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Early China
Early China Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did the people of ancient China build to control flooding along the Huang He River? | Levees |
| What farming technique did China use where mountain slopes cut away to flat areas like deep steps? | Terrace Farming |
| What farming technique did China use where two crops are growing in the same year on the same land? | Double Cropping |
| Who are the founders of Daosim and Confucianism? | Laozi and Confcius |
| What are the primary goals of Confucianism? | Oder, Harmony, Peace, Happiness |
| How can man achieve the primary goals of Confucianism? | Education, Self-effort, Self-respect |
| The principles of Confucianism led to the foundation of what? | Education |
| Identify the natural barriers that protect China from invaders | Gobi Desert, Himalaya Mountains, Tibetan Plateau, Pacific Oceans |
| China is located on what continent? | Asia |
| According to the mandate of Heaven, a king's right to rule came from whom? | Heavens/Gods |
| What are the four "four great inventions of ancient China? | woodblock printing, compass, gunpowder, paper |
| What was China's staple of trade? | Silk |
| What helped unite Chinese culture during the Han dynasty? | network of roads and waterways helped to stimulate trade between China's borders |
| Warring States era influenced the development of what philosophies as the Chinese sought ways to create a peaceful society and political stability? | Confucianism, Daoism |
| what was the Silk Road ? | a major trade route from China to Mediterranean Sea that connected cultures, empires, and economies, and it fostered goods and ideas from one religion to another |
| Silk Road extended from China to what sea? | Mediterranean |
| Why did Qin Shi Huangdi build the Great Wall of China? | keep out northern invaders |
| What are the other two names given to the Huang He River? | Yellow River - contains larger amount of loess, River Sorrow - floods caused death and destruction |
| What is porcelain, and in what two dynasties was it popular? | a special ceramic product, Tang and Song dynasties |
| What are the written languages China? | pictographs, ideographs |
| China's dynasty that created a standard system of currency, simplified the writing system, and built a huge canal | Qin |
| China's first dynasty | Shang |
| Confucianism originated in China during this dynasty | Zhou |
| China's dynasty that required the passing of the civil service exam and established the Silk Road | Han |
| Poetry, porcelain, and calligraphy became prominent during this dynasty | Tang and Song |
| The seismograph originated during this dynasty | Han |
| Required competitive test for government workers | Civil Service Exam |
| Daoism concept that man's efforts and actions are in harmony with the universe and not in conflict with nature | Effortless Doing |
| Calligraphy | artistic handwriting |
| Dao | "The Way" or path |
| Pictograph | a symbol in a writing system based on pictures |
| Loess | fertile yellow soil that helped farmers grow large amounts of food on small plots of land |
| Philosphy | the study of the basic ideas about society, education, and right and wrong |
| Ideograph | a symbol in a writing system that represents a thing or an idea |
| Oracle Bones | used to help predict future events during the Shang Dynasty |
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tbostwick
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