China

Question 1

Zhou dynasty

Answer 1

Longest-lasting dynasty famous for cultural achievements/started semi nomadic, Mandate of Heaven/silk and rice/coins with holes

Question 2

Order of Dynasties in china

Answer 2

Xia»Shang»Zhou»Qin»Han

Question 3

Mandate of Heaven

Answer 3

Chinese political rulers were chosen by heavens

Question 4

Confucianism

Answer 4

Set of guidelines to live a moral life devised by the philosopher Confucius- honor, respect/relationships, duty, rule by merit

Question 5

Filial Piety (xiao)

Answer 5

Confucian notion of devotion to one’s ELDERS/social harmony/citizenship

Question 6

Analects

Answer 6

Division of the primary books of Confucianism

Question 7

Warring States Period

Answer 7

Era in Chinese history/warfare between as many as 7 kingdoms each trying to unify China under control / beginning of QIN

Question 8

Legalism/Han Feizi

Answer 8

People are by nature bad and must be punished in order to maintain order/codify/strictly enforce laws

Question 9

Daoism/Taoism

Answer 9

“The Way”, Govern least amount possible/Laozi founder/we should not try to control our destiny/nature, humans no duties

Question 10

Shi Huangdi

Answer 10

First Emperor of Qin Dynasty/ built Great Wall/standardizes writing, measures, and unifies all of China/built great tomb for immortality/LEGALIST/STRICT

Question 11

Great Wall of China

Answer 11

Largest man-made structure unified after 2000 years to protect from Noamdic groups/Shi Hiangdi

Question 12

Qin Dynasty

Answer 12

first unified Chinese empire/original name of China/lasted only 15 years/imposed legalist government/built Great Wall (xiongnu) / civil authority and military authority and censorate/peasants taxed by state

Question 13

Han Dynasty

Answer 13

After civil war after Qin/great economic/founder Liu Bang (nickname Han Gaozu)/cultural prosperity GOLDEN AGE/expanded into Vietnam and Korea/state Confucianism (civil service exams but same setup as Qin)

Question 14

Han Wudi

Answer 14

6th empire Han Dynasty/silk Road/state confucianism

Question 15

Xiongnu

Answer 15

Nomads threatened Qin/compelled to build great wall/roamed Central Asia

Question 16

Book of Songs

Answer 16

Poems/hymns telling history of china

Question 17

Civil Service

Answer 17

Exams to test merit/Confucianism idea so anyone and be govt official with proper merit

Question 18

Wuwei

Answer 18

Idea of Daoism of nonaggression nonviolence/best sort of action is inaction/let life “flow” around you/

Question 19

Patriarchal

Answer 19

China was a male dominated society

Question 20

Chang’an

Answer 20

Capital of Han Dynasty

Question 21

Zhang Qian

Answer 21

Dispatched by Han Wudi to ally with another nomadic group and defeat Xiongnu/expanded into Central Asia and built Silk Road after seeing other cultures

Question 22

Sima Qian and Ban Gu

Answer 22

Political/ social historians explained reasons for rise and falls of individual humans/dynasties

Question 23

Silk Road

Answer 23

Spread of Trade and Ideas (Buddhism)

Question 24

Wang Mang

Answer 24

Daoist methods failed, end of Han until Liu Xiu reunited