Ancient China Flashcards
Who made up a majority of the population and made their living on land owned by aristocrats?
Farmers
What needs to be followed to help a person reach Nirvana in Buddhism?
Giving up all worldly desires and concerns
What is the study of the basic ideas and beliefs of society?
Philosophy
What is a military leader who controls an area of land called?
Warlord
What belief states that the right to rule comes from the gods?
Mandate of heaven
What idea emphasizes that children should honor and care for their parents?
Filial piety
What is a symbol or picture in a writing system that combines two or more pictographs to express an idea?
Ideographs
What is a symbol or picture in a writing system that represents an object?
Pictographs
Who are upper class citizens who hold wealth and power?
Aristocrats
What is a person that someone is descended from?
Ancestors
Which dynasty began the process of building the Great Wall of China?
Qin dynasty
How did Han Wudi reform the government?
By changing the process behind appointing governor officials
What ideas were practiced by Confucianism?
- Duty to one’s family
- Practice good actions
- Government offices open to all people
Which major trade route spread goods from China to parts of the Middle East, Africa, and Europe?
The Silk Road
Did the Great Wall of China keep the Mongols from invading?
No
What job was held by the majority of people in China?
Farmers
Did China share the process for making silk with other civilizations?
No
Who created Daoism?
Laozi
What is a state of perfect peace, according to Buddhism?
Nirvana
What philosophy combined the ideas of Daoism and Buddhism and taught that people should be concerned with life after death?
Syncretism of Daoism and Buddhism
Who created the philosophy of legalism?
Han Feizi
Who was a fierce Mongol leader who invaded China?
Genghis Khan
What was invented in the Zhou dynasty that helped soldiers stay securely on their horses?
Stirrups
Fill in the blank: A symbol or picture in a writing system that represents an object is called a _______.
Pictograph
Fill in the blank: The belief that the right to rule comes from the gods is known as the _______.
Mandate of heaven
Find the letter on the map that corresponds with the place: A) Pacific Ocean, B) South China Sea, C) Yellow Sea, D) (Chiang Jiang), E) Yangtze River, F) Himalayas Mountains, G) Gobi Desert. What is the answer?
A) Pacific Ocean, B) South China Sea, C) Yellow Sea, D) (Chiang Jiang), E) Yangtze River, F) Himalayas Mountains, G) Gobi Desert
