Geography
What are the TWO main rivers in ancient China?
The Yellow river and the Yangtze river.
What are the THREE major religions (or philosophies) called?
Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism.
What was one of the main defense systems called?
The Great Wall of China.
Where did the power of the ruler in ancient China usually pass down to?
The oldest son.
What was economy based on?
Farming the land that surrounded the Yellow river and the Yangtze river.
What were the benefits of The Yellow river and Yangtze river?
They provided water for people, good for farming, and transport.
What philosophy was named after the philosopher Confucius?
Confucianism.
True or False?
Ancient China excelled in gold metalwork.
False.
They excelled in bronze metalwork.
When families would rule, they would create a time period called a _______.
True or False?
Artisans and craftspeople worked with pottery, porcelain, and metals.
True.
True or False?
China is divided into two main parts.
True.
True or False?
Confucianism teaches disrespectful behavior in the world, relating back to the mind of the individual.
False
Confucianism teaches harmony in the world related to the harmony of the individual.
Fill in the blank.
Many networks and canals had been created, leading to the development of the ____ ____.
The Silk Road.
True or False?
They believed their emperors did NOT have the given right to rule.
False.
What did nobles, typically wealthy, work as?
Landowners and scholars.
What mountains are located in inner China?
The Himalayan mountains.
What is Daoism?
The practice of seeking understanding using bones etched with messages.
What did the development of printmaking do?
It made it easier to produce and distribute text.
What was the right to rule given by?
The Mandate of Heaven.
True or False?
China had a fair and respectful social hierarchy.
False.
True or False?
The Yellow river is located in the South Plain.
False
Fill in the blank.
Daoism encouraged careful observation of the _______ _____.
natural world.
What were the EIGHT resources ancient China invented?
gunpowder, silk, porcelain, kites, paper, the compass, and printmaking.
What is a Mandate?
a command.
Name China's social pyramid from top to bottom.
Emperor
Government officials and soldiers
Nobles, scholars, and wealthy landowners
Peasants
Enslaved people