China
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| Describe the North China Plains: | Flat, Cold, Land
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| Why are the North China Plains called "The Land of the Yellow Earth"? | Loess from the Gobi desert
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| Why is the Huang He River yellow? | Loess from the Gobi
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| What are the challenges of the Huang He River? | Unexpected Floods and lost of life
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| What is the benefit of living in the Chang Jiang River Valley? | Possible to grow year round
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| What is the challenge of living in the Chang Jiang River Valley? | Limited space for farming and Grazing
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| How did they create fertile land in the Chang Jiang River Valley? | Making Terraces
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| Why is the Tibetan Plateau called "The Roof Of The World"? | It is 2 miles above sea level
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| Why is there no Ferile Land in the Tibetan Plateau? | It is too cold and dry
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| What is the tallest mountain peak in the Himalayas? | Mountain Everest
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| What is the benefit of the Himalayas | Protection against others
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| What does Taklamakan mean? | "Once you go in you don't come out"
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| How did the Taklamakan desert get its name? | Sudden and unexpected strong sandstorms
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| How was the Gobi desert different then the Taklamakan? | The Gobi desert had some fertile land because of Loess and does not have sudden sand storms
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| How is the Gobi desert connected to the Huang He/North China Plains? | They both get their fertile land from the Gobi desert's loess
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| What is the Mandate of Heaven? | Right to rule by Heaven
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| Why did the ancient Chinese worship their ancestors? | They believed they gave them advice and prosper and also harm them
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| First stage of the Dynastic Cycle | Dynasty finds a new leader and they gain the Mandate of Heaven
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| Second stage of the Dynastic Cycle | Period of Prosperity Taxes are low, Goods are prospering, No sicknesses are going around, Everyone doing well
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| Third stage of the Dynastic Cycle | Period of Decline, Taxes are getting higher and Sickness natural disasters are happening, Population going down
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| Third Mini stage of the Dynastic Cycle | The leader losses the Mandate of Heaven
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| Fourth stage of the Dynastic Cycle | Period of Rebellion, Everyone overthrowing the goverment and crowning a new leader.
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| Fourth mini stage of the Dynastic Cycle | A new leader has gained the Mandate of Heaven
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| How do we know the Shang Dynasty existed and was not a myth? | Anyong the captial and some ancient artifacts
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| How does Bronze relate to this Dynasty? | They were the first people on earth to create Bronze and it also helped them become a very strong Dynasty
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| What are Oracle Bones? | Used to communicate with their Ancestors
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| What lead to the downfall of this Dynasty? | Too much money on tombs and also fought a lot of wars which weakened their military
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| Define Feudalism | A give and take relationship between the classes
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| Why was Feudalism created during the Zhou Dynasty? | They gave them stability between the classes
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| What lead to the downfall of the Zhou Dynasty? | Nobles fight among each other for power
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| What did the King provide to the Nobles? | Ownership of land
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| What did the Nobles provide to the Peasants? | Protection
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| What did the Peasants give to the Nobles? | Weapons and Goods
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| What did the Nobles give to the King? | Protection and Loyalty
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| Confucianism | Founder: Confucius Basic ideas: Honest, fair Rulers should: Be fair and honest
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| Daosim | Founder: Laozi Basic ideas: simple natural Rulers should be Simple and Natrual
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| Legalism | Founder: Hanfeizi Basic ideas: selfish and harsh Rulers should: Inflict harsh punishments
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| What question did the Chinese ask at the end of the Zhou Dynasty? | What Philosophies will give order?
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| Why did the Chinese develop Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism? | They needed order in their Dynasties as they all fell because there was no order in their Dynasty
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| Which philosophy did the leader of the Qin Dynasty follow and why? | Legalism so nobles do not gain enough power to overthrow him
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| What did Emperor Qin standardize and why was it important? | Money system because it was an easier way to trade and to buy things from the market
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| Why did they build the Great Wall of China? | To defend against the Mongolians
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| Who opposed Emperor Qin's rule of the Dynasty and why? | The Confucius scholars because they believed that Legalism isn't the best way to rule
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| Why did Emperor Qin's order the execution of 460 Confucian scholars? | Because he didn't like their Philosophy and he only believed only in Legalism
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| Chain pump | Transport water from the river to the fields to irrgrate crops
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| Seismograph | Detecting earthquakes
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| Silk | Money and for China's economy
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| Kite | War tactic for scaring off his enemies
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