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Anchent China
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describe the north China plains | Flat and fertile |
| Why is the north China plains called the land of the yellow earth | Cause of the losses |
| Why is the Hung He river vally yellow | Cause of losses blowen from the Gobi dessert |
| What is a challage with the Hung He river | Unexpected flooding and its cold |
| What is a befet when living in the Chang Jiang river vally | Its warm wet humid |
| What's one challage when living in the Chang Jiang river vally | No ferile land |
| How did they make fertile land in the Chang Jiang river vally | Tarrence |
| Tiben Platue called The roof of the world | It is 2 1/2 miles up |
| Why is there no fertile land in the Tiben Platue | Cold and made trade / travel harder |
| What is the tallest mountain in the Himalyans | Mt. Everest |
| What's one benifet of the Himalyans | Natural protection |
| What does talkamaten mean | Once you come in you will not come out |
| How did talkamaten get its name | Cause of its sand storms |
| How is the Gobi dessert different from the talkamaten | It is made of losses |
| How is the Gobi dessert connected to the Huang He/ North China plains | losses from the Gobi dessert cover the ground |
| What is the mandate of heaven | The right to rule given by the heavens |
| According to the mandate of heaven what did the chines owe to thier leader | Complete loyalty and obedonce |
| How do we know that the Shang dynasty is not a myth | there are ruins and artifacts that support the existence. |
| how does bronze relate to the Shang dynasty | They were the first to discover it and were able to make tools and weapons with it |
| what is the purpose of the Oracle bones | to be able to comuicate with there ancesters |
| what led to the downfall of the Shang dynasty | - king played more then ruled - spent lots of money - fought to many wars |
| Define fudeism | A relationship where you give something and get in return |
| What did nobles provide for the king | military service |
| what did the king provide to the nobles | land |
| What did nobles provide for the peasents | protection |
| What did the peasents give to the nobles | food/crops |
| why was fueadlism made by the Zhou dynasty | It increased staibity of there rule |
| What led to the downful of the Zhou dynasty | - people wanted more power - people were fighting the mandate of heaven |
| What question did the Chinese ask at the end of the Zhou dynasty | what is the best way to rule |
| Why did the Chinese come up with Confusinsm,Leaglism, and Doaism | It was the best way to govern |
| Describe Confusinsm | - honest, fair, and goodness - rulers should be fair and honest |
| Desribe Daoism | - simple lifestyle -rulers should be simple and peacful |
| Describe Leaglism | - strict laws and harsh punishments - rulers should be giving rewards for good behavor and harsh punishments for bad |
| What phlyoshy did the Qin dynasty use | Leaglism |
| Why did empire Qin standerize | so when trading you get the same amount |
| Why was the great wall of china made | to stop intruders |
| Who opposed empire Qin | Confusinsm scolors |
| Why did empire Qin kill 460 confusim scolors and buried thier books | so no one will find out that there is another way to rule |
| What's the purpose of the chain pump | To transport water to irrigation canals |
| What is the purpose of the sesimograph | to detect earthqaukes |
| What is the purpose of the kite | to send mesiges and to scare enmies |
| Why was silk valuble | cause only they know how to make it |
| What was the pholshy of the Han dynasty | Confuinism |
| What is the purpose of the civil writes exam | to move social classes |