History

Question 1

what were the first 6 dynasties

Answer 1

the Xia, shang, zhou, warring states, qin, han (the xylophone sounds zappy, wacky, quirky and happy)

Question 2

what was the order of chines social hierachy (han dynasty)

Answer 2

the shi, nong ,gong, shang

Question 3

what where the three main religions in china?

Answer 3

Confucianism, buddhism, taosim

Question 4

information about the shang

Answer 4

war-like people, existed for around 550

Question 5

infromation about the zhou

Answer 5

peaceful rule, religion was flowering, exised for around 790 years, confucianism was around then

Question 6

info about xia

Answer 6

one of first dynastys, existed for 450 years

Question 7

info about warring states

Answer 7

constant war against states, unified china, lasted 260 years, diffrent states

Question 8

info about qin

Answer 8

started constructing great wall of china, burned all books and executed scolars so there would be one history, lasted 15 years

Question 9

info about han

Answer 9

started silk road,He disbanded armies and excused men with young families from military service, Reduced taxes

Question 10

what where some of chinas funerary customs

Answer 10

if wealthy you would get a beautiful tomb with things that would be using to them in there next life to show high status, until qin shi huangdi servants were buried alive with the emperor but after that they were clay.

Question 11

what happened in the opium wars

Answer 11

England didn’t want to pay for tea from china so they flooded china with opium making the people of china get addict

Question 12

confucianism

Answer 12

zhou dynasty looking for better ways to live, Confucius was a teacher and philosopher, he belived that a worthy person is honest, loyal, self-sacrificing, loving has manners, good morals, caring, government should be chosen for ability, care for elders, get wealthy the right We are here, do what you would want toehrs to treat you, learn and think, all in analects

Question 13

buddhism

Answer 13

buddha means enlightened one, a prince siddhartha gautama invented it, treat all equally, four noble truths are about suffering and turth is the way out and we suffer from desire, came to china from india from silk road

Question 14

taoism

Answer 14

laozi-founder(not sure if he really existed), lived peacefully, practising silence, stillness and meditation, people who followed this has power (Invisibility and raising people from dead), believed that when 2 forces are together it balanced and harmony (yin yang)

Question 16

info about the silk road

Answer 16

helped china be the primary silk producers, buddhism came from the silk road, sold to many countries used the same route to sell other things, wanted to find allies who would defend them in war, Chinese merchants gained great wealth from trade inresult, improved their status within Chinese society

Question 17

what where some great inventions of china

Answer 17

silk, printing and paper, compass, gunpowder, acupuncture, tai chi

Question 18

what did qin shi hangdi to china

Answer 18

unfied china, laided out foundation for great wall of china, established a central government

Question 19

what were the main geography features of china

Answer 19

divided into to section, An eastern section, comprising about ⅓ of its land area - China’s historic and farming heartland
The remaining ⅔, comprising China’s land to the north and west, where both the climate and landforms make the area unsuitable for farming

Question 20

what where the shi nong gong shang jobs

Answer 20

The Shi → a ruling group of nobles, scholars, and officials
The Nong → peasant farmers
The Gong → artisans and craftspeople
The Shang → merchants and traders

Question 21

peasant life

Answer 21

90% of 60 mil people who lived there, usually farmers, paid in food

Question 22

emperor life

Answer 22

The most important person and ruled over the four groups
Power to:
Expect and enforce people’s obedience to his will, Responsibility to protect people and their livelihoods

Question 23

what was china like for women

Answer 23

no rights, main duty to have male offspring, Confucius said women shouldn’t have ambitions or opinions, obey men, no education