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Social Studies
Ancient China
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What dynasty created writing? | Shang |
| What dynasty lasted over 400 years and focused on education? | Han |
| What dynasty lasted 100 years? | Zhou |
| What dynasty did Shi Huangdi come from? They restricted freedoms and believed in the mandate of heaven. | Qin |
| yellow-brown soil | loess |
| protective wall that holds back water | dike |
| closely related people of several generations | extended family |
| a Chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs had a great influence on Chinese life | Confucius |
| system of beliefs and values | philosophy |
| the group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government | civil service |
| founder of Qin dynasty and China's first emperor | Shi Huangdi |
| the type of money used by a group or a nation | currency |
| founder of the Han dynasty | Liu Bang |
| Chinese emperor who brought the Han dynasty to its greatest strength | Wudi |
| local leader of an armed group | warlord |
| an ancient trade route between China and Europe | Silk Road |
| a valuable cloth made only in China from threads spun by caterpillars | silk |
| a Chinese scholar, astronomer, and historian; author of the most important History of Ancient China | Sima Qian |
| how do the Chinese see the dragon? | a respected spirit |
| climate of north China plain? | very dry |
| Why did the Chinese have little knowledge of other civilizations? | mountains and seas separated China from other civilizations |
| second longest river in china? | Huang |
| longest river in China? | Chang |
| why can the Huang be refereed to as China's sorrow | brought destructive floods |
| first dynasty in China? | Shang |
| What were the Shang dynasty's accomplishments? | first Chinese writing system |
| who took over the Shang dynasty? | Zhou |
| believed that rulers came to power because it is their destiny, or fate | mandate of Heaven |
| Describe traditional Chinese families? | as many as 5 generations living together |
| what was the role of women in China? | obey their father until they got married then obey their husband and mother-in-law |
| how were babies named | passed down by their father |
| main goal of Confucius teachings | pass on the forgotten teachings of wise people |
| what is Taoism | religious philosophy |
| what is the merit system | the exams were based on Confucius |
| what was found in trees in northern China | terra cotta |
| who was china's first emperor | Shi Huangdi |
| describe the great wall of china | system of walls; stretches over 4,500 miles |
| who was Liu bang | founder of the Han dynasty |
| a warlord; the last Han emperor | Cao Pei |
| why was the silk road important | ideas and goods were passed; brought China into contact with Central Asia |
| what other thing besides goods were traded along the silk road | ideas |
| what problem did Sima Qian solve | no one was sure when Chinese rulers lived or what they had accomplished |
| what did Chinese write on before paper | wooden scrolls, bones, and books made of silk |
| what was early paper made from | tree bark, hemp, and old rags |
| 5 achievements | arts, medicine, technology, paper, Silk Road |
| 5 trade products | silk, ideas, grapes, walnuts, garlic |
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