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important people, places, and ideas from ancient China
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The five relationships of Confucianism are
god, family, friends, work, nature
family, friend, ruler, master, slave
ruler/subject, old/young, friend, parent/child, husband/wife
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The Qin Dynasty's first emperor was remembered for the following;
A weak leader, he as quickly overthrown
A strong leader, he conquered neighboring lands
A strong leader, he unified China-strong central government
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Legalism
supported Confucian ideas and added kinder social laws
opposed Confucian ideas and demanded harsh laws
opposed Confucian idea and demanded kinder laws
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China's land is divided into the following climate zones
South- wet & tropical, Northwest-desert, Far Northeast- cold
South- desert, Northwest-tropical, Far Northeast- rainy
South- wet &tropical, Northwest- fair, Far Northeast- desert
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The longest lasting dynasty in ancient China
Shang Dynasty
Li Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
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Ancient China social classes from top to bottom
king, nobles, merchants, slaves
King, nobles, peasants, merchants
king, nobles, merchants, peasants, slaves
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What percent of China's land is suitable for farming?
20%
10%
50%
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Daoism
stressed harmony with oneself and receiving all one desires
stressed harmony with nature and giving up worldly desires
stressed harmony with neighbors
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the belief that dead relatives can guide your life
Mandate of Heaven
voices of the ancients
ancestry worship
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The Huang He's floods could be disasterous, destroying whole towns, causing it to be nicknamed
Destroyer of Cities
Water of Death
China's Sorrow
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The Forbidden City
was the emperor's palace
was located inside the capital city of Beijing
had over 1000 buildings, covered over 185 acres
all of the above
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the proper way kings were to rule their people
Dao
Zhou
hierarchy
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Buddhism became popular at the end of the Han Dynasty, combining aspects of previous religions
Muslims liked t because of the laws of living
Confucianists liked it because of the 8 Fold Path
both 1 and 2 are correct
Daoists liked it because it had meditation
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During the Han Dynasty, the Civil Service Exam
eliminated corruption and provided qualified gov. workers
was only given to the peasants
educated all who wanted a job in the government
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During the Western Han Dynasty 202 BC-8 AD, this was invented
paper
stone statues
silk
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Called "The Roof of the World" because it has the highest mountains and plateaus in the world
Sinklang
Mongolia
Tibet
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The two opposing forces in nature
yin (warlike) yang (peaceful)
yin (cool and peaceful) yang (warm and aggressive)
ying (emotional) yang (physical)
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The inventions during the Han Dynasty included;
Compass, paper, gunpowder, waterwheel, rudder, drill bits
bricks and mortar, oil lamps, brick homes
cotton clothing, Braille writing
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Confucianism taught
the poor were equal to the rich
social harmony and good government through good ethics
only the good die young
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an agrarian society focused on
forestry
agriculture
fishing
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During the Ming Dynast several engineering projects took place
rebuilt the Great Wall and the Grand Canal
Both 1 and 2 are correct
Built the Forbidden City
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Aft the invasion of Tibet by the Chinese Communists, the Dalai Lama went here to live
Japan
The United States
India
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This ancient stringed instrument has been around for over 900 years
Didgeridoo, a long tube like instrument
Harpsichord, played with a bow or a pick
Erhu, 2 strings, long neck and small base and horsehair bow
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Han Dynasty's official religion
Hinduism
Confucianism
Daoism
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Filial piety is
respect for parents and elders
baking pastry as gift to religious leaders for prayers
worship of horses (fillies)
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This mountain range isolated ancient China from other countries
Appalachian Mountains
Hindu Kush Mountains
Himalaya Mountains
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Zhou dynasty technological advances
the number system and hieroglyphs
iron plows and irrigation
the wheel and 30 day calendar
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Mandate of Heaven
the laws that people needed to follow to enter Heaven
The law that gave Zhou kings power and people rights
laws given by the gods to the people
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This achievement of ancient China is 1,500 miles long, and was built by peasants
The Great Wall
The Silk Road
The Forbidden Temple
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copper and tin were mixed together to form this metal
Bronze
Steel
Pewter
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the small governing areas within the ancient Chinese nation
metropolis
republic
city-state
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2,900 miles long, brought good farming and destruction
Nile River
Haung He or "Yellow River"
Amazon River
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fertile soil that was deposited when the Huang He overflowed its banks
loess
mud
scum
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Shang kings consulted the gods through the use of
reading tea leaves
magic beans
oracle bones
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The achievements of the Han Dynasty included;
The Silk Road, Suspension Bridges, acupuncture
Trade by sea trade route, government jobs available to all
the Silk Road, sea trade routes
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Under Qin, The Lost Mandate of Heaven
required peasants work on government projects
all of the above
limited local officials powers and gave it to his friends
limited freedom of speech
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The last Chinese Dynasty to rule came from northeast China called...
Po. They were and easily controlled by others
Manchuria. The Manchus were weak rulers
Saigon. They were sickly and died out
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The 3 levels of social class in ancient China were from top to bottom were
aristocrats, farmers, merchants
king, merchant, slave
soldiers, priests, artisans
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The Golden Rule states
do unto others as you would have them do unto you
do unto others before they do unto you
do unto you so others don't have to
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The years of peace and prosperity in China, called Pac Sinica
lasted 200+ year
occurred at the same time period of Pax Romana
prevented high price/shortages with gov. stored surplus food
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Why did the Chinese use gunpowder?
fireworks
cooking
weapons
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The last great Chinese Dynasty
Yuan
Ming
Qing
