Transcript What kept early settlements in Inner China isolated?

Ancient China Review
What kept early settlements
in Inner China isolated?
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Answer
Geographic features:
Pacific Ocean
Gobi Desert and Taklamakan Desert
Tibet Plateau
Himalaya Mountains
Rainforests to southeast
How did Shang kings maintain
their power?
Answer
Strong armies to protect them
Had bronze weapon to easily defeat
others
What was an important belief in
Shang religion?
Answer
Ancestor worship
Life after death=afterlife
What dynasty overthrew the Shang
Dynasty in 1045 A.D.?
Answer
Zhou Dynasty
What provided stability of rule
during this time in the early
years of the Zhou Dynasty?
Answer
Feudalism
During the later Warring States
period, when lords became powerful
and fought for control,
what three philosophies emerged
in order to arrive at the best way to
rule and govern?
1.
2.
3.
Answer
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
. What was the main goal of
Confucianism?
To have an orderly, just, and peaceful
society. Respect
5 Relationships are:
Answer
To have an orderly, just, and peaceful
society. Respect
5 Relationships are:
What Chinese philosophy tries to
balance yin and yang?
Answer
Daoism
Opposing forces of nature need
balance
Who was the first emperor to unite
China?
How did he unite China?
Answer
Qin Shihuangdhi
How did Emperor Qin unite
China?
Answer
Standardized laws, money, writing,
weights and measures
Used armies to conquer and control
and ran an empire with strong central
authority
Ruled with legalism and ended
opposition to any of his policies.
Which philosophy seems to have
influenced Qin Shihuangdi the
most?
legalism
Answer
legalism
. What was the purpose of the
Great Wall?
Who built it?
Answer
To keep out invaders from the norhern
areas
To isolate China from outside
influences
Why did Qin Shihuangdi
standardize laws, money, and the
writing system?
Answer
To improve communication and
trading throughout his empire.
Why did the Qin Dynasty end so
quickly?
Answer
Emperor Qin ruled harshly and ended
all opposition by executing many
people, including Confucian scholars.
How were Han government
officials chosen?
Answer
Han government officials were
chosen based on their quality of
knowledge. This was tested in a civil
service exam.
What made silk valuable?
Answer
Silk was valuable because only the
Chinese knew how to make it.
Other countries wanted the fabric
because it could be woven thinly for
cool clothing in the summer, and more
heavily for extra warmth in the winter.
Europeans only had wool and leather
up to this point. Most clothing was
scratchy wool, and too hot in summer.
List dangers for travelers on the
Eastern Silk Road:
Answer
Bandits/theives
Sandstorms
mirages
Which religion reached China by
the Silk Road?
Answer
Buddhism
Where did the Silk Road begin
and end?
Luoyang in eastern China near the
Yellow See or Huang He River.
Ended in Antioch before going on to
trading ports in Europe
Who started the Silk Road as a
trading route?
Zhang Qian (Father of the Silk Road)
What was the central trading city
where east and west met?
Answer
Kashgar