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Anchent china
| Question | answer |
|---|---|
| Why are the North China Plains called “The Land of the Yellow Earth” | The loess from the Gobi Desert makes the land fertile when the Huang He floods |
| Why is the Huang He River yellow | The loess from the Gobi gets blown into the river |
| What are the challenges of the Huang He River | Unexpected Flooding |
| What is one benefit of living in the Chang Jiang River Valley | Warm, wet, humid climate good for growing rice year round. |
| What is one challenge of living in the Chang Jiang River Valley | Not a lot of fertile land for growing crops |
| How did they create fertile land in the Chang Jiang River Valley | built terraces |
| Why is the Tibetan Plateau called “The Roof of the World” | it is 2 miles above sea level |
| Why is there no fertile land in the Tibetan Plateau | Cold and dry , hard to grow crops |
| What is the tallest mountain peak in the Himalaya | Mount Everest |
| What is one benefit of the Himalayas | Natural protection |
| What does Taklamakan mean | Once you go in, you will not come out. |
| How did the Taklamakan get its name | Sand storms |
| How is the Gobi Desert different from the Taklamakan | The Gobi is made of loess |
| How is the Gobi Desert connected to the Huang He North China Plains | the loess from the gobi get blown to the river and the pains |
| What is the mandate of heaven | the right to rule |
| what did the Chinese owe to the king when they have the mandate of hevean | loyalty and obedience |
| How do we know the Shang dynasty existed and was not a myth | we found the ruins of Anyang |
| name 3 reasons the led to the downfall of the Shang Dynasty | Fighting so many wars weakened the military Also the kings and nobles spent too much money Kings spent more time hunting rather than ruling the dynasty. |
| Define feudalism. | a give and take relation ship |
| what did the nobles provide to the king | millitary sirvece and loyalty |
| What did the King provide to the Nobles | states and land |
| What did the Nobles provide to the Peasents | Protection |
| What did the Peasents provide to the Nobles | Goods and crops |
| Why was feudalism created during the Zhou dynasty | increased the stability of their rule |
| What led to the downfall of the Zhou dynasty | Nobles fought kings for power |
| What question did the Chinese ask at the end of the Zhou Dynasty | What is the best way for rulers to rule |
| Why did the Chinese develop Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism | They needed to find a way to rule the best they could |
| What is the basic idea of Daoism and how rulers should rule under this philosophy | simple, natural lifestyle |
| what is the basic idea of Confucianism and how rulers should rule under this philosophy. | honest, fair, good |
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