Chapter 6 Flashcards
What is the longest man made structure ever built?
The Great Wall of China
What did the ancient Chinese call their country? What did they believe were outside of them?
The Middle Kingdom, and they believed that there was more and more barbarians outside of them.
POLITICALLY, China is the largest _______ country
Communist
What are four important Chinese inventions.
1) paper
2) gunpowder (fireworks
What is the official name of the mainland of China?
PRC
People’s Republic of China
What is the official name of Taiwan?
ROC
Republic of China
Who had a Terra-cotta army buried with him? Why is he important
Shih Huang Ti and he was the first emperor
Who was Confucius?
Confucius was a Chinese philosopher, teacher, and political figure. He has short sayings that share his teachings.
Paddy
A shallow flooded field used to farm rice
Cultural Revolution
A period of chaos in the 1960s when the Communist party under Mao Zedong attempted to make sweeping changes in society.
dynasty
A line of rulers that come from the same family.
Warlord
Any of a number of army generals who seized control of large parts of China
Mandate of Heaven
The belief of emperors that they had received their right to rule from god of the sky
Commune
All the farms joined into one so they can produce more food as a group
Terrace
Is a platform used to make hills easier to farm upon.
