China Study Guide
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1. What isolated China from the rest of the world and itself?
Geographical features- rivers mountains deserts, ocean
2. What continent is China on?
Asia
3. What was the social order of the Shang?
a. Royal Family, Nobles, Warriors
b. Artisans
c. Farmers
d. Slaves
4. Who built the Great Wall?
Shi Huangdi
5. Why was the Great Wall built?
To protect china from invaders
6. What were the benefits of the wall?
It protected china from invaders
7. What were the costs of the wall?
It caused the fall of the Qin’ Dynasty, many people died building it, it cost a lot
of money
8. Who was Shi Huangdi?
The first emperor of the Qin’ dynasty- a tyrant
9. How did he unify China?
He standardized money, weights, measures, and language
10. Why were the Terra Cotta soldiers made?
To protect Shi Haungdi in the afterlife
11. What items were traded on the Silk Road?
Silk, spices, horses, fabric, jade, pottery, ivory
12. What was the Silk Road?
A trade route that linked east to west
13. What philosophy did the Han dynasty follow?
Confucianism
14. How did each philosophy believe the government should rule”
a. Daoism: Government should only help the people
b. Legalism: Government should have strict laws and punishments
c. Confucianism: Government should have good ethics and act as role
models for the people
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Shang – 1st dynasty, had Chinese first writing system
Han- Dynasty that expanded trade though the silk road - Confucianism
Qin- Shi Huangdi was the emperor- great wall, standardization, and legalism
Legalism- People are bad and need to be controlled-Qin
Confucius- Most famous teacher in Chinese history
Confucianism- Having good ethics and being a good role model
Daoism- Being one with the Dao- going with the flow of nature
Laozi or Lao Tsu- Teacher of Daoism
9. Jade- Hard gemstone
10. Silk- Traded on the silk road
11. Great Wall- A wall that connected other walls across Chinas northern borders
12. Oracle bones – Priests would write a question on the bone, place in fire, and
read the cracks to answer question about the future.
13. Sun Dial – early type of clock, told time of day by shadows cast by the sun
14. Seismograph – a device that measures the strength of an earthquake
15. Acupuncture – the practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at
specific points to cure disease or relieve pain.