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China Study Guide
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1.
What 3 geographical features isolated China from not only itself but also from the rest of the world? (Be Specific)
I. Mountains
II. Deserts
III. Oceans
IV. rivers
2.
How did Daoists believe the government should rule? Hands off, no strict laws, go with the flow
3.
How did Legalists believe the government should rule? Strict laws and punishments, scare people into obeying the
laws
4.
How did Confucius believe the government should rule? Inspire good behavior, be a good role model
5.
What leader built the Great Wall? Shi Huangdi or Emperor Qin
6.
Why was the Great Wall built? To protect China from nomadic invaders
7.
What were the disadvantages of the Great Wall? Cost many lives, most of China’s population had to work on the
building of the Great Wall, caused the fall of the Qin Dynasty, had to tax people more and more to pay for it
8.
Where did they get the money for it? Had to tax people more and more to pay for it.
9.
Who was Shi Huangdi? Leader of the Qin dynasty built Great Wall and Terra Cotta soldiers. Followed Legalism
10. How did Shi Huangdi unify China? Formed a centralized government, built a nationwide network of roads
and canals, standardized weights, measures and currency and formalized the written language.
11. What were the Terra Cotta Soldiers and what were they made of? Life like soldiers made of clay
12. Who had the Terra Cotta Soldiers built and why were they placed inside his tomb? Shi Huangdi had them built to
protect his tomb in his afterlife.
13. What is the Silk Road? A trading route that linked east to west
14. What 6 major items were traded along the Silk Roads? Silk, spices, horses, amber, jade, horses, wool, gold
15. What religion spread from India to China by the Silk Road? Buddhism
a. Daoism/Taoism – _________________________________________________________________________
b. Legalism – ______________________________________________________________________________
16. What philosophy did the Han Dynasty follow? Confucianism
17. The Qin Dynasty followed what philosophy? Legalism
18. Name two things that Shi Huangdi standardized?
Money, weights, measurements, written language
19. Label the Shang social pyramid:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Royal Family/Nobles
Warriors
Artisans
Farmers
Slaves
20. Who was the famous teacher of Confucianism? Confucius
21. What dynasty expanded (grew) because of the Silk Road? Han
22. Which philosophy believed in Yin and Yang? Daoism
23. Which philosophy believed in respect for parents? Confucianism
24. Define the following:
Shang: First dynasty, bronze items, had first
writing system
Qin: Shi Huangdi, Great Wall,
Standardization, Legalism, and Terra Cotta
Soldiers
Confucianism: most famous teacher in
Chinese history, started Confucianism
Silk: cloth spun by silk worms, traded on Silk
Road
Sundial: told time of day by shadows cast by
the sun
Seismograph: measures strength of an
earthquake
25. From the list in #24, which are achievements?
Sundial, acupuncture, seismograph, oracle bones
26. On which continent is China located? Asia
27. Shade and circle China on the world map:
Han: expanded trade though Silk Road, followed
Confucianism
Legalism: People are bad and need to be
controlled, scared people into obeying, strict laws
and punishments
Daoism: go with flow, believed in Yin and Yang,
government shouldn’t make laws
Jade: hard gemstone traded on Silk Road
The Great Wall: Wall built to protect China,
brought down the Qin Dynasty
Acupuncture: the practice of inserting fine
needles into the skin at specific point to cure
disease or relieve pain
Oracle Bones: Priests would write a question on
the bone, place in fire, and read crack to answer
questions about the future