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Ancient China Flashcards

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Name four things Ancient Chinese thought about the dragon 🐉

A

Respected spirit
Brought good luck
Brought rain
Represented rivers

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True or False – China thought they were in the middle of the world

A

True 👍

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3
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China called themselves the ____________ Kingdom

A

Middle

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4
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What is China’s longest river?

A

Chang

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What is China’s secound longest river?

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Haung (yellow) river

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Why is the Huang River sometimes called the Yellow river?

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Called yellow river because of the yellow-brown soil

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What did Ancient Chinese people do to prevent flooding in Ancient China?

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built dikes

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What was the first civilization in China?

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Shang Dynasty

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True or False - In the Shang dynasty, China’s first villages where built but not big cities.

A

False - In the Shag Dynasty the first cities where built

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In what dynasty was

  • First Chinese writing system created and
  • was famous for their Bronze Work
A

Shang

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True or False - Family was the most important thing in Ancient China 🇨🇳

A

True 👍

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What are four things women where expected to practice in everyday life?

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Morality
Proper speech
Modesty
Domestic skills

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Who was Confucius?

A

Chinese teacher and philosopher

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What kind of family was Confucius born to?

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A poor noble family

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True or False - Confucius had a life long teacher named Yeo Yoshi.

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False - he was self taught

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What perfusion did Confucius want to get into when he was young.

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government

17
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The suffix ism means

A

The belief in something

18
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What did Shi Huangi mean?

A

First empower

19
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How many generations did Shi Haungdi dynasty last?

A

His dynasty lasted 2 generations

20
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What are some things Shi Huangdi did?

A 
Great wall 
Common weights
Improved law code
Network of roads
Common measures
Killed opposers
System of writing
Divided China into districts ruled by loyal officials
Let farmers “own” land
Started grand canal to connect Chang and Huang Rivers
Forced nobles to move close to him
Cart same sized wheel distance
Forced everyone to do things the same way
One currency
Outlawed books
Burned books that were not medical, farming, or technology
Outlawed Confucius idea
Forced Qin ideas
21
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Who was the first emperor for Han Dynasty

A

Liu Bang

22
Q

Who was the grandfather of Wudi?

A

Liu Bang

23
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How many years did Wudi rule for?

A

50

24
Q

Theses are some facts about who.

Like war
Name means warrior emperor
Improved the great wall
Strengthened the army
Conquered much
Made the Han Dynasty better
A

Wudi

25
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What does Wudi’s name mean?

A

warrior emperor

26
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Who was the last Last Han Emperor

A

Cao Pei

27
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More than 4,000 miles Trade Route form China to The Med

A

Silk Road

28
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True or False - Ideas also travels the Silk Road

A

True

29
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True or False - Buddhism was outlawed in China

A

False

30
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Who Decided to start writing a history of China?

A

Sima Qian

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