About China
Three Philosophies
Dynasties
Silk Road
100
What continent is China in?
Asia
100
What are the three philosophies that arose in China?
Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism
100
Mandate of Heaven: If a king did not rule right. The heavens would send signs of its displeasure such as
earthquakes and floods.
100
How long was the silk road?
The Silk Road stretched for more than 4,000 miles
200
Present-day China is the __________ largest country in the world, after Russia, Canada, and the United States.
fourth
200
Confucianism teaches people
“Lead by example.” (be an example to others)
200
After overthrowing the Shang dynasty, the Zhou established their own dynasty to rule over China. To justify their conquest, they claimed that they had been given the _________________, a divine right to rule China.
Mandate of Heaven
200
The Chinese traded silk and jade for _________ from Romes
glassware
300
Outer China includes the western and northern parts of present-day China. This is an area of great extremes in
climate and physical features
300
Daoism teaches people
“If you must rule, rule as little as possible.” (be one with nature)
300
In ancient times, many people believed that these objects could predict the future.
Oracle Bones
300
Why was silk a valuable item to trade?
Silk was a valuable good for trade because, at first, only the Chinese people knew how to make it.
400
Under feudalism, who is below the king?
lords
400
Legalism teaches people
“Set clear laws and harshly punish those who disobey them.” (people are naturally selfish)
400
In the 1920s, the ruins of a Shang city were discovered at ___________.
Anyang
400
The Chinese traded silk and jade for __________ from India
spices
500
The purpose of the Great wall of China is to
to protect China from invasion from the north.
500
As a ruler, the Emperor of Qin was greatly influenced by __________.
Legalism
500
When a king was buried, enslaved people, servants, and animals were led down the ramps into the pit and and sacrificed. They did this because...
they believed that the king must continue to be served in the afterlife.
500
Ideas, like ____________, traveled and entered China along with these silk road exchanges.
Buddhism
600
During the Han Dynasty Kites were used
to send messages from one part of an army to another.
To scare enemies
600
The country was thrown into disorder, which led Chinese thinkers to ask serious questions about the best way to maintain _______ and ______ in society.
peace and order
600
The Emperor of Qin was both a _________ leader and a _______ one
strong leader and a cruel one
600
The silk road extended from Luoyang and the Han capital of Chang'an in China to Mediterranean ports such as Antioch in _________.
Syria