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China Unit Test Review Sheet
Essential Question: How can a diverse society maintain political unity?
Vocabulary Words:
Mandate of Heaven
Dynastic Cycle
Feudalism
Civil Service
Centralized Government
Filial Piety
Bureaucracy
Dynasty
Aristocracy
Cultural Diffusion
Standardization
Synthesis
Middle Kingdom
Urbanization
Commercialization
Golden Age
Silk Road
Ren/Li
infrastructure
Conformity
Dynasties in Chronological Order:
Shang, Zhou, Warring States Era, Qin, Han, Tang, Song,
For each of these dynasties you should know the overarching ideas of what was occurring
in China at that time.
Concepts:
Philosophy: How did Chinese philosophies influence government and society?
Terms: Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism, filial piety, 5 relationships, virtue, the Dao, ren, li,
yin and yang
Use the terms to do the following things:
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Describe the main ideas of Confucianism, Legalism and Daoism
Explain why these philosophies developed during the Warring States Era
Describe the Han Synthesis and explain how it helped maintain political unity
Describe and compare the ways these philosophies unified China by influencing
government, family, social class and education
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Leadership: How did leaders unify China?
Terms: Middle Kingdom, Mandate of Heaven, Dynastic Cycle, Feudalism, Infrastructure,
Bureaucracy, Autocracy, Han Synthesis, Civil Service, Regressive Force, Cultural Diffusion
Use the terms to do the following things
 Explain why China refers to itself as the Middle Kingdom
 Explain how the Mandate of Heaven and Dynastic Cycle helped to maintain unity
despite changes in leadership
 Explain why feudalism failed to unify China
 Explain the ways Shi Huangdi united China
 Describe how Shi Huangdi used standardization, infrastructure, and Legalism to
govern & unite China
 Compare centralized government and feudalism
 Explain why the Han created and other dynasties used a civil service system to
create a bureaucracy
Innovations: What sparked innovations and what changed because of them?
Terms: golden age, urbanization, commercialization
Use the terms to do the following things:
 Explain how written language unified Chinese culture beginning in the Shang
Dynasty and continuing throughout China’s history
 Describe the innovations of the Tang and Song golden age
 Explain how these innovations encouraged urbanization and commercialization
and changed China
Trade Networks: How did the Silk Road allow ideas, goods and people to spread?
Terms: Silk Road, spread of Buddhism
Use the terms to do the following things:
 Describe the risks and benefits of traveling along the Silk Road
 Explain how the Silk Road reinforced China’s view of itself as the Middle Kingdom
 Describe the image people in other parts of Eurasia had of China
 Explain how the Silk road encourage urbanization and commercialization
 Explain several ways Buddhism spread to China and why it was appealing to the
Chinese
How to Study
Step 1. Get Organized!
Organize the handouts you received
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Review your notes
Re-read the daily goals/objectives
Step 2: Make flash cards or a two-column list
Write the bolded terms on one side and your own explanation on the other
Your own explanations are more helpful than dictionary definitions.
You will not be asked for definitions. You will be asked to use the terms.
Step 3: Make more flash cards or another two-column list
Re-state the bulleted ideas on one side and write your answer on the other
You can cut and paste the bullets into your own document. This study guide is
posted on the class website: strobelworld.wordpress.com
Step 4: Use your flash cards or list to quiz yourself
Information about China can be found on the following pages in the textbook:
River Dynasties in China
An Empire Unifies China
Han Emperors in China
Two Great Dynasties in China
p.46-71
p. 97-101
p. 181-186
p. 287-293