Geography
What was the of the nick name for the Huang He river.
Yellow river
Who did the shang honor
ancestors
What was the name of the first dynasty of early China?
shang
What was the main goal of all 3 Chinese philosophies
A well run and peaceful socitey
What was the trade route called that connected China to the west
Silk road
What is the name of the desert to the north of China that helped provide protection?
Gobi desert
What is a pictograph
A character that represents a object.
What did Shang leaders use to try and get guidance from their ancestors
heated up ox bones
Which Chinese philosophy believed that the needs of the family/community were more important than the individual
confucianism
What did Qin have built to protect the northern part of China
great wall of china
Which of the rivers of early China was nicknamed “China’s Sorrow?”
Huang He river
What did the priests to with the bones
heat them up
What was it called when the Zhou kings thought that their right to rule came from the gods
mandate of heaven
Which Chinese philosophy believed that people are naturally bad and need strict laws to make them do the right thing
legalism
What did Qin Shi Huangdi have made to “protect” him after he died
Army made of clay
What is the longest river in Asia
Chang Jiang
What is a ideo graph
somthing that represents a idea
What is the name of the Chinese dynasty that lasted 800 years and was the longest dynasty in Chinese history
Zhou dynasty
What type of people were the wealthy people at the top of early Chinese society
Aristocrats
What did Han Wudi create to make sure that people were qualified for the government jobs?
Exams
What is one of the mountains to the South and west
Himalya, Kunlun Shan, and Tian Shan
What relegion did the people in early china fallow
Polythisem
What was it called when the Zhou kings thought that their right to rule came from the gods
Period of warring states
Other than farming, what was one of the other roles/responsibilities that farmers had in early China
Goverment work
What is one of the things that Qin did to unify the country?
He made a currency