Classical China

Question 1

Classical

Answer 1

civilazation marked by great achevments

Question 2

Dynasty

Answer 2

a powerful family or gruop that rules over a land for a long time

Question 3

Mandate of Heaven

Answer 3

a powerful family or gruop that rules over a land for a long time

Question 4

Bureaucracy

Answer 4

the parts of goverment run by unelected officials also a system characterized by overly rigid rules

Question 5

• China developed in ______________ from other civilizations.
• More than _______ billion people trace their ______________ back to this civilization.

Answer 5

isolation 1.3 heritage

Question 6

Because of its isolation, China’s government was more ______________ than other civilizations.
* Classical China was governed by three ______________: the Zhou, the _________, and the ________.

Answer 6

stable dynasty qin han

Question 7

The Zhou introduced the _____________ of ______________, which was used by Chinese emperors

Answer 7

mandete havaen

Question 8

The Zhou dynasty made progress in many areas:
* They developed a writing system and created a system of written laws. * ______________________________________________________________________________* People began using metal coins to buy goods.

Answer 8

religion and philiosophy thrived during this time the philosophers con ficuis and lao tzu spread thier teachings

Question 9

Emperor Qin Shi Huang
* In 221 BC, Qin defeated the _________________states, unified China, and founded the Qin dynasty.

Answer 9

warren

Question 9

• Qin believed in the philosophy of __________________ because he thought people naturally did
  __________ things and needed to be governed strictly with a firm system of laws.

Answer 9

legalism evil

Question 10

____________________developed and strengthened under Qin’s rule.
* Qin began the construction of the Great ___________ of China and the Grand _____________.

Answer 10

Bureacracy wall cannal

Question 11

He ordered the building of ______________, ____________, and canals to improve trade and
transportation throughout the empire.

Answer 11

bridges roads

Question 12

The Han dynasty is considered a ________________ _______________ of China. It lasted for more than
_______ years and continued the tradition of a strong ________________ government.

Answer 12

golden age 400 central

Question 13

Tao

Answer 13

The way

Question 14

Wu Wei

Answer 14

Non-Doing

Question 15

Ziran

Answer 15

Everything happens on its own

Question 16

Confucianism supported a strong ___________
government controlled by a powerful empero

Answer 16

central

Question 17

Confucianism emphasized ___________ improvement,
human _______________, and righteousness.

Answer 17

moral goddess

Question 18

Confucianism established __________, or social values and
promoted _______________ treatment in all areas of life

Answer 18

idea fair

Question 19

Another Confucian idea was ___________, or humaneness,
which also means ___________ or kindness and should
guide everything a person did.

Answer 19

ren love

Question 19

Li promoted _______________ behavior in human
relationships.
Every person had a _____________ role in society with certain
duties that the person was expected to fulfill.

Answer 19

moral predefined

Question 20

Under the Han ruler ___________,
Confucianism became the official
state ______________ in classical
China.

Answer 20

Wu philosophy

Question 21

During the ___________ dynasty, several philosophers and ________________ helped develop legalism.
Legalists believed that humans were naturally ________________ or evil and that they could only be
controlled through a strict ________________ of ________________.

Answer 21

Qin scholars selfished system laws

Question 22

Fa

Answer 22

a system of wildly known laws

Question 23

Shu

Answer 23

a system of wildly known laws

Question 24

Buddhism developed in ancient _____________ and spread to China at the end of the _________ dynasty.
❖ Confucian scholars ________________ the spread of Buddhism. It became popular in China and Japan.

Answer 24

india han tried to stop

Question 25

While __________________ focused on a peaceful and________________ society, Buddhism emphasized
leading a simple life of ________________ and meditation.

Answer 25

confucianism harmonious truth

Question 26

Buddhism shared some similarities with _____________, such as finding peace through _______________.

Answer 26

Taoism meditation

Question 27

After the fall of the _________ dynasty, Buddhism gained popularity among the majority of
_____________ Chinese and members of the _____________ class.
❖ Buddhism was divided into two belief systems: _________________ Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism.

Answer 27

han educated upper mahayana

Question 28

Calligraphy

Answer 28

the writing of characters as an art form

Question 29

Chinese architecture was elegant but never grand.
* Buddhism encouraged the construction of pagodas, which paid respect to ancestors
and sometimes served as tombs.
* Watchtowers were used by military forces and wealthy landowners for protection.

Question 30

Artists created clay sculptures of dancers, guards, dogs, and towers, which
often accompanied the dead in the afterlife.

Question 31

Sundials

Answer 31

used to measure time before invention of mechanical clocks; typically a flat stone or
metal circle with a standing needle that created a shadow based on the position of the
sun

Question 32

Water clock

Answer 32

people couldnt use sundials when the sun wasnt shinning theese clock

Question 33

Seismographs

Answer 33

earthqauke

Question 34

Perpetual calendar

Answer 34

was a calendar

Question 35

Improved Collars for
Working Animals

Answer 35

developed soft, padded collars that made it more comfortable for large animals such
as horses to pull heavy loads for agriculture, transportation, and war

Question 36

Paper

Answer 36

tortise shell and bamboo as paper of chinese invention