Unit 4-Ancient China

What was an advantage oftaking thenorthern route over the southern route on the Silk Road?

What protected Inner China from invasion from the northwest?

What often happened to people the Shang captured in wars?

Why did later Chinese historians have very different opinions of the Emperor of Qin?

Why did many people sent to work on the Great Wall not return home?

The Chinese word for “merchant” is shang ren, which means “Shang man.” What does this suggest?

Under Qin rule, what would happen if a rich person and a poor person committed thesame crime?

How did scholars learn that the Shang dynasty was real and not just a myth?

What is the likely reason why the Roman emperor told Romans not to wear silk?

Later in Chinese history, which geographical features made governing China most difficult?

Why did fewer people settle in Outer China than in Inner China?

What was the most important reason why traders formed long caravans to cross the desert?

What made the Taklimakan Desert one of the most dangerous deserts in the world?

Because rice requires warm, wet weather, where did the ancient Chinese grow rice?

What led archaeologists to conclude that the Shang believed in life after death?

In Inner China, which natural events improved the soil?

To a large extent, the Great Wall was built by

Why is Zhang Qian often called the Father of the Silk Road?

What was the purpose of building the Great Wall?

How did the Huang He most influence settlement near its banks?

Shang weapons were especially strong because skilled artisans made these objects from

For what purpose would a Shang leader most likely use an oracle bone made from a turtle shell?

Which part ofthe Silk Road exposed travelers to these dangers?•Lack ofoxygen •Cliffs•Snowstorms

How did the Silk Road most affect the spread of Buddhism?

Why is the North China Plain sometimes called the “Land of the Yellow Earth”?

This scene from an ancient scroll shows something being done to scholars. Why did this happen?

Where did archaeologists find a life-sized army made of terra-cotta, a kind of clay?

At the time of the Han dynasty, which people particularly threatened China from the north?    

Which group most likely had the best life under the Emperor of Qin’s rule?

Why did people in China want horses from Central Asia?

In the Shang civilization, Anyang was the

What was one difference between feudalism and the Emperor of Qin’s system ofgovernment?

How may the Shang king and his nobles have weakened their economy?

Which of these Shang people had the lowest social status?

Of all the countries in the world, China has the

In which area of China, as shown on the map, did the Shang dynasty rule?

What actions related to this list did emperor take to unify China?•Laws•Money•Weights •Writing

Merchants used camels on the Eastern Silk Road. What animals were used on the Western Silk Road

Qin Shihuangdi, the first emperor of China, began life as

Why did ancient people on the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau herd yaks rather than growcrops?

What made silk valuable in the West?