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Chapter 7- Ancient China
Study Guide w/sect.
1. What isolated China from its neighbors? Sect. 1
China has a vast and varied land that covers nearly how many square miles? Sect. 1
2. What was called “China’s Sorrow, and why? Sect. 1
What two rivers did people first settle on in China? Why did they settle along these
rivers?
What 2 names does the longest river in Asia go by? Sect. 1
4. What dynasty was the longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history? Sect. 2
5. What did some emperors use to justify their overthrow of a dynasty? Sect. 2
6. Why did Confucius believe that China needed to return to ethics? Sect. 2
What was Confucius’ view about how a family should be structured?
7. What is Daoism? Sect. 2
Who was the most influential teacher of this philosophy? Sect. 2
8. What did Legalists believe society needed? Sect. 2
9. Create a venn diagram that compares and contrasts Daoism and legalism.
10. How did Shi Huangdi (“First Emperor”) prevent future revolts in his territory? Sect.
3
11. How did Shi Huangdi change China’s old political system? What are two things he
did that may not be appropriate today? Sect. 3
13. What are some of the Qin dynasty achievements? (at least 3) Sect. 3
14. What changes di Liu Bang (first peasant to become an emperor) bring to the Han
dynasty after the fall of the Qin dynasty? Sect. 4
16. What were the social classes in Han China? Why different than other social classes?
Sect. 4
17. What philosophy did Wudi follow to rule his dynasty? Sect. 4
18. What are some of Han Achievements? Sect. 4
19. What were two inventions that helped farmers become more productive during the
Han dynasty? Sect. 5
20. What items did China trade and what did they trade for? What did they travel on to
trade with far away lands? Sect. 5
21. What religion came from India to China via the Silk Road? How was it introduced
to the Chinese? Sect. 5