Ancient China

Question 1

Main tow rivers in China

Answer 1

Yellow river, and Yangtze

Question 2

Why is China isolated from other countries

Answer 2

Himalaya mountains, Deserts, seas, and the great wall of China.

Question 3

Name two Deserts

Answer 3

Taklamakan Desert, and the Gobi Deserts.

Question 4

2 bodies of water surrounding China

Answer 4

East China sea, and South China sea.

Question 5

Main characteristics of Outer China

Answer 5

Mountains, Deserts, its hard to grow crops

Question 6

Main characteristics of Inner China

Answer 6

Hills, rivers valleys, planes, and its easy to live

Question 7

What was the name of the first dynasty in China

Answer 7

The Shang Dynasty

Question 8

What did archeologists find in the city of Angyang

Answer 8

A tomb, temples, human bones, and work shop for artisans

Question 9

Why did they believe in human sacrifices

Answer 9

They believed that the king needed workers to serve 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

Question 13

What group made up social classes in the Shang Dynasty

Answer 13

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

Question 14

What was the Shang Dynasty religion centered on

Answer 14

Ansestors can help or harm the living

Question 15

What are oracle bones

Answer 15

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

Question 16

2 examples of artwork

Answer 16

Bronze and Jade

Question 17

What dynasty took over after the Shang

Answer 17

The 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- Warring state period

Answer 20

Small states often argued with one another, they eventually combined into six or seven larger states that fought for power

Question 21

Define- Confucianism

Answer 21

A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior

Question 22

What are Analects

Answer 22

After Confucius death, some of his students collected his sayings in a book called The Analects.

Question 23

What are the main teachings of Confucianism

Answer 23

Respect for elders, proper behavior, and love of scholarship

Question 24

What are the main teachings of Daoism

Answer 24

Daoism taught that people gained happiness and peace by living in harmony, or agreement, with the way of nature.

Question 25

What’s another name for Daoism

Answer 25

Taoism

Question 26

Define- yin and yang

Answer 26

The Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature

Question 27

What are the main teachings of legalism

Answer 27

Most people are naturally selfish

Question 28

Why was legalism adopted

Answer 28

So they wouldn’t be selfish

Question 29

Who was the first Emperor of China

Answer 29

Zheng

Question 30

How did Qin conquer other states

Answer 30

He used military mights, spies, bribery, and alliances

Question 31

What philosophy did Qin believe in

Answer 31

Legalism

Question 32

How did he divide China into sections