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Ancient China II
Stack #36651
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why was the Huang He River important in China's history? | China's first civilization began in the Huang He River valley. |
| What did the ancient Chinese call the area between the Huang He River and the Yangtze River? | The Middle Kingdom |
| Why did Chinese ancient culture grow in insolation from other cultures? | Physical barriers such as mountains, deserts, and an ocean, plus long distances separated it from other major civiizations of Eurasia. |
| The Chinese philosophy that seeks balance in nature between opposites. | yin and yang |
| The Chinese rulers'claim that they ruled with approval from the gods. | mandate of heaven |
| The division of land into smaller territories with officials to govern them. | the feudal system |
| Two centeries of bloody conflicts between territories when the Zhou dynasty weakened. | the warring states period |
| Ancient Chinese used these, made of bone or turtle shells, to communicate with dead ancestors. | oracle bones |
| The belief that dead relatives have magical powers to punish or help their descendents | ancestor worship |
| Why was the Great Wall of China built? | To defend China from invaders from the north |
| A Chinese philosopher who taught devotion to family, respect between the classes, high moral ideals, and learning. | Confucius |
| He declared himself the First Emperor of China in 221. BC. | Qin (Chin) |
| The First Emperor built himself a tomb and buried this nearby. | a terra-cotta army of life-sized soldiers to protect him for eternity |
| How long did the Qin Dynasty last? | 15 years |
| What Chinese tradition in government did the Qin Dynasty began? | strong central governments ruled by powerful rulers |
| What did Qin standardize during his dynasty? | China's language, money, roads, and weights and measures |
| What dynasty took control after the Qin Dynasty? | the Han Dynasty |
| A major accomplishment of the Han Dynasty so that the government would run with well-educated officials chosen by examination | civil service |
| How long did the Han Dynasty last? | 400 years |
| The time that this dynasty was in power is considered the classical period of Chinese civilization. | The Han Dynasty |
| A network of 4,000 miles of trails that stretched from China to the Roman Empire | the Silk Road |
| What items did the Chinese carry to other civilizations along the Silk Road? | silk and spices |
| What items came to China along the Silk Road? | gold, silver, powerful horses and Buddhism |
| a fertile, yellowish soil that washes into the Huang He River | loess |
| grasslands in Asia that receive little rainfall, where winters are cold, and no trees grow | steppe |
| mountain range that separates Europe and Asia | Ural Mountains |
| nomadic horsseman of steppes whoo invaded Sumer, the Indus Valley civilization, the Gupta Empire in India and China | Huns |
| After the Warring States period, how did the First Emperor Qin unify China? | He took away the power from regional warlords and forced them to move to the capital where he could control them. |
| This ruler believed that people are selfish and evil by nature. He adopted strict laws and harsh punishments to keep people in line | Qin |
| This dynasty adopted Confucian ideas about creating a respectful and orderly society and was in power when China produced the ship's rudder, the magnetic compass, and paper. | The Han Dynasty |
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