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Study Guide: China
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Define each term and answer each question in detail on a separate sheet of paper.
Section 1 Geography and Early China
Jade
oracle
1.Understand the basic geography of China. What are the major features? How do these
features affect the distribution of Chin’s population?
2.Describe the development of and impact of farming on China.
3.Who founded the Xia Dynasty? What do we know about this period?
4.How did China change under the Shang dynasty? Advancements?
5.What was the social structure under the Shang dynasty?
Section 2 The Zhou Dynasty and New Ideas
Lords
Confucianism
peasants
Daoism
Confucius
Laozi
1.Describe the politics (government) of the Zhou dynasty.
2.What are the main ideas of Confucianism/Daoism/Legalism?
Section 3The Qin Dynasty
Shi Huangdi
Great Wall
1.What was important about Shi Huangdi? Accomplishments?
2.Why was the great wall built?
3.What were the government policies of the Qin dynasty?
ethics
Legalism
Section 4 The Han Dynasty
Sundial
seismograph
acupuncture
1.How was Liu Bang different from previous rulers? What were some of his policies?
2.Describe Wudi’s government.
3.What was the social class structure of the Han Dynasty?
4.What were some important Han achievements?
Section 5 The Han Contacts with Other Cultures
Silk
Silk Road
diffusion
1.Understand why the silk road developed, why it was important, and where it went?
2.What impact did the arrival of Buddhism have on China?