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Ancient China
Answer China questions
Question | Answer |
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When did the Xia Dynasty start and when did it end? | 2200 BC - 1700 BC |
When did the Shang Dynasty begin? | 750 BC |
When did the Bronze Age begin? | 1700 BC |
When did the Zhou dynasty begin? | 1045 BC |
When was Confucius born? | 551 BC |
When did the Great Wall of China begin? | 206 BC |
When did the Qin Dynasty begin? | 221 BC |
Oracle Bones | An Ancient scrip curved on tortoise shells or animal bones |
Ethics | Moral Values; The lessons you teach you’re parents |
Confucianism | A philosophy based on the ideas of Confucius. *Focuses on morality, family order, social harmony, and government |
Confucius | Philosopher and most influential teacher in Chinese history. Emphasized ethical behavior for individuals and governments. |
Daoism | A philosophy that stressed the belief that one should live in harmony with the Dao (The guiding force of all reality.) |
Legalism | The Chinese belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled. |
Shi Huangia | - First emperor / ruler of China - United China for the first time - Began building the Great Wall of China, imposed a stranded systems of laws, money, and writing. |
Diffuism of Buddhism | Buddhism spewed throughout China when scholars translates Buddhist texts into Chinese |
Acupuncture | A procedure that involves pricking the skin on tissues with needles to alleviate pain to treat physical, emotional, and mental conditions. |
Seismograph | Measures Earthquakes |
Emperor | A ruler of great power and rank |
Mandate of Heaven | Blessing that a ruler is allowed |
Great Wall of China | A 5,500 mile long walk that was built by Shi Huangdi to protect them from the Mongolians and other intruders. |
Silk Road | 4,000 mile-long trade network that stretched from China to the Mediterranean Sea. |
The Body of Emperor Qin was guarded in his tomb by thousands of _______ soldiers | Terra Cotta |
The Great Wall of China stretches for _________ miles | 1,500 |
Chinese goods were transported by camels along the Silk Road to the _______ | Mediterranean Sea |
Chinese coins were normally cast in ___________ and had holes in them | Bronze |
Confucius thought __________ were almost as necessary as food | Music |
To the Ancient Chinese _________ was the finest arts. | Calligraphy |
The Chinese invented the ______ between the forth and third centuries BC. | Yo-You |
In Ancient China it was considered _______ to make money from the land | honorable |
In northern China farmers grew Millet and wheat which could be turned into _______ | Noodles |
The Ancient Chinese originally invented the kite for ____ | Military |
The Landscape of ancient China played an important role in their civilization; What was important about a landscape and why? | The mountainous landscape played a large role. It isolated the Chinese people and created barriers from invaders. |
Which River was the outer of where early civilization developed? | Huang He river Valley |
What are two factors limited to China's contact with outsiders? | Long distances and Natural barriers |
The __________ forms a part of China. | Tibetor Plateaue |
What is a Platueau? | A mortly level expanse of land at a high of elevation |
The _______ is a vest area streching from Mongolia into China | Gobi Desert |
What formed China's natural barrier to the East? | Pacific Ocean |
All four pyshical features make a natural _________ | water |
What did floods bring? | Fertile soil and total destrection |
1- What are the rivers in Anicent China? | Hunag He River (Yellow RIver, CHang Jiang River (Yangzi river), Xi River |
2- What are the cities in Anceint China? | City of Anyang and City of Luoyang |
3- What were the two deserts in Anceint Chiana? | Gobi Desert and Taklimakan Desert |
4- What are they seas in Ancient China? | East China sea, South China sea, Pacific ocean, Yellow sea |
5- What is the plain called? | Manchurian plain |
6- What mountains are in anceint china? | Himalyays Mountains |
7- What is the Platue? | Platue of TIbet |
The Zhou Dynasty lasted ______ than any other Dynasty | longer |
Name the Zhou Society | 1- Kings (occupied the gooverment), 2- Nobles (Served the king to support him), 3- Peasents (Farmed land), Slaves (Merchants, Artisans, and slaves.) |
What was the Warring States period? | A era of choas and total disorder and confusion millions died |
What is the cycle of the rise and fall dynasties? | A new Dynasty rises, the new dynasty rules, the dynasty grows weak, the dynasty loses the mandate of heaven, a period of violence follows. |
Shi Huangdi means? | First Emporer |
What were some of the Achivements during the Qin Dynsaty? | 1- Great wall, Terra-Cotta soldiers, Leagilsm |
What steps did Shi Huangdi take to unify laws with China? | His use of a strong centralized government, standardization of laws, currency, and writing, as well as the construction of the Great Wall |
What happended to China after the death of Shi Huangdi? | It collapsed three years later. |
Who became the emporer of the Han Dynasty? | Liu Bang |
What changes did he bring to china? | Education, Legalism |
How did Wudi stregthen Chinas goverment? | Strong Centeral Goverment |
What is the Han dysnasty's Social Order? | 1- Emporers/scholars, 2- Peasents/Farmers, 3- Artisans, 4- Merchants |
How were Han social classes differnt than most social divisons? | They valued mental work more then phsycial work |
Why was family so important during the Han Dynasty? | Family honor/Loyilaty |