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World History
Chapter 10 15 Study Guide
Part One: Vocabulary Terms
correct definition.
Filial Piety
Han Wudi
Confucianism
Censor
Period:
Early China
Directions: Match the vocabulary terms word with the
Terracing
Daoism
Qin Shihuangdi
Laozi
Legalism
Acupuncture
Social Class
Silk Road
Block Printing
Coal
1. This philosophy taught that people need a strong ruler to maintain order:
Legalism
2. An appointed officer who makes sure that government workers do their job:
Censor
3. This person reformed and improved the government by changing civil service
hiring practices: Han Wudi
4. This person was the founder of Daoism whose name means “the Old Master”
:Laozi
5. The responsibility of children have to respect, obey and care for their parents:
Filial Piety
6. People who share a similar position in society: Social Class
7. A Chinese medical practice that eases pain through the use of needles stuck into
the patient’s skin: _Acupuncture
8. Cuts on blocks of wood the earliest printing process: Block Printing
9. This philosophy taught that people should give up worldly desires: Daoism
10. This person wanted to unify China: Qin Shihuangdi
11. A vast network of trade routes for Chinese goods stretching as far as Greece and
Rome: Silk Road
12. This philosophy taught that if a person does his or her duty, society as a whole
will do well: Confucianism
13. The Chinese discovered that they could use this substance to heat things and
make steel: Coal
14. What farming method did the ancient Chinese develop to prevent soil erosion
and to cultivate crops? Terracing
Part Two: Chapter Review Directions: Use your book, Chapter 10 outline notes, and vocabulary
definitions to answer the following questions or statements below:
1. The Mongols were known for: being fierce warriors
2. Under the Tang dynasty, rulers carried out what type of improvements? Military
3. What was the principal the Zhou dynasty claimed that gave them the right to rule?
Mandate of Heaven
4. Despite restrictions, what European missionaries continued to travel to China?
The Jesuits
5. What leader unified the Mongol clans, built a large army, and created a legal code?
Genghis Khan
6. It was an artificial boundary but it did not limit early China’s interaction with other
regions and cultures: The Silk Road
7. This period of time looked for ways to restore order in China: The Period of
Warring States
8. Why did Wu Wang lead a rebellion against the Shang government? The last of
the Shang rulers were very cruel
9. In chronological order what was the first, second and third country that Buddhism
spread to in Asia? China, Korea, Japan
10.Why was the Chang Jiang so important to the people of ancient China? It was a
key waterway for trade and transportation
11. Of all the empires the Mongol empire is considered to be the largest: Land
empire
12. During the Tang period trade improved because of the Silk Road and what else?
New Seaports
13. Empress Wu increased the size of the government and she: Made the military
stronger
14. Many people became Buddhists in China during the A.D. 100s because: They
wanted peace and to avoid suffering during a difficult and violent
time
15. During the Song dynasty what method of painting was very popular?
Landscapes
16. What new technology was developed during the Zhou dynasty? New systems
to irrigate the land
17. During the Tang era, what were some of the new crops they developed to grow in
poor soil? Rice
18. What was an outcome due to Zhang Qian’s exploration of the West? China’s
Trade increased
19. Who was the leader that wanted the best minds to work in government and he
created a civil service examine? Confucius
20. Why did Confucian officials want to end Chinese voyages? It brought new
ideas to China, they cost to much, and it made the merchants rich
21. Mongols built a vast empire. Why do you think they were so successful and how
did they change as a result of conquering other peoples? Give examples.
Extra Credit (up to 10 points)
22. What were the important contributions from early China, and how did these
influence other parts of the world?
Writing system
Made bronze items
Produced silk cloth
Made items from kaolin (porcelain)
Ivory items
Jade items
Irrigation systems
Paper money
Paper making
Wheelbarrow
Saddle
Stirrups
Ship’s rudder
Movable sails
Acupuncture
Civil service exam
Confucianism
Daoism
Gunpowder
Fire lance
Magnetic compass
Wood block printing
Coal
Steel