Geography
Name a major mountain range in China
What are the Himalayas? What are Kunlun?
What is the mandate of Heaven?
The Mandate of Heaven was the divine source of authority and the right to rule China.
Name the food poor people would eat?
Who rules the family in ancient China
Fathers/men
Huang He is also called the _____ River because of it's color ?
What is Yellow River?
Why were the merchants so far down on the social class pyramid?
What is the Emperor was afraid that they would become too wealthy and powerful?
Large/small
Thatch roof/tiles
Gardens
Describe the role of a woman
Took care of the home/raised family.
What is one major desert in China?
What is Gobi? Taklimakan?
Identify the 6 levels of the social class pyramid.
What is Emperor, officials, peasants, artisans, merchants, slaves?
Describe (2) the difference in education between rich and poor
Wealthy boys attended school. They learned to write using calligraphy. Learned about Confucius. Poor people worked in the field.
What would happen if a woman did something wrong?
Bring disgrace to the family
What is the ocean east of China?
What is Pacific?
Name 3 things the artisans made and why they were not a large group in ancient China?
Pottery, porcelain products, jade carvings, jewelry, lacquer wares.
There was not a huge demand for their products as only the wealthy could afford it.
How much rent and tax did a peasant pay the emperor and the land owners
20% to the Emperor
30-50% to the land owner
What were some of the toys that children played with (4)?
Marbles, carvings, puppets, dragons, kites, masks, whistles, bamboo flutes, whistles, swords, dolls, Chinese checkers
Name two major rivers in China
What is the Yangtze River? What is the Huang He (Yellow) River?
What were 3 things scholars/government officials did in ancient China?
Carried out day-to-day activities
Ensured the Emperors laws were obeyed
Collected taxes
Managed public works
The main source of information from the states.
Describe the hygiene practices of ancient China
Bathing 1/5 days, hanging smelly bags, additives to baths, rubbing urine once a year.
What did they do with their hair to keep it clean?
Monks shaved it, and they combed and washed their hair with rice water, honey locust, ate own lice.