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Ancient China Review Sheet
Test Format: Matching, Multiple Choice, Primary Source Analysis
Early Civilizations in China: Chapter 3 Section 3
Key
Definition/ Importance/ Word Association
Vocabulary
Huang He
River Valley
Loess
Calligraphy
Oracle
bones
Shang
Dynasty
Zhou
Dynasty
Mandate of
Heaven
Dynastic
cycle
feudalism
Essential Questions
Why is the
Huang He
River
referred to
as the River
of Sorrows?
How and
why did
ancient
Chinese
practice
ancestor
veneration?
Explain the
role the
Mandate of
Heaven
played in
the dynastic
cycle.
Philosophies and Religion in China Chapter 4 Section 4
Key
Definition/ Importance/ Word Association
vocabulary
Confucius
The Analects
Filial piety
5
relationships
Hanfeizi
Legalism
(Founder/
beliefs)
Daoism
(founder/
beliefs)
Essential Questions
What was
Confucius’
main goal in
society?
According to
Confucius,
what was
the role of
the ruler and
the
government?
Describe the
main
practices of
Legalism.
Describe the
role of
government
according to
Daoism.
Strong Rulers Unite China Chapter 4 Section 5
Key
Definition/ Importance/ Word Association
Vocabulary
Shi Huangdi
Qin Dynasty
Great Wall
Monopoly
Han Dynasty
Ban Zhao
Wudi
Essential Questions
What
political
philosophy
did Shi
Huangdi
follow?
How did Shi
Huangdi
unite and
centralize his
control?
How did the
Han utilize
Confucian
principles?
What were
achievements
of the Han
Dynasty?
Explain the
importance
of the Silk
Road.