Han Dynasty
what is cultural diffusion and what was it used for?
Cultural diffusion is like the silk roads but moved ideas and cultural custom moved on it, basically they would trade for different stuff.
What was the dynastic cycle?
It was away to keep track on the dynasties the rose or fell.
Why did the Qin dynasty build the Great Wall?
Shi Haungdi built the Great Wall to keep invaders out of their dynasty to keep everyone in their dynasty safe.
How did the Shang develop a Chinese language?
They developed their writing with pictograph.
What are three philosophies that helped the Han, Zhou, Shang, and the Qin dynasties?
Legalism, Confucianism, and Daoism.
What is a Silk Road?
The Silk Road was for trading goods on the caravan trails.
How were the Zhou able to conquer Shang lands?
They were overthrown by the mandate of haven.
How did she huangdi build the great wall?
He built it by forcing peasants and criminals from hard labor and most of them died from the hard work.
What was the social pyramid?
The king
The Nobles
The warriors/leaders
The artisan
The farmers
The slaves
What economic changes did the Silk Roads bring to china?
Some economic changes the silk roads brought to china is helping them find more inventions to make trading better and quicker.
Why were the silk roads important to Chinese civilization?
They were important to their civilization because they can send good and trade them with different so as in example if I traded stones they would give me food or anything that they would trade with me with.
How long did the Zhou dynasty last?
It lasted 790 years (1046BC 256BC).
How long was the civil war between the Qin dynasty?
It lasted for 26th center
Who was the ruler that over threw the Qin dynasty?
It was a military general named Liu Bang.
Why were most of the early Chinese inventions related to agriculture?
They were related to agriculture because that was basically the only way to get food and farming takes a lot of work so they had to figure out ways to make it more easier.
How did the Han rulers find people for government jobs?
By having a civil exam to to see the smartest people for there job.
What was the social pyramid?
The Shang which were the merchants and trader .
The Gong which were the artisans and craftsmen.
The Nong which were the farmers and peasants.
The Shi which were the scholars.
( I put them from important to least important)
Who was the first ruler of the Qin dyansty?
The first ruler was Shi Huangdi.
How long did this dynasty last?
The Shang dynasty lasted for 1600 to 1100BCE.
How did the Silk Roads aid in the spread of Buddhism?
They spread Buddism by the silk roads because of cultural diffusion which helped them trade goods about Buddhism.
How did the Han rule china?
There was a civil war between the Qin and the Han dynasty during the last years of Shi huangdi's son dynasty ( Qin) and eventually a military general named Liu Band defeated the Qin forces and started the Han dynasty.
How would the Chinese people know that a ruler had lost the Mandate of Haven?
When the ruler was bad or foolish, the people believed the approval of the gods would be taken away.
How long is the Great Wall?
The Great Wall of china in miles is 13,170.
Who was the first ruler of the Shang dynasty?
The first ruler of the Shang dynasty was Cheng Tang.
Which one of the three dynasties was the first dynasty?
The first dynasty in Ancient China was the Han dynasty.