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7th Grade - Unit 7
Ancient China
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First emperor of the Qin Dynasty who started construction of the Great Wall | Shi Huangdi |
| Emperor who used war to expand China to its largest size | Wudi |
| Female ruler who placed infants on the throne | Empress Lu |
| Founder of the Han Dynasty who ended civil wars to unite China | Liu Bang |
| Which rivers surround Mesopotamia? | Tigris and Euphrates |
| Why were the people of China isolated from the rest of the ancient world? | physical geography |
| How was Hammurabi able to control his empire and provide justice for his people? | code of law |
| Shang kings use ________ to communicate with the gods | oracle bones |
| The main belief of ________ is that a universal force guides all things. | Daoism |
| All dynasties tend to follow the same pattern of rise and fall known as the ________ | dynastic cycle |
| One of Confucius' most important teachings was about ________, or treating parents with respect. | filial piety |
| a king of Ancient Egypt; the title means "great house" | pharaoh |
| a group of west African peoples that slowly migrated south and east, bringing farming and herding to new regions of Africa | Bantu |
| favorable for the growth of crops | fertile |
| The idea of ________ could be considered very harsh compared to the other ancient Chinese philosophies | Legalism |
| Which modern-day country was Mesopotamia located in? | Iraq |
| a set of written rules | code of law |
| a collection of many peoples and lands under the control of one ruler | empire |
| acceptance of beliefs, habits, and practices of others | toleration |
| ________ stresses the importance of respect and proper behavior in society | Confucianism |
| Because China was isolated by physical barriers, they experienced little ________ until the Silk Roads were developed | cultural diffusion |
| seasonal winds that shape the climate of the Indian subcontinent | monsoons |
| India's modern religion that developed out of Brahmanism | Hinduism |
| the religion that was started by Siddhartha Gautama and is still practiced in many Asian nations today | Buddhism |
| a social class that is based on a person's job | caste |
| Where did civilization first develop in China? | the North China Plain |
| Chinese philosophy that was taught by Confucius | Confucianism |
| The 5 relationships, filial piety, and government leaders serving as role models are teachings of this philosophy | Confucianism |
| Chinese philosophy that is believed to have begun with Laozi | Daoism |
| Yin and yang, "the Way", and living in harmony with nature are all teachings of this philosophy | Daoism |
| Chinese philosophy based on the idea that humans are wicked by nature and need strict laws with harsh punishments | Legalism |
| What is the name for the shift from food gathering to food raising? | Agricultural Revolution |
| Due to their use of ________, many people can read the Chinese language without being able to speak it. | pictographs |
| The idea of ________ is one of the most important mathematical advancements of Ancient India | zero |
| an amount produced in excess of what is needed | surplus |
| the cultivation of soil to produce useful crops | agriculture |
| group of people with similar custom, training, income and background | social class |
| a skill in one type of work | specialization |
| the watering of crops | irrigation |
| In a _______ a network of appointed officials assist in running the government. | bureaucracy |
| Which direction did the Bantu people migrate from their homeland? | southeast |
| Which process allowed he Egyptians to grow crops in land that would otherwise have been desert? | irrigation |
| the remains of early life that has been preserved | fossil |
| something written or created by a person who witnessed a historical event | primary source |
| something created by a person who did not witness a historical event | secondary source |
| half of a globe or sphere | hemisphere |
| a human-made object with historical significance | artifact |
| the horizontal lines on a map that measure distances north or south of the Equator | latitude |
| the vertical lines on a map that measure distances east or west of the Prime Meridian | longitude |
| 0 degrees latitude | Equator |
| 0 degrees longitude | Prime Meridian |
| one of the 7 largest landmasses on Earth | continent |
| a land area with its own distinct government and culture | country |
| a group of years with some distinctive feature(s) in common | age, era, epoch |
| The Egyptians worshiped many gods, so their religion was ________. | polytheistic |
| A ________ is the study of the basic truths about the universe. | philosophy |
| Liu Bang is the emperor credited with starting the ________ | Han Dynasty |
| Who are the earliest known people to have lived in the Indus Valley? | Harappan civilization |
| a political unit that includes a city and its surrounding farmland | city-state |
| a belief in many gods or goddesses | polytheism |
| a person who specializes in writing and serves as a record keeper | scribe |
| human society with an advanced level of development in social and political organization and in the arts and science | civilization |
| fertile soil deposited by a river | silt |
| The Silk Roads were considered ________ because the stretched across Europe and Asia | trans-Eurasian |
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