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Chapter 5
Homework
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Did the fathers care about their sons more or their daughters | They cared more about their sons because some they they will have kids and those kids will have brothers and in ancient china nothings more important than brothers |
| With the different princes ruling different parts of the chinese empire what was the conflict during that time with this decision | Well the empire did start of with having their brothers as princes but when the princes had sons and the moper passed his throne to his son they started becoming less related to each other and the princes became power hungry and started the waring states |
| When the waring states occurred what happened to the chinese empire | It slowly started collapsing little by little due to the princes that ancient china separated and became independent countries |
| Where did the shang dynasty get their military ideas form | Well since the migrating group the indo Europeans so china adapted to their military ways |
| How was their geographical location one of the main reasons why they never got attacked | well do to their location they were protected by the himalayan mountains which blocked invaders form crossings and with them creating the great wall of china gave them a bigger advantage |
| How was daoisim different from confucisim and taoisism | well daoism was based of living by the governments rules |
| Whats diffrent about confucisim | That with this religion is based on living on the wisdom of the world |
| Whats diffrent about taoisim | It was based on living by nature sort of like a hippie in our time always one with nature |
| By exalting the legendary sage kings (Yao, Shun, and Yu) as exemplars of virtue, Chinese moralists promoted the values of | social harmony, selflessness, and hard work. |
| The Yellow River earned its nickname "China's Sorrow" because | its frequent floods were very destructive to agricultural society. |
| In Yangshao society (5000-3000 B.C.E.), the people | had fine pottery and used bone tools. |
| Many scholars believe that the dynasty of China, Xia, was not a mere legend but a real state, because | the Chinese legends associated the founder of Xia with flood control. |
| The Shang rulers monopolized bronze technology for the purpose of | making superior weapons against potential competitors. |
| Which of the following were NOT found in the Shang tomb of Fu Hao? | iron weapons |
| According to Zhou political theory, the Zhou king overthrew the Shang dynasty because | a link between heaven and earth. |
| To rule an extensive territory without advanced transportation and communication technology, Zhou rulers relied on decentralized administration, which meant that | they entrusted their subordinates to rule the regions of their kingdom. |
| The Zhou central government was unable to monopolize the production of iron because | iron ore was too cheap and abundant. |
| All of the following were social classes of Xia, Shang, and Zhou, EXCEPT | priests and monks. |
| The tradition of venerating ancestors was firmly established during the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. According to this tradition, | one worshipped the departed ancestors for protection and good fortune. |
| In practice, the veneration of ancestors reinforced the authority of the patriarchal head of the family because | it was the patriarch who presided over the rites honoring ancestors. |
| During the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, China experienced a shift from a matrilineal society to a patrilineal society. This shift was caused by | the rise of large states. |
| During the early dynasties, Chinese diviners used oracle bones | to predict the future and answer questions. |
| From Shang times until today, Chinese writing is primarily | ideographic. |
| Which of the following was NOT among Zhou literature? | books of religious teaching |
| The nomadic peoples to the north and west of China did not imitate Chinese ways because | they did not speak Chinese. |
| During the Zhou dynasty, China expanded into the Yangzi River valley primarily through | migration and assimilation. |
| The state of Chu | was an autonomous state to the south of the Zhou state. |
| What monopoly did they use to rule chinas trade influence? | The making of bronze metallurgy to create weapons and jewelry |
| What did the chinese invent to keep their trading system going and to keep order instead of just using items to get other items? | They created the first coin |
| What were Confucius's ideas called? | Confucianism |
| What type of tree did the Chinese make paper out of? | Mulberry |
| What were the relatives of the Shangs called? | Nobles |
| What river is also known as the Yellow River? | Huang |
| What does the word famine mean? | A time when food is scarce |
| The two major rivers that gave rise to Chinese civilization were: | Yangtze and Huang He |
| Which dynasty is the first dynasty according to Chinese legend? | Xia |
| Which dynasty created the Silk Road? | Han |
| Which dynasty created the idea of the Mandate of Heaven? | Zhou |
| Which dynasty united the warring kingdoms and created the Chinese Empire? | Qin |
| This dynasty created the first Chinese writing system. | Shang |
| Why did early Chinese dynasties practice human sacrifice? | Victims were to serve the ruler in the afterlife |
| What skill did the Shang dynasty master? | Bronze casting |
| What was a significant element of Chinese religious ritual? | Ancestor worship |
| Which of the following describes oracle bones? | They provide the earliest evidence of Chinese writing, and they were used to communicated with the gods |
| The Warring States Period ended when the Xia established the first dynasty. True False | False |
| The Great Wall of China began as a simple earthen wall. True False | True |
| Filial piety describes the intense respect that Chinese children were expected to show their fathers. True False | True |
| Confucius believed that humans should honor their duty to the Ten Sporadic Relationships. true false | false |
| The Silk Road enabled the first large scale interaction between China and other civilizations like India, the Middle East, and Europe. True False | true |