Ancient China

Question 1

2 Main Rivers

Answer 1

The Yellow River
The Yangtze River

Question 2

Why Is China Isolated From Other Countries?

Answer 2

They have the Himalayas on one side and then are surrounded by oceans.

Question 3

2 Deserts

Answer 3

The Gobi Desert
The Taklimakan Desert

Question 4

2 Bodies of Water

Answer 4

The South China Sea
The East China Sea

Question 5

Main Characteristics of Outer China

Answer 5

Has mountains and deserts, and very hard to settle in because it was not near water

Question 6

Main Characteristics of Inner China

Answer 6

Has hills, rivers, valleys, plains, and easy to grow crops

Question 7

What was the first dynasty?

Answer 7

The Shang Dynasty

Question 8

What did archeologists find in Anyang?

Answer 8

Palaces, temples, houses, and workshops for artisans

Question 9

Why did they believe in human sacrifices?

Answer 9

They believed that their dead ancestors could help or harm them, so they gave them food and human sacrifices

Question 10

Who led their government?

Answer 10

A powerful king

Question 11

What were prisoners of war used for?

Answer 11

Labors and/or human sacrifices

Question 12

What tool made their armies strong?

Answer 12

Weapons made of bronze

Question 13

What groups made up the social class?

Answer 13

Kings, Nobles, Artisans, Traders, Farmers, and Slaves

Question 14

What was the main thing their religion was on?

Answer 14

Ancestor worship

Question 15

What are oracle bones?

Answer 15

Bones from turtle shells or cows shoulder blade

Question 16

2 examples of their artwork

Answer 16

Beautiful bronze vessels and jade pieces

Question 17

What Dynasty took over after the Shang?

Answer 17

The Zhou Dynasty

Question 18

Mandate From Heaven

Answer 18

A power or law believed to be granted by the heavens

Question 19

Feudalism

Answer 19

A system of government based on landowners and tenants

Question 20

the Warring States Period

Answer 20

Small States fighting, became bigger states, had a war for 250 years

Question 21

Confucianism

Answer 21

A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior

Question 22

Analects

Answer 22

A book made by the founder of Confucianism

Question 23

Main teachings of Confucianism

Answer 23

To have a peaceful society where everyone has proper behavior and believed that ceremonies were important

Question 24

Main teachings of Daoism

Answer 24

Living in peace and happiness, getting away from politics, and balancing the opposite forces of nature

Question 25

Another name for Daoism

Answer 25

Taoism

Question 26

Ying and Yang

Answer 26

The Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature

Question 27

Main teachings of Legalism

Answer 27

Everyone believed that everyone was selfish, and that you had to listen to your government

Question 28

Why was Legalism adopted?

Answer 28

The Qin Dynasty wanted to build a strong government and well organized society

Question 29

Who was the first emperor of China?

Answer 29

Qin Shi Huangdi

Question 30

How did he conquer other states?

Answer 30

He used military, spies, bribery, and alliances

Question 31

What philosophy did Qin believe in?

Answer 31

Leaglism

Question 32

How did he divide the states?

Answer 32

He divided them into 36 sections, using three officials

Question 33

What does standardizing mean?

Answer 33

It means to make the same

Question 34

What was standardized in the culture

Answer 34

Weights, money, writing

Question 35

Why was the Great Wall built?

Answer 35

To protect them from invaders

Question 36

How long did it take to build the Great Wall and under what work conditions?

Answer 36

It took 10 years and 300,000 people had to work in the mountains, deserts, swampland, and quicksand.

Question 37

What did he do with Confucianism believers?

Answer 37

They would get their face tattooed and forced to do labors

Question 38

What artifacts were found in his tomb?

Answer 38

Tools, precious jewels, and rare objects

Question 39

Why did the Han Dynasty come into rule?

Answer 39

They were tired of having a Legalist rule

Question 40

What was the Golden Age?

Answer 40

It was a long period of stability and health

Question 41

3 achievements in warfare

Answer 41

Iron making, crossbows, and kites

Question 42

2 achievements in government

Answer 42

Bureaucracy and civil service exama

Question 43

2 achievements in agriculture

Answer 43

Chain pump and iron plows

Question 44

2 main industries

Answer 44

Silk and salt

Question 45

Major advancements in art and how did it affect the people?

Answer 45

They used paper instead of silk which helped them create books

Question 46

2 achievements in medicine

Answer 46

Acupuncture and moxibustion

Question 47

2 achievements in science

Answer 47

Compass and seismograph

Question 48

What was the Silk Road?

Answer 48

It was a bunch of trade roads that led from China to Europe

Question 49

How did the Silk Road promote an exchange for goods and ideas?

Answer 49

They would trade goods for other goods and that would branch out their culture

Question 50

Why was the Eastern Silk Road dangerous and how did the traders overcome it?

Answer 50

Bandits, sandstorms, and mirages lead them to death but they decided to start traveling in caravans

Question 51

Why was the Western Silk Road dangerous and how did the traders overcome it?

Answer 51

Poisonous snakes, harsh winds, sand dunes

Question 52

How did the Silk Road change the daily lives of people living in ancient times?

Answer 52

It changed their culture by bringing in new cultures and artifacts, but it also brought the Black Plague