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China
China
1. Why do the Chinese call themselves
the “Middle Kingdom”? (p.137)
2. Discuss the
advantages and
disadvantages of the
Huang He (Yellow
River).
(pp.137-138)
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Huang He
Chang Jiang
3. What were the accomplishments of
the Shang Dynasty? (p. 139)
4. Place these Chinese dynasties in
chronological order from oldest to
most recent. (p.139)
Warring States Period
Shang
Eastern Zhou
Qin
Western Zhou
5. Talk about Chinese family structure. Who
lived with whom, who had the most power and
how were women treated? (pp.140-141)
extended
family
6. What was the goal of Confucius
and say why you think that was his
goal. (p. 146)
7. Describe the Five
Human Relationships
discussed by
Confucius. (p.147)
8. How could Confucianism
be considered both a
philosophy and a religion?
What other religious
philosophy rivaled
Confucianism? (p147)
9. How did Confucius affect the civil
service exam? (p. 148)
10. How did Shi Huangdi strengthen the Qin
Empire. Look at how he organized the
government, the economy, and the society.
(pp. 150-151)
Currency
11. How did the two Han emperors mentioned in the book,
Liu Bang and Wudi, rule China? (p. 152)
12. Describe how the Han Empire
ended. (p. 153)
warlords
13. What was the Silk Road and why
was it important? (pp. 156-158)
Silk
14. List the
accomplishments of
the Han Dynasty.
(pp. 158-160)
Sima Qian
15. Why was the Sui Dynasty
important? (p.365)
16. Describe what happened in
China
during the Tang Dynasty.
(pp. 365-367)
17. Describe what happened
in China during the Song
Dynasty. (pp. 367-369)
Merit System
18.What was
China like
under Mongol
rule? (pp.
370-371)
Kublai Khan