Ancient China。🇨🇳 Flashcards
List two Chinese words for river
He and Jiang
What were the oracle bones from the Shang dynasty?
A writing tool, used for when people wanted advice from the gods.
What is a dynasty?
A line of hereditary rulers of a country.
E.g duck dynasty
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
the idea that a leader could rule as long as the gods judged his actions to be in keeping with the natural order of the universe. This meant ruling with wisdom, justice and balance.
Who was the first emperor of China?
Qin Shi Huangdi ^_^
List Qin Shi Huang’s building projects.
The Great Wall of China and the Terracotta Warriors.
List some ways Qin Shi Huangdi unified China and strengthened his government.
enforced a common coinage
ordered all households to be registered for taxation
placed households into groups, with each group responsible for the wrongdoing of any of its members
introduced a single system of weights and measures
introduced the ‘Small Seal’ script, which became the form of writing used by government officials and educated Chinese. This established the principle that a country needed a commonly accepted writing script.
applied the same laws and punishments throughout the whole of China
ordered that cart axles all be made to a standard width — a practical idea, because it meant that wheel ruts worn into the earth roads would be the same width throughout China.
Name the first three dynasties of China.
- The Xia 2. Shang 3. Zhou
List the Chinas dynasty in order
Xia, Shang, Zhou, Warring States, Qin amd the Han
List three main rivers in China
- Huang
- Yangtze
- Brahmaputra