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Philosophy Legacy Geography Dynasties Potpourri

Three philosophies made up the belief systems of ancient

China

What are Legalism,

Confucianism and Daoism?

Focused on relationships and was written about

in the Analects

What is Confucianism?

Believed that strict laws with harsh

punishments were the way to control people

Who are legalists?

Philosophy that did not try to change

things or argue about good and evil

What is Daoism?

An important teaching regarding treating

parents and ancestors with respect

What is filial piety?

Trade goods and ideas eventually

traveled this route

What is the Silk Road?

Before the invention of paper, the Chinese used this expensive resource

to write and keeprecords on

What is silk?

When paper was first invented in China, around 105 A.D., it

was made of

What is old rags, tree bark and hemp fibers?

The Chinese invented several things to make farming easier

What are a better plow, farm tools,

a collar harness for horses, the

wheelbarrow and the watermill?

This rare item could at one time only be found

in China. It was so valuable that 1 pound of this was worth 1 pound

of gold.

What is silk?

Three types of barriers isolated China from the rest of the world

What are mountains, seas, and deserts?

Because of its latitude and varied climate China’s geography can be compared to

the geography of

What is the United States?

Chinese civilization

began in this region

What is the North China

Plain?

Two major river systems flow

through the North China Plain

What are the Chang Jiang and the Huang He?

The Great Wall was built in this location to

keep out invading nomads

What is in the north?

Came from the state of Qin and brought

an end to the Time of the Warring States

Who is Shi Huangdi?

Began the Han Dynasty and set up bureaucracy style

of government

Who is Liu Bang?

Called the Martial Emperor because he

expanded China through the use of war

Who is Wudi?

Emperor who built both the Great Wall to

protect China, and Terra Cotta Soldiers to

help him in the afterlife

Who is Shi Huangdi?

The Qin and Han Dynasties both had

one of these

What is a strong central government?

Missionaries from India came to China

bringing a new philosophy with them

What is Buddhism?

When cultural customs and ideas were shared along

the Silk Road

What is cultural

diffusion?

The royal priests communicated to the

gods through scratches and cracks on _______, but people wrote to each other using __________

What are oracle bones

and pictographs?

Good rulers were thought to have the

_________________, but when a ruler was bad or

foolish they would lose it and the _____________

would be repeated

What are the Mandate of Heaven

and the dynastic cycle?

The rulers of this dynasty set up tests to find the most

ethical and educated people to serve in the government

Who are the Han?

Final Jeopardy:

Essay Questions

Essay Questions (You will be required to do one essay, but may complete a 2nd, 3rd, or even 4th for extra credit!) Answers will need to be at least 3-5 sentences in length and you must restate the question.

1. Explain the basic beliefs of Confucian philosophy.

Think About:

- the Five Relationships

- codes of proper conduct

- the importance of obedience and respect

2. Explain why the Qin dynasty lasted such a short time.

Think About:

- the policies of Shi Huangdi

- the rule of Shi Huangdi's son

- the role of the peasants

3. Compare and contrast the reigns of Liu Bang, the founder of the Han dynasty, and Shi Huangdi, the founder of the Qin dynasty.

Think About:

- the kind of government each ruler established

- each ruler's accomplishments

- the way each ruler treated the people

4. Describe the influence of geography on early Chinese civilization.

Think About:

- the role of rivers in the development of Chinese civilization

- the physical geography of China's borders

- the role played by outside invasions in China's history

- the influence of the Silk Roads on China's development

No answers to essays will be given here, but you have the

opportunity to study and prepare for your essays.

Ask me questions BEFORE the test.