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Ch. 4-China

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What is the name of the largest country in Asia?   China  
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Historians traced human settlement and culture in China in what place?   North China Plain  
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The land is fertile by what yellowish brown soil that comes from the Gobi Desert?   loess  
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Crops that are grown in China are mostly grown on platforms of earth that look like stairs, what are they called?   terraces  
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What is the capital of China that is located on the northern tip of the North China Plain?   Beijing  
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The Huang River has been known to flood so what is built around it to control the flooding?   levees or walls  
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What is the name the Huang River is called when it floods?   “China’s Sorrow”  
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What is mountainous terrain south in China which established the frontier of China’s civilization?   Guangxi Zhuangzi  
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The farmers of Guangxi Zhuangzi developed a two different planting technique on the same field without over using the soil’s nutrients, what is this technique called?   double cropping  
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Guangxi Zhuangzi is also known for what other industry?   fishing industry  
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In China, what is the mountain range that is the highest area in the world known as?   The Tibetan Plateau  
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The people that live in the Tibetan Plateau are known as the what people?   Zhuang/Tibetan people  
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Tibetan Plateau is located in the Himalayas Mountains, this area is also known as the what?   “Roof of the World”  
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Located in the Himalayas Mountains, what is the tallest mountain in the world in this region called?   Mount Everest  
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To the Tibetan people, Mount Everest is known as what ?   “Goddess Mother of the World”  
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What artifacts tells us about China’s first civilization being older than Egypt, Greece, & Mesopotamia?   stone tools and pottery  
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Chinese language was written in what form that represent words?   pictographs or pictures  
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What is the name of the 1st dynasty in China?   Shang Dynasty  
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What are the two items that are remembered in the Shang Dynasty?   Bronze & oracle bones  
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The 2nd Dynasty in China is known as what?   The Zhou Dynasty  
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How long did the Zhou Dynasty lasted in China?   About 800 years  
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What two things were created during the Zhou Dynasty?   The Great Wall of China & silk  
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Why did the Zhou Dynasty ended?   Constant war between clans and states  
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What was the 3rd Dynasty in China?   The Qin Dynasty  
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The first emperor started in the Qin Dynasty, what was his name?   Shi Huangdi  
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Shi Huangdi continued what construction project which he finished in China?   The Great Wall of China  
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Shi Huangdi rule was too harsh on the people and the Chinese revolted against him and ended his dynasty, how long did his reign lasted?   20 years  
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What dynasty replaced the Qin dynasty, which became the 4th dynasty in China?   Han Dynasty  
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Who became the 5th Emperor of China which led the Han Dynasty?   Wu Di  
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What did Wu Di do to stop what the Qin Dynasty did in the past?   Lifted a ban on book started by the Qin Dynasty  
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Wu Di established what which ran the government with highly scholar representatives?   Civil Service  
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What did each representative had to do to work for the Chinese government?   Past the civil service test  
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During the Han Dynasty, business transactions were not done merchant to merchant in China, what was used to have equal and good trade with no cheating from either side?   Middlemen  
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What 3 inventions were created in China during the Han Dynasty?   Invention of paper, ink, and porcelain  
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In China, who was the famous philosopher that influence the way of living and thinking in China?   Confucius  
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In what province was Confucius born in?   Lu Province  
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In what dynasty was Confucius born in?   The Zhou Dynasty  
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What did Confucius teachings taught the people of China?   Moral values to the people  
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What was the name of Confucius’s teachings?   Confucianism  
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In Confucianism, a ruler is __________________________ to rule the people by the Mandate of Heaven.   respected and given authority  
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If the ruler ruled cruelly or unfair, the people had the right to do what?   Overthrow him  
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What was the belief in the “way” or balance of the universe?   Daoism  
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Who was the founder of “Daoism”?   Lao Tzi  
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