ancient china

Question 1

2 Rivers in China

Answer 1

Yellow and Yangtze

Question 2

2 Deserts in China

Answer 2

Taklimakan and Gobi

Question 3

Why is China Isolated

Answer 3

Mountains and Deserts and oceans

Question 4

Outer China is:

Answer 4

Hard to live in with mountains and deserts, not easy to grow crops.

Question 5

Inner China is:

Answer 5

Nicer and easier to live in with fertile soil and water sources

Question 6

2 bodies of water beside China

Answer 6

South/ East China Sea

Question 7

Name the First dynasty in China

Answer 7

Shang Dynasty

Question 8

what did archeologists find

Answer 8

Palaces, temples, and houses

Question 9

why did people in the Shang dynasty use human sacrifices

Answer 9

so they can honor the king in death, and serve him in the afterlife.

Question 10

prisoners of war were used to:

Answer 10

laborers and human sacrifices

Question 11

who led Shang government

Answer 11

a powerful king.

Question 12

tools were made of:

Answer 12

powerful bronze

Question 13

Social classes:

Answer 13

King, Nobles, Artisans, trader, farmers, and slaves

Question 14

Centered religion of the Shang Dynasty

Answer 14

ancestor worship with Oracle bones

Question 15

Oracle bones were:

Answer 15

Bones with cracks from ancestors that answered questiolns

Question 16

2 examples of artwork in the Shang dynasty

Answer 16

Jewelry of jade, discs with poems

Question 17

what dynasty came after the Shang

Answer 17

The Zhou

Question 18

The Mandate of Heaven was:

Answer 18

There could only be one ruler and they have to be blessed by the gods.

Question 19

Feudalism:

Answer 19

A system of government based on land owners and tenants

Question 20

The warring States period:

Answer 20

In 770-453 B.C small states fighting for the bigger states

Question 21

Confucianism:

Answer 21

Trying to achieve a peaceful society

Question 22

The Analects were:

Answer 22

A collection of literary

Question 23

Main teachings of Confucianism

Answer 23

Honoring those above you in power and finding peace

Question 24

Main teachings of Daoism

Answer 24

To become one with the forces of nature and live a simple life with quiet meditation and accept whatever comes

Question 25

Another name for Daoism

Answer 25

Taoism

Question 26

Yin and Yang were:

Answer 26

Opposite forces working together

Question 27

Legalism was:

Answer 27

People were selfish by nature and you will be severely punished for disrespecting the government.

Question 28

Legalism was adapted to:

Answer 28

bring more control over the people and effect the rule of the government

Question 29

Who was the first emperor in China?

Answer 29

Qin

Question 30

How did Qin conquer other states?

Answer 30

Soldiers, military, bribery, and alliances

Question 31

What philosophy did Qin follow

Answer 31

Legalism

Question 32

what does standardizing mean

Answer 32

to make the same

Question 33

Three ways the culture was standardized

Answer 33

writing, currency, and measurement

Question 34

Great wall was built to:

Answer 34

protect China from northern invaders

Question 35

How long to build the great wall and conditions

Answer 35

took 10 years, and had weather issues, mountains, and deserts

Question 36

What did the emperor do to Confucianism people

Answer 36

he killed them and made them slaves. He burned their books.

Question 37

What articles were found in the emperor's tomb

Answer 37

clay people, to help or honor him in the afterlife, jewelry, and tools.

Question 38

How did Qin divide China into sections

Answer 38

36 sections

Question 39

The Han dynasty came to power because:

Answer 39

The legalism rule was to harsh

Question 40

What was the Golden Age in China?

Answer 40

It was a long period of stability and wealth

Question 41

Three achievements on warfare in the Han dynasty

Answer 41

Iron making, the crossbow, and kites

Question 42

What are 2 changes in the Chinese government during the Han dynasty

Answer 42

People in the government would direct those at a lower level then them and in order to be in the government had to pass a civil service exam

Question 43

2 achievements in agriculture in the Han dynasty

Answer 43

The wheelbarrow and the chain pump

Question 44

2 industries during the Han dynasty

Answer 44

silk and salt

Question 45

2 advances in art (Han dynasty)

Answer 45

paper was easier to write on and cheaper.

Question 46

2 achievements in medicine (Han dynasty)

Answer 46

acupuncture, and moxibustion

Question 47

2 achievements in science (Han dynasty)

Answer 47

Seismograph, and Compass

Question 48

What was the silk road

Answer 48

It was a trading route for traders from China, to different places

Question 49

How did the Silk Road promote an exchange of good ideas

Answer 49

By sharing different cultures with China, different imports, and different beliefs.

Question 50

Why was the eastern silk road dangerous, how did traders overcome the challenges.

Answer 50

Forbidding mountains, and severe weather, they overcame these challenges by planning their routes carefully

Question 51

Why was the western silk road dangerous, how did traders overcome the challenges.

Answer 51

The deserts, brutal winds, and poisonous snakes, they overcame these challenges by planning their routes carefully

Question 52

How did the silk road change the daily lives of people in ancient China

Answer 52

It brought more imports that they could use and towns grew along the routes into different cultured cities.