Ancient China

Question 1

What are the two main rivers in China

Answer 1

Yellow river and Yangtze river

Question 2

Why is China isolated from other countries

Answer 2

They were isolated by the borders

Question 3

What are 2 deserts in China

Answer 3

The Gobi and the Taklamakan deserts

Question 4

2 bodies of water around China

Answer 4

Yellow sea and East China sea

Question 5

Main characteristics of Outer China

Answer 5

Mountains,deserts,hard to grow crops

Question 6

what are the main characteristics of inner china

Answer 6

hills,valleys,plains, and rivers

Question 7

name of first dynasty in China

Answer 7

Xia dynasty

Question 8

what did archeologists find in the city of Anyang

Answer 8

stone, jade, metals, and more

Question 9

why did they believe in human sacrifices

Answer 9

they believed that they would come back and serve the king

Question 10

who lead the Shang government

Answer 10

a powerful king

Question 11

what were prisoners of war used for

Answer 11

they killed them and used their human sacrifices

Question 12

what tools made the army so strong

Answer 12

the armer

Question 13

what groups made up the social classes of the Shang Dynasty

Answer 13

artisans, farmers, slaves, traders, and military

Question 14

what was the Shang Dynasty religion centered on

Answer 14

spiritual control of the world by many gods

Question 15

what are oracle bones?

Answer 15

oracle bones are a piece of bone or shell heated and cracked by holy men to seek advice from a king’s ancestors

Question 16

name 2 examples of artwork during the Shang Dynasty

Answer 16

bells and bowls

Question 17

what dynasty took over after the Shang dynasty

Answer 17

Zhou Dynasty

Question 18

Define–Mandate from heaven

Answer 18

a power or law believed to be granted by the heavens

Question 19

Define–Feudalism

Answer 19

a system of government based on landowners and tenants

Question 20

Define–The Warring States Period

Answer 20

when three rivals went against each other

Question 21

Define–Confucianism

Answer 21

Confucianism is an ancient Chinese belief system, which focuses on the importance of personal ethics

Question 22

what are Analects

Answer 22

All of Confucus’s sayings in a book

Question 23

What are the main teachings of Confucianism

Answer 23

harmony between humans, justice, respect for one’s elders, and loyalty to one’s family and friends

Question 24

what are the main teachings of Daoism

Answer 24

The main teachings of Daoism are nature and to be free in life

Question 25

What is another name for Daoism

Answer 25

Taoism

Question 26

Define--Yin Yang

Answer 26

the Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature

Question 27

what are the main teachings of Legalisms

Answer 27

Legalism is a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes strict obedience to laws

Question 28

Why was Legalism adopted

Answer 28

Many people believed that humans were naturally selfish and needed strict laws to keep them under control

Question 29

who was the first emperor of China

Answer 29

Qin Emperor

Question 30

how did Qin conquer other states

Answer 30

He used military might, spies, bribery, and alliances to conquer the remaining rival state

Question 31

what philosophy did Qin believe in

Answer 31

legalism

Question 32

How did he divide China into sections

Answer 32

By putting them into 36 different districts

Question 33

What is the standardizing of the culture?

Answer 33

standardizing is to make the same and culture means something that someone believes

Question 34

Three ways the culture was standardized

Answer 34

responsible for the army's, authority over laws and agriculture, and keeping the emperor informed of district activities

Question 35

Why was the Great Wall of China built?

Answer 35

The Great Wall was built to separate the 2 parts of the land to stop all wars

Question 36

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

Answer 36

10 years and the conditions were the wall-crossed mountains, deserts, swampland, and quicksand blazing hot in the summer but cold in the winter

Question 37

What did Emperor Qin do to those who believed in Confucianism

Answer 37

He would burn the books and execute the followers

Question 38

What artifacts were found in Emperor Quin's tomb

Answer 38

Some artifacts that were found were terracotta warrior's chariots, bronze ducks, swans, and birds

Question 39

why did the Han Dynasty come to power

Answer 39

because the Chinese were mad at the bad legalist rules

Question 40

what was the golden age of China

Answer 40

a long period of stable and healthy

Question 41

What are the three achievements of warfare?

Answer 41

Iron making, crossbows, and kites

Question 42

what are 2 changes in the Chinese government?

Answer 42

iron plows chan pumps

Question 43

what are two achievements in agriculture

Answer 43

silk and salt

Question 44

what are the 2 main industries in China?

Answer 44

paper

Question 45

what major achievements happened in art and how did they affect the people

Answer 45

Acupuncture and moxibustion

Question 46

what are 2 achievements in medicine?

Answer 46

seismograph and magnetic compass

Question 47

what was the silk road

Answer 47

It was a way to trade goods through Europe and Asia

Question 48

what was the Silk Road

Answer 48

was a path that they brought stuff to trade

Question 49

How did the Silk Road promote the exchange of goods and ideas?

Answer 49

trade routes connecting East and West, allowing merchants to travel long distances and let them carry valuable goods like silk and salt.

Question 50

why was the Eastern Silk Road dangerous and how did the Traders overcome its challenges

Answer 50

they traveled in large groups, forming alliances, and well-armed

Question 51

why was the Western Silk Road dangerous and how did Traders overcome its challenges

Answer 51

there were many sand storms and duns also not a lot of water

Question 52

how did the Silk Road change the daily lives of people in ancient times

Answer 52

it changed a lot because people could trade spices, jade, glass, silk, salt, sugar, and more