China Flashcards
(12 cards)
Who found the Xia dynasty and what did he do to improve China?
Yu the Great found the Xia dynasty,and Yu dug channels to drain the water from their floods
What are the two major rivers in China?
The Huang He or yellow river,or sometimes called China’s Sorrow,and the Chang Jiang,or Yangzi River.
What is the most important frontier/ranges that separates Northern China from Southern China?
Qinling Shandi
About how much does China covers?
China covers an area of nearly 4 million,about the same size as U.S.
What is one of the physical barriers that separated China from its neighbors?
A harsh desert called the Gobi desert.
The Chinese filled their tombs with objects often rich people filled there tombs with beautiful jewelry and other objects made off……..
Jade,(a hard gemstone)
What is the social order in Zhou Society?
The king is in the top,lords and warriors are in the middle,while peasants or farmers with small farms are in the bottom of the social order.
Where did the Shang Dynasty ruled?
A board area of Northern China
What are the bones that priest believes reads the future?
Oracle bones.
What religion did Confucius make?
Confucianism
What religion did Laozi make?
Daoism
What is legalism?
The belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
