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Name 2 landforms that protected China from invasion and kept them isolated.
deserts, mountains, Pacific Ocean, Plateau of Tibet
Name 2 ways that the people of ancient China modified their environment to support agriculture?
-irrigation, built levees to protect against flooding and built terraces in the hillsides
Who did the Chinese worship and think watched over them? (*hint: relatives)
-their ancestors
What famous Chinese philosopher said that the best people should work for the government (and pass an exam to prove it).
- Confucius
Which religion included the 4 Noble Truths and the 8-fold Path?
Buddhism
The belief that you continuously die & are reborn until you reach enlightenment is called ____.
- reincarnation
Name 2 of the 4 Great Inventions of China.
paper, gunpowder, moveable type printing, compass
This man-made structure was built to prevent invaders from the North.
-Great Wall
The belief that the right to rule was god-given.
-Mandate of Heaven
A ruling family is known as a _____.
-dynasty
Name 3 physical goods traded on the Silk Road.
-gold/silver, spices, animals, silk/other textiles (fabrics), jade/gems, art, food, inventions
Name 2 non-goods that spread via the Silk Road.
-ideas, religion, culture, language, disease
China was the furthest EAST on the Silk Road; what was the furthest WEST?
-Rome
What word is defined as how countries are connected through international trade and business?
-globalization
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another is known as ____ ____.
-cultural diffusion
When an old dynasty fell and a new one took power, it is part of this cycle.
Dynastic Cycle
