Download 7th Grade Chapter 5 Study Notes: Ancient China

7th Grade Chapter 5 Study Notes: Ancient China
1. Study Vocabulary
2. China’s physical geography creates barriers to the outside
world.
3. Government jobs could be held by poor young men,
because of the government examinations.
4. The first farming settlements in China were along the
rivers.
5. Confucius believed that if people showed loyalty and
respect within the family those values would spread to the
society.
6. The family was the center of early Chinese society.
7. The Chinese emperor Wudi’s main interest was to expand
the Chinese Empire by conquering other lands.
8. The Silk Road was important because it connected China
to the West through trade.
9. The Chinese invented paper during the Han Dynasty.
10. Shi Huangdi’s greatest achievement was the
construction of the Great Wall.
11. Confucianism grew during the Han Dynasty because
the rulers wanted to bring back respect for tradition.
12. Confucian philosophy ruled many aspects of Chinese
life.
13. The northern part of China is cool and dry.
14. The ancient civilization of China developed because of
the fertile soil deposited by the rivers.