Ancient China Cards

Question 1

Main 2 rivers in China

Answer 1

Huang He (Yellow) River and Shang Yangzi (Pearl) River

Question 2

Why is China isolated from other countries?

Answer 2

The border is surrounded with mountains and deserts

Question 3

2 deserts

Answer 3

Taklimakan Desert, and Gobi Desert

Question 4

2 bodies of water surrounding China

Answer 4

Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Japan Sea

Question 5

Outer China

Answer 5

Mountains, deserts, bad soil

Question 6

Inner China

Answer 6

Fertile soil, warm, wet, humid, fertile land, vegetation

Question 7

First dynasty in China

Answer 7

Shang Dynasty

Question 8

What did archaeologists find in the city of Anyang

Answer 8

Palace, temple, houses, metals, pottery, stone, jade

Question 9

Why human sacrifices?

Answer 9

Thought that they would serve the dead ruler in the after life

Question 10

Who led Shang Government?

Answer 10

A powerful king

Question 11

Prisoners were used for what?

Answer 11

Slaves, sacrifices for the king

Question 12

What tool made the army so strong?

Answer 12

Bronze or iron

Question 13

Social classes (5)

Answer 13

Nobles, artisans, farmers, slaves, traders

Question 14

What was their religion centered on?

Answer 14

Ancestor worship and oracle bones

Question 15

What are oracle bones?

Answer 15

Helped predict the future, engraved with writing

Question 16

2 artwork

Answer 16

Vessels with designs, jade

Question 17

Dynasty after Shang

Answer 17

Zhou

Question 18

Mandate from Heaven

Answer 18

A divine right to rule China

Question 19

Feudalism

Answer 19

A system of government based on landowners and tenants

Question 20

Warring States Period

Answer 20

250 years of fighting, small states became bigger, fighting

Question 21

Confucianism

Answer 21

A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes on good behaivior

Question 22

Analects

Answer 22

Book with Confucious’ teachings/sayings

Question 23

Main teachings Confucianism

Answer 23

Treat parents well ceremonies are important, a peaceful society

Question 24

Main teachings Daoism

Answer 24

To live in peace and happiness away from politics

Question 25

Another name for Daoism

Answer 25

Taoism

Question 26

What's Yin & Yang

Answer 26

Opposites, Ex: Good, bad, bright, dark, sad, happy

Question 27

Main teachings Legalism

Answer 27

Believed that people are naturally selfish, people will pursue their own self-interest, strict laws

Question 28

Why was Legalism adopted?

Answer 28

The Quin wanted well-organized society, decided to enforce stricter laws

Question 29

First Emperor of China

Answer 29

Qin Shi Huangdi

Question 30

How did Quin conquer other states

Answer 30

Used military, spies, bribery, and alliances

Question 31

What philosophy did Quin believe in

Answer 31

Legalism

Question 32

How did Zheng divide China into sections?

Answer 32

He divided his territory into 36 districts, three officials were in charge of each one

Question 33

Define "standardizing the culture"

Answer 33

To make the culture the same

Question 34

Three ways culture was standardized

Answer 34

Money, Writing, and weights

Question 35

Why was the Great Wall built

Answer 35

To protect them from northern invaders

Question 36

How long did it take to build Great Wall and what were the work conditions

Answer 36

10 years, tall mountains, deserts, and workers were not paid a lot

Question 37

What would the emperor do to people who believed in Confucianism

Answer 37

He would have them killed and have the books burnt

Question 38

What was found in Emperor Quin's tomb

Answer 38

Terra-cotta statues, treasures, and chariots

Question 39

Why did Han dynasty come to power

Answer 39

People disliked the harsh Legalism from Quin, so they rebelled

Question 40

What was the "Golden Age" during Han dynasty?

Answer 40

A time where many advances in technology that improved the government and daily life

Question 41

What are 3 achievements in warfare?

Answer 41

Iron making, crossbows, and kites with ghost noises

Question 42

2 changes in Chinese government (Han)

Answer 42

Stopped Legalism and science

Question 43

2 achievements in agriculture

Answer 43

Irrigation system using a Chain Pump, and iron plows that helped with soil

Question 44

2 main industries in China

Answer 44

Salt and silk

Question 45

2 major advancements happened in art and how did it affect the people?

Answer 45

Paper, cheaper and more absorbent, books, easier to bind with paper

Question 46

2 achievements in science

Answer 46

Compass and seismographs

Question 47

2 achievements in medicine

Answer 47

Acupuncture, and moxibustion

Question 48

What's the Silk Road

Answer 48

A trade route starting at China and ending a Europe

Question 49

How did Silk Road promote an exchange of goods and ideas?

Answer 49

Brought over teachings of Buddhism, and brought over special items that only certain people knew how to make like glass and silk

Question 50

Dangers of Easter Silk Road and how traders overcame it

Answer 50

Sandstorms, camels carried food and water and trading goods, they could survive sand storms with special nostrils

Question 51

Dangers of Western Silk Road, how did trader overcome it

Answer 51

Very narrow path, very high up in mountains with very little oxygen, traders usually unpacked the animals and held goods by hand

Question 52

How did Silk Road change the daily lives of people?

Answer 52

Spread religion that changed beliefs.