Ancient china flashcards

Question 1

What are the 2 main rivers in China

Answer 1

Yangteze river and yellow river

Question 2

why is China isolated

Answer 2

Its surrounded by a ocean, deserts and mountians

Question 3

Name 2 major desserts in China

Answer 3

Gobi and Taklamakan dessert

Question 4

Name 2 bodies of water surrounding china

Answer 4

Sea of Japan, east china sea and south China sea

Question 5

Main characteristics of outer China

Answer 5

Steep mountains, and dry desserts and hard to grow crops

Question 6

Main characteristics of inner China

Answer 6

Green plains, rich soil and running rivers.

Question 7

What was the name of the first dynasty in China?

Answer 7

Shang dynasty

Question 8

what did archeologists find in the city of Anyang?

Answer 8

A palace, a temple, houses, and workshops for artisans

Question 9

Why did the shang believe in human sacrifices?

Answer 9

Because they thought the king needed servants in the after life.

Question 10

who lead the Shang government?

Answer 10

A powerful king

Question 11

What where P.O.W’s used for in the shang dynasty?

Answer 11

Human sacrifices and slaves

Question 12

What tool made the Shang army so strong?

Answer 12

Bronze tools and weapons.

Question 13

What groups made up the social classes in the Shang dynasty

Answer 13

The king, nobles, artisans, traders, farmers, and slaves

Question 14

What was Shang religion centered on?

Answer 14

Ancestor worship

Question 15

What are oracles bones?

Answer 15

Bones from turtle shells or shoulder blade of a cow which they heated up, and when the bone cracked the could make preditcions such as where to farm, build, or to go to war or not,

Question 16

2 examples of artwork during the Shang dynasty

Answer 16

animal masks and vessels

Question 17

What dynsaty took after the shang dynasty

Answer 17

The Zhou dynsaty

Question 18

define- Mandate form heaven

Answer 18

a divine right to rule china

Question 19

Define- feudalsim

Answer 19

A system of government based of landowners and tenants

Question 20

Define- The Warring states period

Answer 20

Small city states fought each other for land and power, this was also know as the 250 years of disorder

Question 21

Define- confucianism.

Answer 21

Teachings by a man named Kongfuzi know as Confucius who’s main beliefs strongly influenced china about finding and understanding your place

Question 22

What are the Analects?

Answer 22

Scared philosophies that confusious followed

Question 23

What are the main teachings of confucianism?

Answer 23

To live a peaceful society by understanding your place and that rituals are important

Question 24

What are the main teachings of Daoism?

Answer 24

rulers should be weak, accept what ever happens and concentrate on nature

Question 25

Define yin and yang

Answer 25

True harmony comes for balancing two opposites forces in nature, an example is that there isn't good without bad.

Question 26

What are the teachings of legalism

Answer 26

People are naturally selfish and should be rewarded for kindness and strongly punished

Question 27

Why was legalism adopted

Answer 27

They wanted a central government to keep china organized during the Warring states period

Question 28

Who was the first emperor

Answer 28

Qin Shi Huangdi

Question 29

How the emperor conquer other states

Answer 29

Military might, spies, bribery, and alliances

Question 30

What philospghy did emperor Qin believe in

Answer 30

Legalism

Question 31

How did he divided the states

Answer 31

He divided china into 36 states which each had 3 officals

Question 32

What does "standerdizing culture" mean

Answer 32

To make every thing the same

Question 33

What are 3 ways the culture was standardized?

Answer 33

He made money, measurements such as weight and length. He also standardized writing and language

Question 34

Why was the great wall built

Answer 34

To protect the country from invaders

Question 35

How long did it take to build the great wall and what where the work conditions

Answer 35

It took 10 years to build and the work contitions where harsh and rough because they had to build it on mountains and deserts.

Question 36

What did the emperor do to those who believed in confucianism

Answer 36

He exiled and killed them and burned the book

Question 37

What articles and artifact where found in Qin's tomb

Answer 37

6,000 clay wariors, chariots, jelewry, and even a river of the radioactive liquid, mercury

Question 38

Why did the Han dynasty come to power

Answer 38

People where not happy with emporers Qin rule

Question 39

What was the golden age in china

Answer 39

a time of stability and wealth

Question 40

What are 3 changes in warfare

Answer 40

Improved armor, stronger swords and crossbows

Question 41

What are 2 changes in goverment

Answer 41

People had to pass civil servants tests instead of just becoming emporer and less harsh punishments

Question 42

What are 2 changes in agriculture

Answer 42

the invention of the wheelbarrel and the chain pump made farming easier,

Question 43

What are 2 main industries in china

Answer 43

Salt and silk

Question 44

What are major advancements in art and how did it affect the people

Answer 44

the invention of paper affected making scrolls, books, and historical records

Question 45

What are 2 advance's in medicine/ health

Answer 45

Accupunture and moxibustion. they also learned that the heart pumped blood

Question 46

What are 2 advancements in science

Answer 46

the compass and seismograph

Question 47

What was the silk road

Answer 47

Trading routes that brought goods from the mediterainion to China and back

Question 48

How did the silk road promote an exchange of goods and ideas

Answer 48

The silk road brought new things and different cultures to around the world

Question 49

How was the western silk road dangerous and how did travelers overcome it?

Answer 49

Its tall mountains made oxygen thin and riding donkeys/camels/horses almost impossible. So people had to go through narrow valleys that where often swarming with bandits

Question 50

How was the eastern silk road dangerous and how did travelers overcome it

Answer 50

Having to go through many desserts so travelers made oasis's and safe house's to give the traders some well needed rest.

Question 51

How did the silk road change the daily lives of people in ancient times

Answer 51

It spreads religion, gives people new things to work with.