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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| describe north china plains | flat fertile land and good for grazing animals |
| why is north china plains called land of the yellow earth | the loess from Gobi dessert makes land fertile when the Haung He floods |
| what are the challenges of the Huang he | unexpected flooding and cold climate in winter |
| one benifet of chang Jiang | warm wet humid climate, good for growing rice year round |
| one challenge of chang Jiang river | not a lot of fertile land for growing crops. |
| how did they create fertile land in the chang jaing | built terraces |
| why is Tibetan Plateau called roof of the world | 2 and half miles above sea level |
| why is there no fertile land in Tebetan plateau | cold and dry , hard to grow crops, made trade travel difficult. |
| what is the tallest mountain peak in the himalayas | mount everest |
| one benifet of himalayas | natural protection |
| what does taklamaken mean | once you go in you don't come out |
| how is Gobi dessert diffrent from taklamakan | Gobi made of small pebbles which is called loess(silt) |
| how is Gobi connected to Huang he and north china plains | loess from Gobi cover the ground |
| what is mandate of heaven | right to rule given by the heavens |
| what did the Chinese owe to leader | complete loyalty and obediance |
| how do we know Shang dynasty existed | archealagest uncoverd ruins of Angyang which reveauled many artifacts. |
| how does bronze relate to Shang dynasty | 1st to discover bronze used to produce weapons |
| what was the purpose of the Oracle bone | communicate with anncestors |
| what led to the downfall of the Shang dynasty | fought to much wars, kings and nobles spent to much money on pleasure and kings went hunting instead of ruling |
| define Feudilism | give or take relationship between social classes |
| what did nobles provide for the king | Loyalty and military service |
| what did kings provide for noble | States,districts land |
| what did nobles provide for peasants | protection |
| what did peasants provide for nobles | goods/crops |
| why was Fuedilism created during Zhou dynasty | increase stability of rule |
| what led to the downfall of Zhou dynasty | nobles faught king for power, nobles faught each other |
| what did the Chinese ask at the end of the Zhou dynasty | what was the best way to rule |
| why did Chinese develop Dowism,Confucianism and Legalism | they needed to find the best way to rule |
| describe dowism | basic idea , natural lifestyle, simple and peacful |
| describe Legilism | strict harsh punishment, enforce laws |
| define confucianism | honest, fair,goodness ,peaceful society |
| which philosophy did the leader of the quin dynasty follow | Legilism cause fastest way to control people of civilizaition |
| what did emmperer Qin standardized | money, weights, and measures to make every thing fair |
| why did they build the great wall of china | to keep out mongolians |
| Who opposed emmperer Qin | the confusion scholers because they believed Legilism was not fair. |
| why did emmperer Qin execute 460 Confusion scholers | because he was afraid that there philosophy will prevail against his |
| what is the purpose of the chain pump | transport water to feilds to irrigate |
| what does a seismograph do | detects earthquakes |
| what is the purpose of the kite | send messages,scare enemies |
| why was silk valuable | only Chinese knew how to make it |
| which Chinese philosophy is the best way to rule in Han dynasty | confusianism |
| what is purpose of civil servant exam | test allowed people to get jobs |