Ancient China

Question 1

Main two rivers of China.

Answer 1

Huang He River (Yellow River) and Yangzi River (Pearl River).

Question 2

Why is China isolated from other countries?

Answer 2

There are mountains, deserts, and oceans surrounding China.

Question 3

Name two deserts.

Answer 3

Taklimakan Desert and Gobi Desert.

Question 4

Name two bodies of water surrounding China.

Answer 4

East China Sea, North China Sea, Sea of Japan, and Yellow Sea.

Question 5

Main characteristics of Outer China.

Answer 5

Has lots of mountains and deserts so it is hard to grow crops and settle there.

Question 6

Main characteristics of Inner China.

Answer 6

Has lots of vegetation and rivers so it is easy to live there.

Question 7

What was the name of the first dynasty of China?

Answer 7

Shang Dynasty.

Question 8

What did archeologists find in the city of Anyang?

Answer 8

They found a palace, a temple, houses, and workshops for artisans and objects made of metals, jade, pottery, and stone.

Question 9

Why did they believe in human sacrifices?

Answer 9

They believed that people should still serve the king in the afterlife.

Question 10

Who led the Shang government?

Answer 10

A powerful king.

Question 11

What were prisoners used of war used for?

Answer 11

They were used as laborers and human sacrifices.

Question 12

What tool made the Shang army so powerful?

Answer 12

Weapons made of bronze.

Question 13

What groups made up the social classes in the Shang Dynasty.

Answer 13

King, nobles, artisans, traders, farmers, and slaves.

Question 14

What was their religion centered on?

Answer 14

It was centered on ancestor worship by using oracle bones.

Question 15

What are oracle bones?

Answer 15

Oracles bones are used to communicate with ancestors by asking questions like when to hunt, where to build cities, and whether to go to war.

Question 16

Two examples of artwork during Shang Dynasty.

Answer 16

They made objects of jade, metals, pottery, and stone. There are also animal masks of all kinds of animals on them.

Question 17

What dynasty took over the Shang?

Answer 17

Zhou Dynasty.

Question 18

What is the definition of Mandate of Heaven?

Answer 18

A person who is said to come from the gods.

Question 19

What is the definition of Feudalism?

Answer 19

How the king made China cut into large lands.

Question 20

What is the definition of The Warring States Period?

Answer 20

They are the small states that became bigger states to gain power of a 250 year time span.

Question 21

What is the definition of Confucianism?

Answer 21

It means to value culture, proper behavior, and to be kind when in relationships.

Question 22

What are Analects?

Answer 22

A book to spread ideas of Confucianism.

Question 23

What are the main teachings of Confucianism?

Answer 23

To respect your rulers, fathers, husbands, and older siblings.

Question 24

What are the main teachings of Daoism?

Answer 24

The quiet meditation, accept everything that comes, and to concentrate with nature.

Question 25

What is another name for Daoism?

Answer 25

Taoism.

Question 26

What is the meaning of Yin and Yang?

Answer 26

Balancing opposites of nature.

Question 27

What are the main teachings of Legalism?

Answer 27

The main teachings of Legalism are there are strict rules and punishments for bad behavior.

Question 28

Why was Legalism adopted?

Answer 28

So the government could be a strong central government and a well-organized society.

Question 29

Who was the first Emperor of China?

Answer 29

Qin Shi Huangdi.

Question 30

How did Qin conquer other states?

Answer 30

He used military might, spies, bribery, and alliances.

Question 31

What philosophy did Qin believe in?

Answer 31

He believed in Legalism.

Question 32

How did he divide China into sections?

Answer 32

He divided China by having 3 officials of 3 different jobs for each territory dividing the country into 36 places.

Question 33

What is ¨standardizing the culture?"

Answer 33

It means standardizing the money, religion, and weight and measurement.

Question 34

3 ways the culture was standardized.

Answer 34

Created a money system, writing system, and also a standardized weight and measurement system.

Question 35

Why was the Great Wall built?

Answer 35

To protect the people from the northern invaders.

Question 36

How long did it take to build the Great Wall and what were the conditions?

Answer 36

It took 2500 years to build and they needed to go through harsh conditions like high mountains, deserts, and swamps.

Question 37

Why did Emperor Qin do to those that believed in Confucianism?

Answer 37

They would get exiled or go into hard labor and their books would get burned down.

Question 38

What articles were found in Emperor Qin's tomb?

Answer 38

Terracotta statues, animals, and people to entertain Qin

Question 39

Why did the Han Dynasty come to power?

Answer 39

They created iron armor, long range crossbows, and kites with "ghosts" on them to scare enemies.

Question 40

What was the "Golden Age" of China?

Answer 40

The Han Dynasty.

Question 41

What was the three achievements in warfare?

Answer 41

They created iron armor, kites, and crossbows.

Question 42

What are two changes in the Chinese Government during the Han Dynasty?

Answer 42

More inventions and weapons to protect the dynasty.

Question 43

What are two achievements in agriculture?

Answer 43

They created a wheelbarrow, plow, and also a chain pump.

Question 44

What are two main industries in China?

Answer 44

The silk and salt.

Question 45

What major advancements happenend in art and how did it affect people?

Answer 45

Instead of using their silk or bamboo strips, they started to use paper instead because of the price and just easier to bind into books.

Question 46

What are two achievements in science?

Answer 46

They created a seismograph to sense earthquakes and created a compass to traveling.

Question 47

What are two achievements in medicine?

Answer 47

They created acupuncture for healing quick illnesses like headaches and moxibustion for healing purposes.

Question 48

What is the Silk Road?

Answer 48

A trade route between countries.

Question 49

How did the Silk Road promote an exchange of goods and ideas?

Answer 49

They traveled to place to place telling and trading with each other.

Question 50

Why was the Eastern Silk Road dangerous and how did traders overcome its challenges?

Answer 50

There were lots of sand storms and thieves on the road, so they used a specific camel to travel.

Question 51

Why was the Western Silk Road dangerous and how did traders overcome its challenges?

Answer 51

There were mountains and there was a lack of oxygen but they still got through by using donkeys.

Question 52

How did the Silk Road change the daily lives of people in ancient times?

Answer 52

It changed people by letting them create new inventions and ideas like glassware and carpets.