Shang Dynasty
What did the Chinese make things out of during this dynasty?
Bronze
How long did the Zhou Kings rule?
900 years
Who was the one emperor, only emperor, that lived during this period and built famous landmarks and was the one who banned books?
Who founded the Han Dynasty? What was he/she? (a commoner, an emperor, or a peasant)
Liu Bang (a peasant)
Who was the first official empress that took place in the Tang Dynasty?
Empress Wu
Fill in the blank:
The Chinese people of the Shang Dynasty had a very strict __________; each rank or group had to obey the rank or group above it.
social order
What god did the people during this time worship? (What type of god)
loved good and just actions and hated evil deeds (this question won't be on the test)
What were the two landmarks Zao Zheng built?
Great Wall of China and The Grand Canal
What happened to Zheng's son when he tried to rule?
He was murdered in 207 B.C.
What happened to China in the Tang Dynasty?
China became the largest and strongest empire in the world.
What did the highest social rank do?
Who was a famous philosopher that lived in the Zhou Dynasty?
Confucius
When Zheng was building these landmarks he made everybody else do it. What happened to a lot of those people?
Thousands died of labor by building the Grand Canal and the Great Wall of China.
What did the Han Dynasty do to Zheng's book ban?
The Han Dynasty removed the book ban.
Who overthrew Wu?
Empress Wu's son
What happened when a Shang king died? (2 answers)
They had an elaborate funeral for that Shang king. They also sacrificed officials, servants, and horses and buried the dead bodies with the king.
What happened with the nobles and the kings?
The kings grew weaker while the nobles grew stronger.
Why did Zheng ban books?
He didn't want people to think about what's right and what's wrong.
What did the Han Dynasty come up with so that there will be no kings?
The Civil Service System
Seven years after Empress Wu was overthrown, who became the next emperor?
Hsuan-Tsung
What is the earliest writing we have of the written Chinese language? (Hint: What is it called?)
"Oracle Bones"
True or False:
China had schools and teachers who created works of literature, including paper work.
False
Correct answer: China had schools and artists who created works of literature, including poetry.
What does Zheng also go by?
Emperor Qin
Name at least TWO inventions that were made under the Han monarchs.
Paper, water clocks, and sundials
Based on what we learned about Empress Wu, would you consider her a good person or a bad person? What were some things that she did that supports your answer?
I would consider Empress Wu a bad person because she poisoned her second husband, killed three of her sons so they wouldn't become ruler, and made buddhism the official religion of the realm.