Ancient China Flashcards
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What are the main two rivers in China?
Yangtze (Yellow River) and Huang He (Chang Jiang)
Why is China isolated from other countries?
Lots of mountain ranges, (such as the Himalayas) large deserts (such as the Gobi), and bodies of water.
Name two deserts
The Gobi and Taklamakan deserts.
Two bodies of water surrounding China
The East China and south China Sea.
Main characteristics of outer China
Mountains, Deserts, and it was hard to grow crops.
Main characteristics of Inner China
Grasslands, very fertile, water sources from rivers.
What was the name of the first dynasty in China?
The Shang Dynasty
What did archeologists find in the city of Angyang?
A palace, Temple, homes, human bones, and items made out of jade.
Why did they believe in human sacrifice?
They believed the king should be served in the afterlife.
Who led the Shang government?
A powerful king.
What were prisoners of war used for?
Human sacrifice.
What tool made the army so strong?
bronze.
what groups made up the social classes of the Shang Dynasty?
slaves, farmers, traders, Artisans, nobles.
what was the Shang religion centered on?
Ancestor worship
What are oracle bones?
Oracle bones are bones the king used to seek advice from their ancestors. These bones had a hot needle pressed against it, and the way the bone cracked would mean something. The bones were made of a turtle shell or shoulder blade of a cow.
What are two examples of artwork during the Shang Dynasty?
bronze vessels, and items made of jade.
