History 7

Question 0

What is the Chang Jiang?

Answer 0

Also known as the Yangteze River, brought rich soil for farming.

Question 1

What is the Huang He?

Answer 1

Also known as the yellow River, brought rich soil to the long Huang He Valley

Question 2

Who were the Shang?

Answer 2

• They may have been the first to build Shang cities.
• The upper class was made up of war lords and royal officials.
• The Shang kings chose war lords.
• most people were farmers.

Question 3

Spirits & ancestors

Answer 3

• They worshipped gods and spirits

* they honored their ancestors

Question 4

Telling the future

Answer 4

• religion and government were closely linked.

* kings tried to tell the future by oracle bones.

Question 5

The Chinese language

Answer 5

• Chinese languages used pictographs

* tideographs, symbols for,whole words instead of alphabet

Question 6

Shang artists

Answer 6

• produced dishes, vases, silk & statues

* best known for bronze work

Question 7

What is a dynasty?

Answer 7

A line of rulers from the same family

Question 8

What is an aristocrat?

Answer 8

A noble or a member of the ruling class.

Question 9

What is a pictograph?

Answer 9

Characters that stand for objects.

Question 10

What is an ideograph?

Answer 10

Characters that join 2 or more pictographs to form an idea.

Question 11

What is Anyang?

Answer 11

The first capital, where the kings ruled.

Question 12

What is the definition of recover?

Answer 12

To get back or restore.

Question 13

What is the definition of interpret?

Answer 13

A translation.

Question 14

What was the role of the Shang warlords?

Answer 14

They governed the kingdom’s territories.

Question 15

What tools did they make?

Answer 15

Iron plows and irrigation.

Question 16

What was the Mandate of Heaven?

Answer 16

The formal order that gave the Zhou kings power to rule.

Question 17

How did they fall?

Answer 17

The local rulers made their own states and fought.

Question 18

What is a bureaucracy?

Answer 18

A government with lots of departments.

Question 19

What is a mandate?

Answer 19

It is a formal order.

Question 20

What is Dao?

Answer 20

The proper way to keep the gods happy.

Question 21

Who was Wu Wang?

Answer 21

The aristocrat who rebelled against the Shang and started the Zhou.

Question 22

What is the definition of link?

Answer 22

A connection.

Question 23

What is an item?

Answer 23

A part.

Question 24

What was the chief duty of Chinese kings?

Answer 24

To carry out all the religious tasks.

Question 25

What factors influenced the rise of china's first civilization?

Answer 25

The factors are the rivers, mountains and deserts.

Question 26

Why were China's early rulers so powerful?

Answer 26

They controlled the land, had big armies, THE MANDATE OF HEAVEN.

Question 27

What is the definition of social class?

Answer 27

A group of people who share a similar position in society.

Question 28

What is the definition of filial piety?

Answer 28

Practice of showing respect to parents & elders.

Question 29

What is the definition of rely?

Answer 29

To depend on.

Question 30

What is the definition of convince?

Answer 30

To persuade.

Question 31

Why did the amount of land owned by each aristocrat decrease over time?

Answer 31

The aristocrats divided them to give to their sons.

Question 32

What is the definition of legalism?

Answer 32

People are evil, they need strict laws and punishments to do their duty.

Question 33

What is the definition of theory?

Answer 33

A set of ideas to explain something.

Question 34

What is the definition of promote?

Answer 34

To advance.

Question 35

What is the definition of Daoism?

Answer 35

Chinese philosophy that tells you to go to nature, give up worldly desires, and follow the Dao.

Question 36

What is Confucianism?

Answer 36

Chinese philosophy that tells you to do your duty and be nice.

Question 37

Why did Hanfeizi believe that people needed laws and punishments?

Answer 37

Because people are naturally evil.

Question 38

How was Chinese society organized?

Answer 38

Top: aristocrats Middle: farmers Bottom: merchants

Question 39

What were the three main Chinese philosophies of the time?

Answer 39

Daoism, legalism, confucism

Question 40

Name the three main Social classes of early China

Answer 40

The aristocrats the farmers and merchants

Question 41

Why were the merchants not allowed to have government jobs?

Answer 41

The Chinese kings thought they were too greedy

Question 42

What were the two primary responsibilities of women in Chinese society

Answer 42

Raise the children and manage the household

Question 43

Name the three major theories developed by early Chinese thinkers and about how to create a peaceful society?

Answer 43

Confucianism, Daoism, legalism

Question 44

What did Confucius believe would bring peace to Chinese society?

Answer 44

That everyone should be nice and do their duty

Question 45

What particular teaching of Confucius caused him to be resisted by the aristocrats

Answer 45

That if people had talent they could be in the government

Question 46

What Chinese philosophy was based on the teachings of Laozi?

Answer 46

Daoism

Question 47

Describe the primary differences between Confucianism and Daoism?

Answer 47

``` Daoism= give up all desires follow nature Confucianism= be nice and do your duty ```

Question 48

What did the scholar Hanfeizi believe about human nature that was different from both Confucius and Laozi?

Answer 48

He believed that humans were naturally evil

Question 49

Why did aristocrats like the philosophy of legalism

Answer 49

They didn't have to be nice and it gave them force and power

Question 50

Describe the Chinese estate

Answer 50

A Chinese estate is big with courtyards and tiled roofs