Chapter 6 - Ancient China Review

What do all of these things have in common: silver, horses, jade, silk and iron

The teachings of Confucius emphasize which relationship?

China has the smallest population of all of the ancient civilizations.

People of high rank

Civilization in ancient China first began to appear along which river valley?

Moral values

The most famous Daoist teacher

The spread of ideas from one culture to another

Large flat plains that easily flooded made it easy for the Chinese to grow _____?

A barrier that linked earlier walls across China’s northern border.

The belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled

China is located on the continent of Asia.

A device that measures the strength of an earthquake

Which is one of the policies that Shi Huangdi’s government put in place?

Under Shi Huangdi the Qin dynasty practiced which philosophy

The first emperor of China

Who was the peasant ruler of the Han dynasty?

Farmers with small farms

A soft, light, highly valued fabric

The most influential teacher in Chinese history

China is similar to Egypt and India because it has natural defenses like mountains and a desert

Which of the following is NOT a natural barrier that helped protect China?

The practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to relieve pain

Stressed living in harmony with the guiding force of all reality.

Uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day.

A prediction

Laozi practiced which philosophy.

The teachings of Confucius

Shi Huangdi did all of the following EXCEPT,

A hard, green gem stone

Under the Han dynasty there was a revival of what part of life?

A 4,000 mile network from China to the Mediterranean Sea

The teachings of Daoism emphasize what?

Which of the following is a philosophy that did NOT begin during the Zhou dynasty?

The Han Dynasty practiced which philosophy.

Shi Huangdi practiced which philosophy.