Ancient China Chapter 6

Why is the Yellow River called China's Sorrow ?

What social class did peasants belong to during the Han dynasty?

Why were merchants considered the lowest social class in Confucianism?

Chinese were allowed to sell the procedure for making silk 

What happened during the Warring States period of China?

Which of the following best describes the Shang social order?

What factors made communication and travel difficult within China?

The spread of Buddhism fro India to China is an example of diffusion

Why was Liu Bang popular with the Chinese people?

What  Qin dynasty achievements made travel, trade, and communication easier inside of China?

What did China not have during the Warring States period?

Buddhism became popular in China when the Han government became less stable

Why did the Zhou believe they should rule in place of the Shang dynasty?

How did historians learn about Ancient Chinese culture? 

What was the longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history?

Within a family during the Han dynasty the father had absolute power

Chinese families valued boys more than girls 

What did Shi Huangdi do once he became first emperor?

Central Asian traders were not an important part of trading on the Silk Road

Chinese traders traveled the entire Silk Road all the way to Rome to trade silk 

What was the main purpose of the Great Wall ?

What happened to the Chinese family structure during the decline of the Zhou dynasty?

What became the official government policy of China under Emperor Wudi?

What did Daoism believe ?

What test did someone have to pass to get a job in the Han government?

Which dynasty standardized the written language in China?

A barrier built by the Quin that linked earlier walls in northern China

Where did farming first develop in China ?

What did legalism believe about the nature of people?

What two items were used for oracles during the Shang dynasty ? 

Which belief was first put into practice throughout China?

China shared the secret of how to make silk with other civilizations

Who gave themselves the title of Shi Huangdi after unifying China in 221 BC?

What important achievement of the Shang dynasty left behind evidence of their existence? 

What helped strengthen family life during the Han dynasty?

Who was the first common person to become emperor of China?

Why are historians not sure that the Xia(SHAH) dynasty really existed? 

Who did the Zhou king give land to after taking over from the Shang?

What caused Ancient China to develop in isolation from other nearby civilizations? 

Clothes made from silk were popular because of the low cost of buying silk

The Han dynasty invented paper from a paste made from plant fibers

What were two things the lords gave to the Zhou king in exchange for land? 

How did the Qin dynasty change the system of laws in China?

Who was the most influential teacher in Chinese history?

Name the two major rivers in China

Shi Hungdi was a follower of which belief?

How did many Chinese people feel about the rule of Shi Huangdi ?

What does the term Shi Huangdi mean? 

Why did the Zhou king's army not come to protect him during the 771 BC invasion?

Han innovations are still in use today