Ancient China Flashcards
The study of the basic ideas and beliefs of society (slide 3)
Philosophy
A military leader who controls an area of land (slide 2)
Warlord
The belief that the right to rule comes from the gods (2)
Mandate of heaven
The idea that children should honor and care for their parents (3)
Filial Piety
A symbol or picture in a writing system that combines two or more pictographs to express an idea (2)
Ideographs
A symbol or picture in a writing system that represents an object (2)
Pictograph
Upper class citizens who hold wealth and power (2)
Aristocrat
A person that someone is descended from
Ancestors
Which dynasty began the process of building the Great Wall of China? (6)
Qin
How did Han Wudi, of the Han dynasty, reform the government? (6)
Established the hiring system based on a persons skill not their wealth
Duty to one’s family, practice good actions, government offices open to all people, were ideas practiced by what philosophy? (7)
Confucius
Which major trade route spread goods from China to parts of the Middle East, Africa and Europe? (10)
Silk road
Did the Great Wall of China keep the Mongols from invading? (18)
no
What job was held by the majority of people in China? (8)
Farmers
In Buddhism, what needs to be followed to help a person reach Nirvana? (13-14)
Eight fold path
Did China share the process for making silk with other civilizations? (16)
NO
Who created Daoism? (7)
Laozi
What philosophy combined the ideas of Daoism and Buddhism and taught that people should be concerned with life after death? (12)
Neo Confucianism
Who created the philosophy of legalism? (7)
Han Feizi
Who was a fierce Mongol leader who invaded China? (18)
Genghis Khan
What was invented in the Zhou dynasty that helped soldiers stay securely on their horses when riding into battle? (17)
Stirrpus
