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Geography
Culture
Dynasties
Religion
Vocabulary
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Huang He, Chang Jiang, and the Xi Jiang
This would be one of the river
valleys where the Chinese
civilization began.
What is the Gobi Desert
The desert that lies north
of China
What is the Huang He
The Chinese River that
frequently overflowed
due to a build up of silt.
What is the Qin Ling
This is the mountain range
that separates the Huang
He and the Chang Jiang
rivers
What is the isolation of China
This would be the result
of towering mountains
and the formidable
deserts of China.
What is the mandate of Heaven
The Chinese believed
that in order for a person
to rule they had to have
this
What is Calligraphy
The Chinese writing that
was considered to be a
form of art.
Who is Pan Gu
This would be the man
according to legend who
is said to have created the
universe.
What is a written language
This would be what the
Chinese developed
earlier than most earlier
civilizations with
thousands of characters.
What is the Calendar
This was based on the
movement of the moon.
What is the Shang, Zhou, Qin, and the Han.
These were the
dynasties of ancient
China.
What is the Shang
This was the first of the
dynasties
What is the Qin Dynasty
This dynasty was in
power when the Great
Wall of China was built.
What is the Pax Sinica
This was the period of
great peace that took place
during the Han Dynasty.
Who was Wu Di?
He was one of the greatest
emperors of China and lived
during the Han Dynasty
What was naturalism?
This religion or
philosophy was more
interested in humans
in this world rather
than ancestors in the
spiritual world.
Who is Kongzi
This was the real name
for the person who
developed Confucianism.
What is Legalism
This religion concerned its
self with politics, and legal
affairs.
What is Buddhism
These teachings came from
India and became the
predominate religion of
China.
What is Daoism
This Philosophy was
founded by Laozi.
What is Loess
This another name for
the fertile yellow soil of
the Huang He
What is the Dynastic Cycle.
This would the name
given to the succession
of dynasties who ruled
China
What are Oracle Bones
These would be
used by priests to
predict the future
and talk to
ancestors.
What is the Grand Canal
This connected two great
rivers of China and irrigated
approximately 1,000 square
miles of land.
What is Yin Yang
This is what Naturalists
defined as the the dualism of
nature.