Geography & Rivers
This river gets its "Yellow" name from a dusty, yellow-brown soil called loess.
Huang He (Yellow River)
Chinese rulers used this concept to claim their right to rule was granted by the gods.
Mandate of Heaven
This philosophy emphasizes strict laws and harsh punishments to keep order.
Legalism
This 4,000-mile-long trade network connected China to the Mediterranean.
Silk Road
Emperor Shi Huangdi had this massive clay "army" built to protect him in the afterlife.
Terracotta Army
This is the longest river in Asia and a major site for early settlements.
Chang Jiang (Yangtze)
These three things (famines, floods, or revolts) were signs a dynasty lost its "Mandate."
Natural disasters/revolts
This belief system teaches social harmony through five basic relationships.
Confucianism
This massive structure was built to protect China from northern invaders like the Xiongnu.
Great Wall
This standard coin was used to unify the economy during the Qin Dynasty.
Banliang
These two natural barriers isolated early China, making travel difficult.
Himalayas and Gobi Desert
He was the first emperor to unify China and start the Great Wall.
Shi Huangdi
A follower of this philosophy seeks a balance between Yin and Yang and harmony with nature.
Daoism
This ancient invention was designed specifically to detect the direction of earthquakes.
Seismograph
This class was ranked higher than merchants because they provided the food society needed.
Farmers
The Huang He was called "China's Sorrow" because of this destructive natural event.
Floods
Han Wudi used this type of exam, based on Confucianism, to choose government officials.
Civil Service Exam
In Confucianism, this term refers to the duty of children to respect and care for their parents.
Filial Piety
Besides silk and spices, this major religion spread to China via the Silk Road.
Buddhism
This cultural expectation (sons staying home, daughters leaving) contributed to gender inequality.
Patrilocal marriage (expectations of sons vs. daughters)
This soil type provided fertile land but also caused catastrophic floods by raising the riverbed.
Loess
This Shang Dynasty queen was unique because she also served as a military general.
Fu Hao
Legalism says people need strict laws to be good; this philosophy says they can be led by example.
Confucianism
The process for making this valuable fabric was kept secret to maintain a trade monopoly.
Silk
Unlike paper-making or the compass, this writing system was NOT an achievement of Ancient China.
Phonetic Alphabet