Chapter 2, lesson 4 the rise of China Flashcards
China has the ________ population of any nation and is make up of more than __________________ that speak several languages and dialects.
largest, 50 ethnic groups
The diversity of China’s people reflects the diversity of its ______ and __________.
land, climate
The ________ or ___________ River stretch across China more than _________ miles. It carries silt from _________ to the _____________.
Hauang He, Yellow, 2,900, Mongolia, Pacific Ocean
The _________ or ___________ River, is ____________ and flows for about ____________ miles across ___________ China and empties into the ____________ Sea.
Chang Jiang, Yangtze, longer, 3,400, central, Yellow
Only _____% of China’s total lard are/is suitable for _____________, compared with _____% of the _____________. The rest of the land consists of _____________ and __________ on its _______________ and _____________ frontiers
10, farming, 19, United States, mountains, deserts, northern, western
The _____________ landscape is a _____________of Chinese life and played an important role in ______________.
forbidding, dominate feature, Chinese history.
Geographical barriers specifically ___________ and __________, _____________ the Chinese people.
mountains, deserts, isolated
The _________, ___________ and ___________ peoples lived in the frontier regions.
Mongolian, Indo-European, Turkish, frontier
The contacts of these groups with the _________ were often marked by ___________.
Chinese, conflict
Chinese armies tired to protect the___________ of China.
Land
The climates vary from _________ to __________ based on the _______ and _______________.
region, region, elevation, the Monsoons
The beginning of Chinese civilization dates back to the found of the ____________ more than _________ years ago.
Xia dynasty, 4000
________ is known about the dynasty, which was replaced by a ___________ dynasty, the ________. This dynasty lasted from about __________to ___________.
Little, replaced, second, Shang, 1750 BC, 1045 BC
China was mostly a _________ society.
farming
an ________ruled society. The major concern was ________.
aristocracy, War
define aristocracy:
an upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed on from one generation to another.
_____________ have been found in Shang China.
impressive cities
Before settling in ___________, north of the Huang He, kings may have had ______ different __________ cities
Anyang, five, capital
The capital cities had ___________, __________ and ____________.
city walls, royal palaces, large royal tombs
The king divided China into __________ territories. These were governed by ________, aristocratic military leaders.
territories, warlords
The ____ had power to ______ or _______ warlords, and he also _______ the realm and ___________ large armies.
King, choose, remove, defended, controlled
kings were buried in _________with the ___________
royal tombs, faithful servents
Aristocrats, __________ waged _____ and served as __________
the chief landowners, war, officials
Draw an image that includes all levels of societies
(displeases Heaven) —>New Dynasty (Restores Order) —->Aging Dyansty (loses control of officials) —–> Old Dynasty back to displeases Heaven ***** this is drawn in a circle with the items in ( ) in a box with an arrow to the next box, the line of the arrow is labeled with the Types of Dynasty
Define “to communicate”
to make known or share information about
Priests used ________ in order to communicate with the gods.
shapes
Early Chinese believed in ___________.
life after death
____________ is the veneration of ancestors.
ancestor worship
The Chinese practiced the burning of ________, exact copies, of physical object to accompany the dead into the afterlife.
replicas
The Shang are best remembered for _______________
their master of bronze casting.
The second dynasty was the ______, which was the ___________ dynasty in Chinese history It lasted _______ years(1045-256 BC)
Zhou, longest lasting
33 The Zhou continued their predecessors ___________and the practice of
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Chine has one of the world’s ______________. It dates back more than __________.
oldest cultures, 6000 years
