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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why do the Chinese call the Huang He "China's Sorrow?" | Because of its flooding has killed many people |
| What new technology was developed during the Zhou Dynasty? | new systems to irrigate the land |
| Why was the Chang Jiang River so important to the people of ancient China? | It was a key waterway for trade and transportation |
| Who built the first cities of China? | the Shang |
| What did most people living in Shang China do for work? | They were farmers |
| How did the Shang kings control China? | They began by conquering neighboring cities |
| Name a river in China | Huang He |
| What geographic features isolated China from other civilizations? | desert and mountains |
| Who was the founder of Daoism? | Laozi |
| Name the 3 social classes. | rich people, farmers, merchants/artesian |
| also called the “School of Law” | Legalism |
| People who share a similar position in society | social classes |
| includes the belief that all people with a talent for governing should be able to govern | Confucianism |
| includes the belief that people should live in harmony with Nature | Daoism |
| the responsibility children have to care for their parents | filial piety |
| Name one effort the Qin did to unify China. | created a system of money; simplified writing |
| Qin Shihuangdi helped unify China by creating a(n)___________________, or type of money, that everyone had to use. | currency |
| During the Han dynasty, a major advance in technology was that people made___________________ from hemp or rag pulp. | paper |
| The religion of _____________________________spread along the Silk Road from India to China. | Buddhism |
| To keep out invaders, Qin used thousands of farmers to strengthen and complete northern walls that earlier Chinese rulers had built. The finished structure was known as __________________________________________. | The Great Wall of China |
| Zhang Qian explored areas west of China, where he saw ___________________ of great size and strength that he could use in his cavalry. | horses |