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Ancient China Walkthru
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Timeline p.224
1. Which dynasties ruled between 1800 BC and 100 BC?
2. How long did the Zhou dynasty last for?
The Way It Was: The Role of Womenp.227
3. What was Fu Hao famous for during her life?
4. Describe what artifacts found in Fu Hao’s tomb might reveal about life during
that time?
History Makers p. 228
5. What is an oracle bone?
6. Since the Chinese language does not have letters like our alphabet how do they
represent words?
Timeline p. 232
7. What are the name of the 3 Chinese philosophers listed on the timeline?
8. What are the name names of the two types of philosophies listed on the timeline?
Image: Chinese Village p. 233
9. Describe a typical Chinese village using the image as a guide.
The Way It Was: Chinese Farming p. 234 - 235
10. How did farmers in ancient China increase the amount of productive farmland?
11. What three framing methods helped farmers in ancient China grow more food?
Chart: Chinese Philosophers p.238
12. Which philosophy encourages followers to concentrate on duty and humility
13. Which of these philosophies do you think would be most popular in the world
today? Explain why?
Map: Trading in the Ancient World p. 246
14. What were some trade goods produced (made by) China?
15. What regions (capitalized) were near or along the route of the Silk Road?
Chart: Four Chinese Dynasties p. 247
16. Under which dynasty was a single monetary system put into place?
17. Which dynasty do you think contributed the most to Chinese culture? Why?
Map: The Geography of China p. 225
18. What is name of the desert on China’s norther border near Mongolia?
19. What geographic features helped isolate China and project it from invasions from
outsiders?