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1
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What isolated china’s civilisation from the rest of the world?

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natural barriers

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How did the natural barriers influence China?

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china had little outside cultural influence. It helped unify chinese culture and establish a firm foundation.

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name two vast deserts in ancient china

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gobi and the talimakan

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What did the gobi and talimakan do?

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they discouraged invaders and immigrants

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name three mountain ranges in western china

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himalaya, tian shan, pamir

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What waters separated china from its neighbours

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pacific ocean, yellow sea, east china sea

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between which two rivers did China’s civilisation arise on?

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Huang He and Chang Jiang

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Where does the hunag he lie?

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northern china

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What is Hunag he also known as?

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Yellow river

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Why is huang he called the yellow river?

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for its high concentration of yellow silt

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Where is the yellow silt diposited?

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along its floodplains, creating good farmland

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is the huang he predictable?

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no

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What are some negative points about huang he?

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heavy rains cause the river to flood

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What is the chang jiang also known as?

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Yangtze river

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What’s the third longest river in the world?

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Yangtze river

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What is a similarity between yangtze and yellow river

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they both carry fertile yellow silt

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What’s a difference between yangtze and yellow river?

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yangtze river maintains a relatively predictable course

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What influences did the yangtze river have on china?

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It helped unify china by serving as a useful transportation and trade network

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What is the area between the huang he and chang jiang called?

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north china plain

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What is the north china plain?

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It’s the birthplace of chinese civilisation

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name 3 cultures that developed around the north china plain

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longshan, liangzhu, honghsan

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What did the longshan, liangzhu, honghsan cultures contribute to?

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the development of china’s unique civilisation and to the rise of its earliest rulers- the shang and the zhou

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What dynasty emerged along the banks of the Huang he?

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Shang dynasty

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What’s a dynasty?

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a line of rulers from the same family

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What kind of society did the Shang dynasty establish?

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a king at the top, warlords next, and farmers at the bottom

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What did farmers do for china?

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they helped advance agriculture in china

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27
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What did the shang develop?

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a system of writing using characters

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What is the basis for modern chinese writing?

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the shang’s system of writing

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29
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Where did the shang’s form of writing first appear on?

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oracle bones

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What are oracle bones?

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animal bones used to consult the gods they worshipped

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how were the oracle bones used?

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priests carved a question on the bone then heated it. they believed the pattern of cracks revealed the god’s answer

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32
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What did the shang worship?

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the spirits of their dead ancestors

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Why did the shang worship the spirits of their dead ancestors?

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they believed these spirits influenced everything from the king’s health to farmer’s harvests

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34
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What did priests do to keep spirits happy?

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they conducted ceremonies often using bronze vessels

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35
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What did the shang craftspeople make for the dead?

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elaborate tombs

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36
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Who overthrew the shang?

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the zhou

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37
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What was China’s longest ruling dynasty?

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the zhou

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38
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What did the rise of the zhou mark in chinese history?

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the beginning of china’s classical period

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What is china’s classical period?

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a time of great social and cultural advances

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40
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What concept did the zhou develop?

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the Mandate of Heaven

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41
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What was the mandate of heaven?

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a guiding force for rulers

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42
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What did the mandate lead to?

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the dynastic cycle, a pattern in the rise and fall of dynasties

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43
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name all 6 steps of the dynastic cycle

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1 people believe the gods have approved of the new dynasty
2 the dynasty weakens
3 disaster occurs
4 people believe the dynasty no longer has the approval of the gods
5 dynasty is overthrown
6 new dynasty re-establishes order

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44
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What did the zhou establish?

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a strong central government

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45
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What did the zhou do with their land?

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they divided it among local lords

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46
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What happened after the lords received the land?

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they grew too powerful, fought with each other, and disobeyed zhou kings

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47
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What did china descend into?

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the warring states period, a time of constant war

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48
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Who was Confucius?

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a teacher and government official

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49
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What did Confucius believe?

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Chinese society was breaking down as a result of constant conflict

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50
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What did Confucius teach, in an effort to restore order?

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he taught people to respect authority and each other

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51
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What did Confucius’s beliefs form the basis of?

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Confucianism

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52
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What 5 relationships did confucianism focus on?

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father and son, older brother and younger brother, husband and wife, friend and friend, ruler and subject

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53
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What 3 things did Confucius promote?

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education, family unity, filial piety

54
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What does filial piety mean?

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the respect children owe their parents and ancestors

55
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What is the name of the book collecting Confucius’s ideas?

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The Analects

56
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What was required from governemnt officials?

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Confucius’s teachings

57
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Who founded Daoism?

A

laozi

58
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What does dao mean?

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“the way”, believed to be the driving force behind everything that exists

59
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What is Daoism?

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It emphasis living in harmony with nature and the dao

60
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How do Daoists seek order and balance in their lives?

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By merging and blending with nature

61
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What does Legalism emphasise?

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Order through strong government and strictly enforced laws

62
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Who set down ideas for legalism?

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Han Feizi

63
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What were Han Feizi’s ideas?

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Humans are naturally bad and need to be controlled through the threat of harsh punishment

64
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What is the daoist yin and yang symbol?

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It’s used in daoism to show how seemingly opposite ideas form a whole

65
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How did China(s warring states period end?

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When the leader of the Qin kingdom defeated all the other kingdoms

66
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Who was the leader of the qin kingdom

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Shin Huangdi

67
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What did Shi Huangdi do to the kingdoms he conquered?

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He united them to form one empire

68
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What did Shi Huangdi base his government on?

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Legalist ideas

69
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Why did he build magnificent palaces in his capital?

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to demonstrate his power

70
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What did Shi Huangdi do to China’s most powerful families?

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He forced them to relocate to his capital so he could keep an eye on him

71
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What was the name of Shi Hunagdi’s capital?

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Xianyang

72
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Into how many areas did Shi Huangdi divide his empire into?

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36 areas governed by hand-picked officials

73
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What 3 things did Shi Hunagdi do, which brought order to China?

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standardized unit, brought a writing system and currency

74
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What did Shi Hunagdi do to unite his territory?

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He has thousands of roads built to link different parts of the empire

75
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How were the canals and irrigation projects built?

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through forced labor and high taxes

76
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What did Shi Huangdi have beside his tomb?

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an army of terra cotta warriors

77
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How was China’s nothern border vulnerable?

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nomadic tribes often swept over the border, destroying farms villages and towns

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79
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How was the great wall created?

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thousands of peasants, soldiers, and prisoners were forced to build the wall

79
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What did the great wall workers die from?

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exhaustion, hunger, disease

79
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Who was Liu Bang?

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a peasant from the han kingdom who seized control and began the han dynasty

79
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What happened after Shi Huangdi’s death?

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his son became emperor, but farmers fueled a bloody rebellion that brought the end of the qin dynasty

79
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What changes did the han emperors make?

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lowered taxes, ended harsh shi huangdi rules, required lighter punishments for crimes

79
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What happened to the wall after Shi Huangdi’s death?

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it fell into despair, but rulers built and extended it

79
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Under Han rule, how much did the peasants have to work?

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Only one month per year to build roads, canals, and irrigation systems

80
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what did the han rulers establish their government on?

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a bureaucracy, in which the appointed officials ran the bureau (offices)

80
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What did the han empire follow?

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Confucianism

80
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What did Han officials have to pass?

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an examination testing their knowledge on confucianism

80
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What did emperor lu do?

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After her husband’s death, she placed their young son on the throne, and ruled in his name.

81
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What happened to emperor lu’s relatives after her death?

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they were all executed

82
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what did emperor wudi do?

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he used military conquests to expand the empire’s boundaries

83
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Where did merchants, government workers and craftspeople live in the han dynasty?

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large houses in cities

84
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Where did peasants live in the han dynasty?

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Small mud houses in villages

85
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What do the chinese call themselves?

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people of the han

86
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how did chinese people make paper?

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from tree bark, plant trees, old rags

87
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What did the availability of paper allow for?

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ideas to spread further and faster

88
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what was paper like?

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cheap to produce and easy to write on

89
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Which dynasty created the compass?

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han dynasty

90
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What was the first compass used for?

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To determine the best location for burials

91
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What did the first compass lead to?

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the navigational compass

92
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What does the navigational compass allow?

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exploration of distant lands

93
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name 3 things that were invented thanks to the compass

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gps receiver, ww2 radio receiver, sextant

94
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Name 3 agricultural inventions

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plow, wheelbarrow, harness

95
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What is China’s most traded good?

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silk

96
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How did the chinese cast iron?

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heating iron until it becomes liquid, then pouring into a mold to solidify

97
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How did the invention of paper affects confucianism?

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Confucianist ideas were among the first to be spread by paper

98
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What did the silk roads begin as?

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a network of local overland routes

99
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What do the silkroads connect china to?

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asia, europe, africa

100
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What did the silk roads also include?

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maritime (sea routes)

101
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What did the mediterranean sea connect to?

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Europe

102
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What did the Indian ocean connect to?

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east africa

103
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What did the pacific ocean connect to?

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korea, japan, southeast asia

104
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How did chinese traders trade?

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the passed their goods near kashgar to central asian nomads, who then traded with other merchants

105
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What is China’s western border?

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Kashgar

106
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What pack animals were most idea for critical conditions in the silk road?

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camels. because they were strong, sure-footed, and tough

107
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What did traders on silk roads travel in?

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groups called caravans

108
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What were the caravans a tempting target for?

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bandits and thieves

109
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Why was the hard process of making silk worth the trouble?

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Since demand for the rare fabric allowed chinese merchants to charge high prices for it

110
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How did the chinese government sometimes pay their soldiers?

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with silk

111
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What did China trade?

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paper, lacquerware, items made of iron/bronze

112
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What did China trade for?

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gold, silver, olive oil

113
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What did the Chinese value?

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central asian horses

114
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Name 2 market towns that sprang up along the silk roads

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Kashgar, Changan

115
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Name 3 things that were sold in the market town

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central aisan rugs, european wool, indian spices

116
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What did traders often do?

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They bartered

117
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What does bartered mean?

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exchange items for other goods

118
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Why did traders barter?

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traders used different currencies, and many had no money on them at all

119
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What did the silk roads serve as?

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a network for the exchange of inventions and ideas

120
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What do you call ideas spreading from one culture to another?

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cultural diffusion

121
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What chinese ideas spread?

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papermaking, metalwork, farming techniques

122
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What ideas did the chinese absorb?

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buddhism, greek and indian style in sculpture, painting, temple building

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