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Vocab that you might need to know! Geographical questions. 1-36 questions about China
How have rivers, mountains and deserts shaped the development of China’s civilization?
Many of these features, like different mountain ranges and deserts, created natural barriers to keep ancient China isolated and protected. Ancient China developed along The Yellow River and Yangtze River, which are still protected today by natural barriers.
Why did China’s Shang rulers become powerful?
important to early Chinese civilizations. Shang empire, c. 1750–1045 B.C. Rulers known as the Shang became powerful because they controlled land and had strong armies.
Why did the Shang kings have questions scratched on oracle bones?
Shang kings have questions scratched on oracle bones because they had priests scratch questions on bones as a way to ask questions of the gods and ancestors.
How did the Zhou claim the right to rule China?
The Zhou claimed that their rule was justified by the Mandate of Heaven. In other words, the Zhou believed that the Shang kings had become immoral with their excessive drinking, luxuriant living, and cruelty, and so had lost their mandate.
What technology was developed in China during the Shang and the Zhou dynasty?
Bronze casting was perhaps the most important technology during the Shang Dynasty. The Shang made many objects out of bronze, including ceremonial tools, swords, and spearheads for the military.
How did a pictograph differ from an ideograph?
pictographs is a symbol in a writing system based on pictures. Ideographs on the other hand is a symbol in a writing system that represents and thing or an idea.
What was the chief duty of Zhou kings?
The chief duty of Zhou kings was to carry out religious rituals and ceremonies.
Describe the biggest change for the Chinese people during the Zhou dynasty.
The biggest change for the Chinese people during the Zhou dynasty was the Mandate of Heaven is the belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods. The Mandate stated the idea that the gods chose a wise and good person to rule.
How are the ideas of Confucius and Laozi similar? How are they different?
Confucius stressed that people are social beings and need to create a virtuous community, while Laozi thought that people should “go with the flow” and reject many of the artificial trappings of society. Confucius and Laozi also both stressed the idea of harmony, although again they approached it in different ways.
Why were merchants not respected in ancient China?
In the hierarchy of ancient China, merchants and traders were ranked the lowest. This was because they did not produce anything. They relied on profits they made after trading. As farmers grew food and artisans produced goods, merchants and traders hoped to sell these goods.
Why did many aristocrats support Legalism?
Many aristocrats liked Legalism because it favored force and power, and did not require rulers to show kindness or understanding. Its ideas led to cruel laws and punishments for Chinese farmers.
What were the main social classes of early China?
Chinese government divided Chinese people into four classes: landlord, peasant, craftsmen, and merchant.
How did the Qin Emperor (Shi Huangdi) unite China?
Qin Shi Huang began a militarily-driven expansionist policy. In 229 B.C., the Qin seized Zhao territory and continued until they seized all five Zhou states to create a unified Chinese empire in 221 B.C.
What improvements did the Chinese make under Han rulers? Which one of these improvements do you think was the most important?
the Han invented paper, used water clocks and sundials, and developed a seismograph.
a.Paper
How did the Silk Road benefit China and the rest of the world?
The Silk Road served not only as route for exporting goods such as silk, spices, precious metals, minerals handicrafts, architecture and paintings but also transmitted cultural exchange including theatric performance, dance and music art.
How would you describe Qin Shi Huangdi as a ruler?
Qin Shi Huangdi, the first Qin Emperor, was a brutal ruler who unified ancient China and laid the foundation for the Great Wall.
Why did the Han rulers create civil service examinations?
He created civil-service examinations to test potential government officials on their knowledge of the Confucian classics, so that bureaucrats would be chosen for their intelligence instead of their social connections.
What are the advantages of a civil service system to select government workers? How did the civil service system change China’s government?
The advantages of having a civil service system to select government workers were that it stops it from being hereditary. If it was still hereditary at that time, there might of been some unruly rulers.
What developments led to the creation of the Silk Road?
The main development seems to be the demand of the Persians and Romans for silk. This was a useful and durable fabric that wealthy Romans and Persians had a high demand for.
What was one result of building the Great Wall?
Emperor Qin Shihuang’s contribution to the design of the Wall is considered to be of great importance as it ensured peace for the people in the northern part of China against the Huns and established a pattern of defense for future generations.
What caused the downfall of the Han dynasty?
The Han Empire quickly broke down as a series of warlords fought each other for control.
