Zhou
When does the Zhou Dynasty begin?
1100 B.C
In 221 BC, what Qin KIng succeeded in unifying China?
Ying Zheng
What was Liu Bang before being an emperor?
He was a peasant.
What is a jade?
It is a hard gemstone.
What is a silk road?
The most famous trade route.
What did the Zhou Kings claim to possess?
The mandate of heaven
Who changed the old political system in China?
Shi Huangdi
Who took the throne in 140 BC?
Emperor Wudi.
What is an oracle?
It is a prediction.
Chinese traders did not travel the entire ____?
Silk road.
Where did the name "Zhou" come from
West area of Shang Kingdom
What divided China into distict regions?
Mountains and Rivers
The Han period was a time of great what in China?
It was a sign of great social change.
How many million miles does China nearly cover?
About 4 million.
What did the exchange of goods along the silk road do?
Established a wider economy.
What did peasants do for the Zhou Dynasty?
Farmed the nobles’ land
When was the great wall of China built?
600s BC
In the Confucian system, people were divided into how many groups?
The Confucian system divided people into four groups.
What was the first dynasty for which we have evidence of?
The Shang Dynasty.
_____ also spread along the silk road and other trading routes.
Religion.
The decline of the Zhou took place along with important changes in the Chinese family _______.
Structure
In _____ archaeologists found the tomb of Shi Huangdi.
1974
By the Han period, what did the Chinese become masters of?
The Chinese became masters of ironworking.
What was common during the Shang era before it fell?
Warfare with neighboring countries.
What Chinese values became highly valued by people in other lands?
Slik and pottery.