Ancient China

Question 1

Main 2 rivers in china

Answer 1

Yellow river + Yangtze

Question 2

Why is China isolated from other countries?

Answer 2

Oceans + Deserts+ Himalaya Mountains and the great wall of China.

Question 3

Name 2 deserts

Answer 3

Gobi Desert + Taklamakan

Question 4

2 bodies of water surrounding China.

Answer 4

Japan sea + East China sea + Yellow sea

Question 5

Main characteristics of Outer China

Answer 5

Mountains, Deserts hard to grow crops

Question 6

Main characteristics of inner China

Answer 6

Hills, river valleys, Plains, and its easy to live there.

Question 7

What was the name of the first dynasty in China?

Answer 7

Shang dynasty

Question 8

What did Archeologists find in the city of Anyang?

Answer 8

Tombs, temples, bones and workshops for artisans

Question 9

Why did they believe in human sacrifices

Answer 9

The king needed people to work for him in the after life

Question 10

Who led the Shang government

Answer 10

A powerful king

Question 11

What were prisoners of war used for

Answer 11

Slaves and human sacrifices

Question 12

What tool made the army so strong

Answer 12

bronze weapons

Question 13

What groups made up the social classes in the Shang dynasty

Answer 13

King, Nobels, Artisans, Traders, Farmers, Slaves.

Question 14

What are oracle bones?

Answer 14

Bones or shells that were used to communicate to their ancestors

Question 15

2 examples of artwork during Shang dynasty

Answer 15

jade pots and bronze objects + vessels

Question 16

What dynasty took over after Shang?

Answer 16

Zhou dynasty

Question 17

Define mandate from heaven

Answer 17

divine right to rule china

Question 18

What was their religion centered on

Answer 18

Ancestors

Question 19

Define feudalism

Answer 19

A system of government based on tenants and landowners

Question 20

Define the warning states period

Answer 20

a group of small states turned in to large groups of 6-7 people and it started a war

Question 21

Define Confucianism

Answer 21

a system of order in which the goal was to reach a peaceful society

Question 22

What are Analects

Answer 22

A book that Confucius wrote called the Analects

Question 23

what are the main teachings of confucianism

Answer 23

peace,fair society,respect and being honest

Question 24

what are the main teachings daoism

Answer 24

Living in harmony with nature and self importance “The way”

Question 25

What’s another name for daoism

Answer 25

Taoism

Question 26

Define ying & yang

Answer 26

sunlit and shaded/opposite of each other

Question 27

What are the main teachings of legalism

Answer 27

people are rude + selfish + punish people if they do things wrong

Question 28

Why was legalism adopted

Answer 28

because people thought humans were nationally selfish

Question 29

What was the first emperor of China

Answer 29

Emperor Qin

Question 30

How did Qin conquer other states

Answer 30

He used military might and alliances

Question 31

What Philosophy did Qin believe in

Answer 31

Legalism

Question 32

How did he divided China

Answer 32

He split it into 36 pieces

Question 33

What is “standardizing the culture”?

Answer 33

To make the country the same

Question 34

Three ways the culture was standardized

Answer 34

currency,weights and measurements

Question 35

why was the Great wall Built

Answer 35

to keep the people from the north out

Question 36

How long did it take to build the Great wall and what were the work condition

Answer 36

It took 10 years and the work conditions were very cold and it was huge so it was very hard.

Question 37

What did emperor Qin do to those that believed confusionism

Answer 37

He thought they were traitors and they didn’t agree with the goverment

Question 38

What artifacts were found in his tomb

Answer 38

His tomb was surrounded by a mercury river and inside was spears,crossbows and tarracotta warriors