What physical features isolated and protected the Ancient Chinese civilizations from others?

Gobi & Taklamakan Deserts & Himalayan Mountains

How did Wudi create a strong central government?

He took land from the lords, raised taxes, and Confucianism philosophy

How did Shi Huangdi change China?

by keeping all power for himself

What is the mandate of heaven?

The belief that the emperor is chosen by heaven

What do Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient India, and Ancient China ALL have in common

They all settled near rivers and began as farming civilizations

What are two advancement that the Shang Dynasty is credited with?

Creating a writing system & a calendar based on the cycles of the moon

What are some achievements of the Qin dynasty?

Created laws, money system, built the Great Wall, roads & canals

How did the geography of China hurt the ancient Chinese civilizations?

They couldn't expand, they were isolated, harder to trade

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1
What famous trade route originated in China during the Han dynasty?
Trans-Saharan trade complex
Indian Ocean trade complex
The Silk Road
Mediterranean Sea Complex
2
What physical features isolated and protected the Ancient Chinese civilizations from others?
South China Sea
Gobi & Taklamakan Deserts & Himalayan Mountains
Huang He and Yangtze Rivers
3
How did Wudi create a strong central government?
He used legalism and censored people who disagreed with him.
He took land from the lords, raised taxes, and Confucianism philosophy
He became king, had lords and peasants
4
How did Shi Huangdi change China?
by instituting the mandate of heaven
by making farmers grow food for lords
by keeping all power for himself
by giving people land in exchange for military service
5
What was the new political/social class during the Zhou Dynasty called?
republic
democracy
monarchy
feudalism
6
What is the mandate of heaven?
The belief that there are many ways to achieve enlightenment
The belief that the emperor is all powerful
The belief that the emperor is chosen by heaven
7
What is one invention of the Han dynasty that we use today?
ships
paper
gunpowder
writing systems
8
What two belief systems originated during the Zhou Dynasty?
Daoism/Taoism & Buddhism
Confucianism & Daoism/Taoism
Hinduism & Daoism/Taoism
Buddhism & Hinduism
9
What do Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient India, and Ancient China ALL have in common
They all settled in the same place
They all had the same religion
They all had the same type of government
They all settled near rivers and began as farming civilizations
10
How did the geography of China help the ancient Chinese civilizations?
They weren't able to expand their territories
It didn't help them
Protection, trade, & farming
It kept them away from other civilizations.
11
What are two advancement that the Shang Dynasty is credited with?
Creating a writing system & a calendar based on the cycles of the moon
Establishing a school system & a state religion
Creating a team of secret police & a state religion
Creating a writing system & a school system
12
What are some achievements of the Qin dynasty?
Created a money system, farming, building roads and canals
Founded gunpowder and writing
Ruled based on Confucian practices, invented the wheelbarrow
Created laws, money system, built the Great Wall, roads & canals
13
How did the geography of China hurt the ancient Chinese civilizations?
They could travel anywhere they wanted.
It provided them resources, water to drink
They had protection, soil for farming
They couldn't expand, they were isolated, harder to trade

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