Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Ancient China
Ways of Life in China
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Loess | yellowish brown fertile soil that blows in from the desert |
| Terraces | platforms of earth that look like stairs where crops are grown |
| Leveea | dike used to control flooding |
| Double cropping | two crops are grown on the same land in the same year |
| Pictographs | pictures that represent words |
| Oracle bones | a bone commonly used during the Shang Dynasty to predict the future |
| Province | political divisions (similar to states) |
| Ancestor | a relative who lived longer ago than a grandparent |
| Civil service | the practice of using skills and talents to work in the government |
| Middleman | people who go between buyers and sellers |
| Shang Dynasty | first recorded dynasty in China and began between 1760 and 1500 B.C. |
| Zhou Dynasty | the longest of the Chinese dynasties, lasting more than 800 years |
| Qin Dynasty | Lasted for 20 years and was led by the emperor, Qin, known as Shi Huangdi. Under this dynasty the people were oppressed. |
| Great Wall | a wall in China, originally built for protection from northern invaders, that over centuries was extended to over 4,300 miles |
| Han Dynasty | emerged after the Qin dynasty |
| Silk Road | a trading route that connected Europe and lands of the former Roman Empire with China |
| nobility | a high-ranking social class |
| Book of Documents | Zhou dynasty text that Confucius interpreted and revived |
| Analects | a collection of sayings by Confucius |
| Confucianism | a way of thinking and living based on the teachings of Confucius |
| Mandate of Heaven | in dynastic China, the divine right to govern for the good of all people |
| Daoism | the belief in finding the “way”, or the dao, of the universe |
| Tibetan Plateau | The Tibetan Plateau is located in the southwestern part of China. |
| Himalayan Mountains | The Himalayan Mountains are located in the southwestern part of China |
| Gobi Desert | The Gobi Desert is located along the northern border of China. |
Created by:
ccdpittsford
Popular Chinese sets