Definitions
a tentlike house used by the nomadic people of the Chinese steppes
What is a yurt?
Every Xiongnu person was a ________ who moved from place to place with a large herd of horses.
nomad
Which emperor is known for unifying China?
BONUS: list one way he did this.
Shi Huangdi
*standardizing writing, currency, weights, and measurements
What helped connect China to other kingdoms outside of China?
The Silk Road
an oxlike animal that lives in Asia
What is a yak?
The Silk Road was a ______ _______ that connected Europe and China.
trade route
What surrounded Qin Shi Huangdi in his tomb?
*List TWO answers.
Terracotta soldiers and horses
This invention played a big part in bringing wealth to China. (Hint: think of worms!)
Silk
a type of strong ceramic pottery
What is porcelain?
One of the materials the Chinese used to make paper was a plant called ________.
hemp
What dynasty received the Mandate of Heaven after the Qin Dynasty fell?
The Han Dynasty
What was built to keep nomads called the Xiongnu out of China?
The Great Wall
the philosophy that emphasizes strict laws and punishments to maintain social order and control
What is legalism?
The porcelain bowl was covered with _________, making it a green color.
celadon
What did Emperor Wudi of the Han dynasty order an official to travel into the wilderness to find?
help defending China from the Xiongnu
What was invented in China a thousand years before it was widely used in Europe?
paper
the spread of goods and ideas from one group of people to another
What is cultural diffusion?
The Han Dynasty changed their ruling from legalism to _____________, a philosophy that values family and human-heartedness.
confucianism
A state cannot be strong forever, nor can it remain weak. When its laws are strictly administered [enforced], the state is strong. When its laws are loosely administered, the state is weak.
Which emperor followed this philosophy by enforcing laws very strictly?
Qin Shi Huangdi
This invention contained a spoon-shaped object that would always move to point north.
The magnetic compass