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Ancient China
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Zhongguo | What Chinese called their land, middle kingdom |
| Shang | Chinese people who ruled from 1650 BC-1027 BC |
| Yin and Yang | Yin is Earth, darkness, female forces, yang is heaven, light, male forces |
| Zhou | Dynasty from 1027 BC-256 BC |
| Madate of Heaven | Divine right to rule |
| Book of Songs | Poems describing people's lives as well as love songs |
| Loess | Fine windblown soil |
| Clan | Groups of families who claimed a common ancestor |
| Oracle Bones | Animal bones or turtle shells where priests wrote questions to e answered by the gods |
| Caligraphy | Fine handwritting |
| Dynastic Cycle | Rise and fall of dyansties |
| Feudalism | System of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owned military service and other forms of support to the ruler |
| How did people in China adapt to the environment? | They learned to control flood waters and create irrigation systems |
| What were the characteristics of Shang and Zhou government and social structure? | Shang had government similar to city-states, a complex religion, and a unique system of writing, they also were united. Zhou ruled by Mandate of Heaven, feudalism and had a large economic growth |
| Identify major cultural achievements in early China | Silkmaking and the first books |
| What happened between dynasties? | Warring states period |
| Shi Huangdi | Emperor of the Qin dynasty |
| Great Wall | Qin dynasty's greatest achievements that would be continued and built upon through the times |
| Gao Zu | Emperor of Han dynsaty |
| Wudi | Most famous emperor of the Han dynasty making them very successful |
| Silk Road | Opened by emperor WUdi as a trade road for silk |
| Wang Chong | Showed that no scientific method should be accepted unless supported by proof |
| Ban Zhou | Wrote "Lessons for a Woman" handbook |
| Monoply | Complete control of a product or business by one person or group |
| Expansionism | Increasing amount of terriotry |
| Warlord | Local military rulers |
| Acupuncture | Doctor inserting needles to relieve pain in skin |
| What were three steps Shi Huangdi took to unify China? | Abolished Feudalism, distributed land to peasants from rich who all lived in one city, standardized weights measurement and money |
| How did Han emperors further economic growth in China? | Improved canals and roads making it easier to trade |
| Describe several of the achievements that helped make the Han period a golden age in China | Science, medicine, technology, arts |
| Analects | Wisdom of Confucius written by his students |
| Legalism | The only way to achieve order was by being strict |
| Daoism | To live in harmony with nature |
| Philosophy | System of idas used to rule rather than religion |
| Filial Piety | Respect for parents above all other things |
| Describe the ethical code of conduct that Confucius promoted | If you lead the people by virtue then you will have a successful society |
| What kind of government did legalists favor? | Strict and enfroced government |
| Why did Daoists disagree with Legalist ideas on government? | They believed the best kind of government was the one that was governed the least which is the opposite of the Legalists |
| Why did Buddhism appeal to many people on China? | It emphasized the idea of personal salvation |
| Zhongguo | What Chinese called their land, middle kingdom |
| Shang | Chinese people who ruled from 1650 BC-1027 BC |
| Yin and Yang | Yin is Earth, darkness, female forces, yang is heaven, light, male forces |
| Zhou | Dynasty from 1027 BC-256 BC |
| Madate of Heaven | Divine right to rule |
| Book of Songs | Poems describing people's lives as well as love songs |
| Loess | Fine windblown soil |
| Clan | Groups of families who claimed a common ancestor |
| Oracle Bones | Animal bones or turtle shells where priests wrote questions to e answered by the gods |
| Caligraphy | Fine handwritting |
| Dynastic Cycle | Rise and fall of dyansties |
| Feudalism | System of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owned military service and other forms of support to the ruler |
| How did people in China adapt to the environment? | They learned to control flood waters and create irrigation systems |
| What were the characteristics of Shang and Zhou government and social structure? | Shang had government similar to city-states, a complex religion, and a unique system of writing, they also were united. Zhou ruled by Mandate of Heaven, feudalism and had a large economic growth |
| Identify major cultural achievements in early China | Silkmaking and the first books |
| What happened between dynasties? | Warring states period |
| Shi Huangdi | Emperor of the Qin dynasty |
| Great Wall | Qin dynasty's greatest achievements that would be continued and built upon through the times |
| Gao Zu | Emperor of Han dynsaty |
| Wudi | Most famous emperor of the Han dynasty making them very successful |
| Silk Road | Opened by emperor WUdi as a trade road for silk |
| Wang Chong | Showed that no scientific method should be accepted unless supported by proof |
| Ban Zhou | Wrote "Lessons for a Woman" handbook |
| Monoply | Complete control of a product or business by one person or group |
| Expansionism | Increasing amount of terriotry |
| Warlord | Local military rulers |
| Acupuncture | Doctor inserting needles to relieve pain in skin |
| What were three steps Shi Huangdi took to unify China? | Abolished Feudalism, distributed land to peasants from rich who all lived in one city, standardized weights measurement and money |
| How did Han emperors further economic growth in China? | Improved canals and roads making it easier to trade |
| Describe several of the achievements that helped make the Han period a golden age in China | Science, medicine, technology, arts |
| Analects | Wisdom of Confucius written by his students |
| Legalism | The only way to achieve order was by being strict |
| Daoism | To live in harmony with nature |
| Philosophy | System of idas used to rule rather than religion |
| Filial Piety | Respect for parents above all other things |
| Describe the ethical code of conduct that Confucius promoted | If you lead the people by virtue then you will have a successful society |
| What kind of government did legalists favor? | Strict and enforced government |
| Why did Daoists disagree with Legalist ideas on government? | They believed the best kind of government was the one that was governed the least which is the opposite of the Legalists |
| Why did Buddhism appeal to many people on China? | It emphasized the idea of personal salvation |
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