China

China’s first rulers were probably from the ____________dynasty.

social class=people who share a similar position in society

Daoism=the belief that all people with a talent for governing should govern

Chinese invention allowed ships to move their sails & to sail into the wind for the 1st time.

In Chinese society, the merchants class ranked below the

These people pay their rent by giving the landlord a portion of their crops.

Qin Shihuangdi based his rule on what philosophy?

a system of appointed officials who run different parts of the government=aristorcrat

character that represents an idea used in Chinese writing=pictograph

The _____________dynasty ruled for more years than anyother Chinese dynasty in history.

During the 200s B.C., Legalism taught that humans were naturally __________.

a formal order=mandate

The Zhou dynasty claimed this principle gave them the right to rule.

The first capital city of China was ___________.

Chinese families practiced filial piety, which meant that children had to _____

The Shang made this the first capital city.

Confucius believed that society would do well if everyone always did his or her __________.

An important trade item during the Zhou dynasty was __________.

Buddhism spread during unrest in China after the fall of the dynasty.

The Great Wall of China was built using the labor of which group?

Legalism is also called the “School of Law”

Laozi believed that people should give up __________in favor of nature.

Hanfeizi=promotes a peaceful society.

The Silk Road stretched ____miles from western China to Southwest Asia.

The best-known Shang art form is ________

The Chinese call the Huang He River _____________because it drowned people and destroyed homes.

a character that stands for objects, such as the moon and the sun to graph=pictograph

a noble whose wealth comes from the land he or she owns=bureaucracy

Ancient Chinese believed their gods needed to keep them happy.