Chapter 2, lesson 4 the rise of China

Question 1

China has the ________ population of any nation and is make up of more than __________________ that speak several languages and dialects.

Answer 1

largest, 50 ethnic groups

Question 2

The diversity of China’s people reflects the diversity of its ______ and __________.

Answer 2

land, climate

Question 3

The ________ or ___________ River stretch across China more than _________ miles. It carries silt from _________ to the _____________.

Answer 3

Hauang He, Yellow, 2,900, Mongolia, Pacific Ocean

Question 4

The _________ or ___________ River, is ____________ and flows for about ____________ miles across ___________ China and empties into the ____________ Sea.

Answer 4

Chang Jiang, Yangtze, longer, 3,400, central, Yellow

Question 5

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

Answer 5

10, farming, 19, United States, mountains, deserts, northern, western

Question 6

The _____________ landscape is a _____________of Chinese life and played an important role in ______________.

Answer 6

forbidding, dominate feature, Chinese history.

Question 7

Geographical barriers specifically ___________ and __________, _____________ the Chinese people.

Answer 7

mountains, deserts, isolated

Question 8

The _________, ___________ and ___________ peoples lived in the frontier regions.

Answer 8

Mongolian, Indo-European, Turkish, frontier

Question 9

The contacts of these groups with the _________ were often marked by ___________.

Answer 9

Chinese, conflict

Question 10

Chinese armies tired to protect the___________ of China.

Answer 10

Land

Question 11

The climates vary from _________ to __________ based on the _______ and _______________.

Answer 11

region, region, elevation, the Monsoons

Question 12

The beginning of Chinese civilization dates back to the found of the ____________ more than _________ years ago.

Answer 12

Xia dynasty, 4000

Question 13

________ is known about the dynasty, which was replaced by a ___________ dynasty, the ________. This dynasty lasted from about __________to ___________.

Answer 13

Little, replaced, second, Shang, 1750 BC, 1045 BC

Question 14

China was mostly a _________ society.

Answer 14

farming

Question 15

an ________ruled society. The major concern was ________.

Answer 15

aristocracy, War

Question 16

define aristocracy:

Answer 16

an upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed on from one generation to another.

Question 17

_____________ have been found in Shang China.

Answer 17

impressive cities

Question 18

Before settling in ___________, north of the Huang He, kings may have had ______ different __________ cities

Answer 18

Anyang, five, capital

Question 19

The capital cities had ___________, __________ and ____________.

Answer 19

city walls, royal palaces, large royal tombs

Question 20

The king divided China into __________ territories. These were governed by ________, aristocratic military leaders.

Answer 20

territories, warlords

Question 21

The ____ had power to ______ or _______ warlords, and he also _______ the realm and ___________ large armies.

Answer 21

King, choose, remove, defended, controlled

Question 22

kings were buried in _________with the ___________

Answer 22

royal tombs, faithful servents

Question 23

Aristocrats, __________ waged _____ and served as __________

Answer 23

the chief landowners, war, officials

Question 24

Draw an image that includes all levels of societies

Answer 24

(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

Question 25

Define “to communicate”

Answer 25

to make known or share information about

Question 26

Priests used ________ in order to communicate with the gods.

Answer 26

shapes

Question 27

Early Chinese believed in ___________.

Answer 27

life after death

Question 28

____________ is the veneration of ancestors.

Answer 28

ancestor worship

Question 29

The Chinese practiced the burning of ________, exact copies, of physical object to accompany the dead into the afterlife.

Answer 29

replicas

Question 30

The Shang are best remembered for _______________

Answer 30

their master of bronze casting.

Question 31

The second dynasty was the ______, which was the ___________ dynasty in Chinese history It lasted _______ years(1045-256 BC)

Answer 31

Zhou, longest lasting

Question 32

33 The Zhou continued their predecessors ___________and the practice of

Answer 32

…..

Question 33

Chine has one of the world’s ______________. It dates back more than __________.

Answer 33

oldest cultures, 6000 years