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Chapter7 Study Guide
Ancient China Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ________ wanted the best minds to work in government. | Han Wudi |
| ________ is the school of LAW. | Legalism |
| This philosopher/thinker promoted a peaceful society. | Laozi |
| ____________ is the belief that all people with a talent for governing should govern. | Confucianism |
| The people who share a similar position in society are in the same ____________. | social class |
| This structure was built to keep out the Xiongnu. | The Great Wall of China |
| This thinker developed the teachings of Legalism. | Hanfeizi |
| An __________ is a noble whose wealth comes from the land he or she owns. | aristocrat |
| ___________ is a system of appointed officials who run different parts of the government. | Bureaucracy |
| A _______ is a formal order. | mandate |
| A __________ is a character that stands for objects, such as the moon and the sun. | pictograph |
| An _________ is characters that represent an idea in Chinese writing. | ideograph |
| In Chinese society, the merchants' class ranked below which two groups of people. | Aristocrats and farmers |
| Confucius believed that society would do well if everyone always did his or her ____. | duty |
| The Great Wall of China was built using the labor of which group of people? | Farmers |
| The Silk Road stretched _____ miles from western China to southwest Asia. | 4,000 |
| A Chinese family was usually headed by whom? | The oldest male |
| These people pay their rent by giving the landlord a portion of their crops. | Tenant farmers |
| The Zhou dynasty claimed this principle gave them the right to rule. | Mandate of Heaven |
| Chinese families practiced filial piety, which meant the children had to treat their parents and elders with _______. | respect |
| This Chinese invention allowed ships to move their sails and to sail into the wind for the first time. | Rudder |
| During 200sBC, Legalism taught that humans were naturally ____. | evil |
| Military leaders with their own armies are called ________. | warlords |
| Name 10 Chinese inventions. | Waterwheels, iron drills, steel, paper, acupuncture, magnetic compass, crossbow, matches, kites, and rockets. |
| If the king was bad, and brought bad fortune on his kingdom, the people could do what? | Overthrow him and then replace him. |
| Name 4 things that were sent from China out by the way of the Silk Road. | Cinnamon, silk, ginger, and copper |