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What river is referred to as "The Cradle of Chinese Civilization"?
Huang He or Yellow River
The ancient Chinese also honored their __________, or people they were descended from, by making offerings.
ancestors
Zhou kings claimed that their right to rule came from the gods calling it what?
The Mandate of Heaven
Early Koreans believed in the ability of some people to communicate with spirits which was called what?
shamanism
In 221 BCE the Qin ruler declared himself what?
Qin Shihuangdi - the first Qin Emperor
On its way to the Yellow Sea, the Huang He cuts through yellow soil called what?
loess
The priests of Shang kings used what to get advice and from the gods and ancestors?
oracle bones
Under the mandate of heaven, the king was supposed to rule the proper "way" or -
Dao
Chinese culture spread to Korea in a process called what?
cultural diffusion
Qin Shihuangdi created jobs for officials who watched over others for correct behavior called what?
censors
Because its flooding has caused so many deaths, the Huang He is also called what?
China's Sorrow
One key achievement of the Shang dynasty used in writing was the creation of what two things?
pictographs and ideographs
From 400 BCE to 200 BCE was a time when the aristocrats rebelled against the power of the king and was referred to as what?
The Period of the Warring States
The Silla tried to create what type of kingdom in ancient Korea?
Buddhist
During the Qin dynasty, the emperor required all provinces under his rule to follow the same code of laws and to use the same this -
currency - type of money
Over time, the people of China moved south and settled near another great river named what?
Chang Jiang or Yangzte River
a symbol in a writing system based on pictures
pictographs
a system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius
Confucianism
The Silla printed Buddhist sacred texts with the use of what?
wooden blocks
What was the name for the warriors who fought on horseback and attacked Chinese settlements during the Qin Dynasty era?
the Xiongnu
What two natural wonders of the ancient world border ancient China?
Himalaya Mountains and the Gobi Desert
a symbol in a writing system that represents a thing or an idea
ideogram
Confucius urged people to restore the beliefs of their what thinking it would bring peace and harmony to China?
ancestors
The name Korea come from what word?
Koryo - from "Koryo" dynasty which was famed for the defeating Mongolian attacks
What famous series of structures were constructed to keep the Xiongnu out?
The Great Wall
Because the Chinese developed a unique culture and a strong sense of independence they called their land what?
The Middle Kingdom
Shang metal workers made what things out of bronze?
sculptures, daggers, vases, cups, and urns
a Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature
Daoism
Japan is an island located on what volcanic 'ring'?
The Ring of Fire
in 202 BCE the Han Dynasty was founded by a farmer turned soldier named what?
Liu Bang
What was the name of China's first dynasty that ruled China from 1750 BCE to 1045 BCE?
Shang
ancient Chinese artisans crafted vases and dishes from this fine, white clay -
kaolin
a Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws
legalism
Japan's culture was somewhat different form other cultures in the area because they were what?
isolated
One ruler of the Han dynasty, Han Wudi, tried to improve this by introducing competitive tests to find the best people -
civil service
Who did officials in the Shang kingdom appoint to govern local territories?
warlords
In 1045 BCE the Shang were overthrown and replaced by what new dynasty?
Zhou
What were the four social classes in ancient China?
landowning aristocrats, farmers, artisans, and merchants
In early Japan there was a belief that objects in nature have spirits or souls called what?
animism
During the Han Dynasty period what improvements were made?
writing paper, cast-iron plow, collar harness for horses, new techiniques to improve farming, wheelbarrow, and boat rudder
In the Shang dynasty warlords and other royal officials called what formed the upper class?
aristocrats
Zhou kings used this thing to help them rule -
bureaucracy
the responsibility of children to respect, obey, and care for their parents
filial piety
Early Japanses beliefs developed into a religion called what?
Shinto - way of the spirits
During the Han Dynasty doctors developed a new pain relief prodecure that employeed needles placed into the skin called what?
acupuncture
The ancient Chinese believed that gods could bring what?
good or bad luck
Zhou kingdom government jobs were filled by loyal aristocrats and passed on to their children making these jobs what?
hereditary
The Korean peninsula southward from the mainland between what two seas?
Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan
Shinto is also practiced alongside what other religion in Japan today?
Buddhism
What trade network did China use at this time?
The Silk Road