Key Terms For Social Studies Exam

Question 1

Someone who lived before someone’s own lifetime

Answer 1

Ancestor

Question 2

A prediction about the future; the person who makes a prediction, believed to come from a god or ancestor

Answer 2

Oracle

Question 3

A different form of language in language, the differences are pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary

Answer 3

Dialect

Question 4

A class of people having high ranking

Answer 4

Nobility

Question 5

The ideas of Confucius

Answer 5

Confucianism

Question 6

A territory governed as a unit within a country or an empire

Answer 6

Province

Question 7

A type of organization like a pyramid

Answer 7

Bureaucracy

Question 8

The control of what people see, hear, or write

Answer 8

Censorship

Question 9

A device that detects earthquakes

Answer 9

Seismograph

Question 10

A trader that who goes between two parties

Answer 10

Middleman

Question 11

This is the dynasty that ruled for 300 years, the last ruler is Cheng Tang

Answer 11

Xia dynasty

Question 12

This is the dynasty that created the Bronze Age

Answer 12

Shang Dynasty

Question 13

This dynasty was known for their religion and use of writing

Answer 13

Zhou dynasty

Question 14

During the Zhou dynasty they worshiped tian or heaven and the rulers received the title son of heaven

Answer 14

The Mandate of Heaven

Question 15

The person who created Confucianism

Answer 15

Confucius

Question 16

These should be treated with sincerity, respect, and loyalty

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Five basic relationships

Question 17

This determines about government and education, this came from Mencius, a disciple of Confucianism.

Answer 17

Meritocracy

Question 18

A disciple of Confucius that spread Confucius’ ideas and his own.

Answer 18

Mencius

Question 19

This group felt the opposite of Confucianism.

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Legalism

Question 20

Their goal like, Buddhism, their aim was to find the Dao.

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Daoism

Question 21

This dynasty follows legalism, known for their punishments and power.

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Qin Dynasty

Question 22

This is an early form of censorship, and this was during the Qin dynasty.

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Book Burnings

Question 23

This was a massive building project, its purpose is to keep invaders out.

Answer 23

The Great Wall of China

Question 24

This dynasty overthrew the Qin dynasty and they’re known for advancements and inventions.

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The Han Dynasty

Question 25

This was the combination of both Legalism and Confucianism in order to run the government of the Han Dynasty.

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Yin and Yang

Question 26

A major trade route of China, the neighboring countries traded their goods for China’s fine silk.

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The Silk Road

Question 27

One of the valuable items of China, the Chinese knew how to make during the ancient period.

Answer 27

Chinese Silk

Question 28

A woman who worked in Emperor He’s office, she was a poet, mathematician, and writer. She was known for writing the admissions of the instructress of the Court Ladies

Answer 28

Ban Zhao