What are the three great river systems that flow through China?
Huang He (Yellow River), Chang Jiang (Yangtze), and Xi Jiang.
How long is the Great Wall of China? How many people died builting it?
The Great Wall of China is about 1500 miles long and over 300,000 peasants died
What is Pax Sinica?
Pax Sinica was a period of peace in China.
What rights did women have?
Women had very little rights. They could not own property and only rose in importance when they gave birth to sons.
What are 3 things Wu Ti emperor accomplished?
Stronger government/economy, silk road, improved roads & canals, granaries for storage, civil service system, Pax Sinica, Confusionism official religion.
Who was the best Han emperor?
Emperor Wu Ti is considered the best Han emperor
Who received an education in ancient China?
Education was mostly for boys. Very few women received a formal education.
Describe Chinese writing.
Chinese use characters for their writing
List 5 accomplishments of the Zhou Dynasty
The Zhou built roads, longest dynasty*, expanded trade, used horses and horse-drawn chariots, used the crossbow, and used iron plows.
What helped China remain isolated?
China’s geography helped it remain isolated. It is surrounded by mountains, desert, and ocean
What makes the Yellow River yellow?
the yellow colored loess (clay) found in the water.
What were some of the Shang Dynasty’s accomplishments?
Their accomplishment include a written script, metal casting skills, ivory and jade statues, elegantly colored cloth, and the first Chinese cities.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
the authority to rule is granted by the gods. Could lose the Mandate of Heaven if they did not govern properly, and someone else could start a new dynasty
What river is called “China’s sorrow?”
The Huang He or Yellow River.
What is a bureaucracy?
A bureaucracy is a group of non-elected officials that help manage the empire.
What did the Chinese call their land?
The Chinese called their land the Middle Kingdom or Zhong Guo.
Name 2 things the Chinese invented.
The Chinese invented many things including the seismograph, paper, sun dial, water clock, process of printing, and many medicines.
What were 4 accomplishments of the Qin?
Defeated the war lords, a system of weights and measures, standardized coins, instituted uniform writing, created a code of laws, and built the Great Wall***
What were oracle bones?
Priests wrote a question on an animal bone or tortoise shell. Heat was applied, the bone would crack and the priest would interpret the pattern for the answer.
What dynasty is China named after?
China is named after the Qin Dynasty
How did the Shang Dynasty end?
The Zhou Dynasty conquered the Shang Dynasty.
Who overthrew the Qin government?
Liu Bang overthrew the Qin Dynasty and established the Han Dynasty
When did the Shang Dynasty rule?
The Shang Dynasty ruled from about 1700 – 1000 BC
What happened to China during the warring states period?
War lords/rulers controlled various areas or states during this tumultuous time. The war lords constantly fought each other to gain control of more territory.
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