Geography
Why was the Yellow River Hazardous?
It flooded and swept across the land
What are the three main ideologies in china?
Confucianism, Legalism, Taoism
What dynasty created the Great wall?
Qin
Was the Silk Road one single route?
No
What did the Mongols specialize in?
Horse Archery
What are the two main rivers in China? (100 each)
Yellow and Yangtze
What ideology helped found the civil service exams
Confucianism
What dynasty believed strongly in Legalism?
Qin
why was the Silk road important?
It brought important trade to china
What does Pax Mongolia mean?
Mongolian Peace
What mountain range separated China and India?
When were Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism created?
The Warring States period
What dynasty conducted Census?
Sui
Marco Polo
What did the Mongols do about local cultures?
The Mongols would let the people keep their local cultures
What is the Grand Canal?
A massive canal that connects north and south China
What does "dao" Mean?
"the way" or "the path"
What was the First Dynasty? (not including the Xia)
Shang
Where did the Silk road stretch to? (200 pts for the general region, 400 pts for empire, 600 pts if you can name the exact city)
Europe; Byzantine/Ottoman; Constantinople/Istanbul
What is Genghis Khan's Name?
Temujin
What is the difference between the agricultural zones in North vs. South China?
North grows wheat, South grows rice
Legalism believes __________ about people?
That people are naturally selfish and self serving
What dynasty started the Silk Road?
Han
How did China lose its monopoly on Silk?
Two monks smuggled silkworms out of China
What happened after the Mongols took cities? (surrender and not surrender)
they killed everyone if the city didn't surrender. They spared everyone if the city surrendered.