Han Wudi? :)
Han Wudi sent out a General named Zhang Qian to do this.
What is explore areas west of China to find allies to fight the Han Dynasty's enemies?
China's Sorrows.
What is a nickname for the Huang He River?
Confucius right way to live was similar to this.
What is the Golden Rule?
Developed this to unify China regarding trade.
What is a currency used for China.
The practice of hiring dedicated and talented people instead of having the jobs filled with aristocrats and family members.
What is the Civil Service system?
Zhang Qian found these during his exploration and Han Wudi was delighted because he would use these for his armies.
What are horses?
The Chiang Jiang.
People should free themselves of worldly possessions.
What is one of the beliefs of Daoism?
Qin ordered farmers to do this.
What is build palaces, roads, dams and a huge canal?
The Waterwheel
What was invented by the Chinese to help grind more grain?
It's 4,000 miles long and it's not one road but several roads.
What is the Silk Road?
The First Chinese Dynasty.
Who were the Shang Dynasty?
He believed that humans were naturally evil and developed this system of beliefs.
Who is Hanfeizi and what is legalism?
Appointed officers o make sure government workers did their jobs.
What is a censor?
The invention that helped trade in the Han Dynasty.
What is the rudder and sails to help boats sail farther and straighter?
This belief spread to China from India because of the Silk Road.
What is Buddhism?
The longest dynasty in Chinese history.
What is the Zhou Dynasty?
What is filial piety?
Qin planned to have the walls already built joined together to form this.
What is the Great Wall of China?
What is acupuncture?
Many of the emperors who succeeded Han Wudi were weak.
What contributed to the fall of the Han Dynasty?