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Ancient china

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Describe the North China Plains ? Flat fertile land . Good for grazing animals .
Why are the North China Plains called '' The Land Of The Yellow Earth''? The loess form the Gobi Desert makes the land fertile when the Huang he river floods .
Why is the Huang He River ? The loess from the Gobi Desert get blown into the river.
What are the challenges of the Huang He river? unexpected flooding . The climate is cold in the winter .
What is one befit of the Chang Jiang River Valley ? Warm wet humid climate that is good for growing rice year round.
What is one challenge of the Chang Jiang River Valley? There is not lots of fertile land for groing crops.
how did they create fertile land in the Chang Jiang River Valley? They built terraces .
Why is the Tibet Plateau called " The Roof of the world "? The Tibet Plateau is 2 1/2 miles above sea level which makes the climate very cold.
Why is there no fertile land in he Tibet Plateau ? Cold and dry , and it is hard to grow crops. Made trade and travel very diffcult.
What is the tallest Mountain Peak in the Himalays ? Mount Everest .
What is one befit of the Himalalys Mountians ? Natrual protection
What does Taklamakan mean ? " Once you go in you will not come out".
How did The Taklamakan Desert get it's name? Sudden sand storms
How is the Gobi Dessert different from the Taklamakan Desert . The Gobi Desert is made of small pebbles which are called loess (slit) which creates fertile land .
How is the Gobi Desert connect to the Huang He river and the North China Plains ? The loess from the Gobi Desert cover the ground of the Huand=g He River and the North China Plains .
What is the Mandate of Heaven ? The right to rule given by the heavens .
According to the Mandate of Heaven What did the chinese owe to their leader? Complete loyalty and obedience
How do we know the Shang Dynasty exist and was more than a myth ? Archeolgists discovered the ruins Anyang in the Huang He River Valley which revealed many artifacts that supported the existence of the Shang Dynasty.
How does bronze relate to the Shang Dynasty ? 1st to discover bronze , which was made from mixing copper and tin to produce weapons .
What was the purpose of the Oracle Bone ? Used to communicate with ancesters since they believed they had the power to help or harm them.
What led to the down fall of the Shang Dynasty. list 3 reasons ? Fighting so many wars weakened military and the Shang power. Also the king and nobles spent to much money on palaces clothing and tombs. The king spent to much time hunting than ruling a dynasty.
Define Fedulism ? A give and take relationship between the social classes that created law and order.
What did the nobles provide the king ? Loyalty and Military sevices .
What did the king provide the nobles ? States / districts / Land.
What did the Nobles provide to the peasants ? Protection.
What did the Nobles provide to the peasants? Goods / crops .
Why was Fedulism created during the Zhou Dynasty? It increased the stability of their rule.
What led to the downfall of the Zhou Dynasty? The Nobles fought thee king for more power of the Dynasty . The Nobes finging against each other for more land .
What question did the Chinese ask at the end of the Zhou Dynasty? What was the best way for rulers to rule.
Why did the Chinese develop Confuicanism , Dawoism , and Legalism The Chinese needed to find a way to govern that would be effective and answer their questions of the best way to govern .
What Dynast did the leader of the Qin Dynasty (Shi Huang Di) folow why? Emperor Shi Huang Di followed Legalism because it was a fast way to control people in the civilization .
Why did Emperor Qin standardize and why was it important . Money, weights , and measures which made everything equal and fair .
Why did they build the great wall of china ? The Chinese build the great wall of china so that the northern invaders could not attack them .
Who opposed Emperor Qin rule of the Dynasty and why ? The Confucian Scholars because Emperor Qin believed that Legaliism was the right way to rule but Confuicanism is the opposite .
Why did Emperor Qinorder the expectution of 460 Confucian Scholars and the burning of the books ? Emperor Qin did not want the people to thing Confuicanism is a better philosophy than Legalism and Emperor Qin burned the books because he did not want people to learn Confuicanism so that the people could rebel against him.
What is the prupose of the chain pump? It transported water to rivers to fields to irrigation crops .
What is the prupose of the seismograph ? The seismograph detects earthquakes.
What is the prupose of the kite? The kite sends messages and scares enimes away .
Why is Silk so valuable? Only the Chinese knew how to produce Silk.
Which Chinese philosophy was the best way to rule China during the Han Dynasty ? Confuicanism.
What is the purpose of thed civil sevant exam? The test allowed people to get a government job if they passed the test (social mobility) .
What Dynast did the leader of the Qin Dynasty (Shi Huang Di) folow why? Emperor Shi Huang Di followed Legalism because it was a fast way to control people in the civilization .
Why did Emperor Qin standardize and why was it important . Money, weights , and measures which made everything equal and fair .
Why did they build the great wall of china ? The Chinese build the great wall of china so that the northern invaders could not attack them .
Who opposed Emperor Qin rule of the Dynasty and why ? The Confucian Scholars because Emperor Qin believed that Legaliism was the right way to rule but Confuicanism is the opposite .
Why did Emperor Qinorder the expectution of 460 Confucian Scholars and the burning of the books ? Emperor Qin did not want the people to thing Confuicanism is a better philosophy than Legalism and Emperor Qin burned the books because he did not want people to learn Confuicanism so that the people could rebel against him.
What is the prupose of the chain pump? It transported water to rivers to fields to irrigation crops .
What is the prupose of the seismograph ? The seismograph detects earthquakes.
What is the prupose of the kite? The kite sends messages and scares enimes away .
Why is Silk so valuable? Only the Chinese knew how to produce Silk.
Which Chinese philosophy was the best way to rule China during the Han Dynasty ? Confuicanism.
What is the purpose of thed civil sevant exam? The test allowed people to get a government job if they passed the test (social mobility) .
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