China
China
1. Why do the Chinese call
themselves the “Middle Kingdom”?
(p.137)
2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the Huang He (Yellow River).
(pp.137-138) DikeLoess
Huang He
Chang Jiang
3. What were the accomplishments
of the Shang Dynasty? (p. 139)
4. Place these Chinese dynasties in chronological
order from oldest to most recent.
(p.139)Warring States Period
ShangEastern Zhou
QinWestern Zhou
5. Talk about Chinese family structure. Who lived with whom, who
had the most power and how were women
treated? (pp.140-141)
extendedfamily
6. What was the goal of Confucius and say why you think that was his
goal. (p. 146)
7. Describe the Five Human Relationships discussed by Confucius. (p.147)
8. How could Confucianism be considered
both a philosophy
and a religion? What other religious
philosophy rivaled
Confucianism? (p147)
9. How did Confucius affect the civil service exam? (p. 148)
10. How did Shi Huangdi strengthen
the Qin Empire. Look at how he organized the
government, the economy, and the
society. (pp. 150-151)
Currency
11. How did the two Han emperors mentioned in the
book, Liu Bang and Wudi, rule China? (p. 152)
12. Describe how the Han Empire ended. (p. 153)
warlords
13.What was the Silk Road and why was it important? (pp.
156-158)Silk
14.List the accomplishments
of the Han
Dynasty. (pp. 158-
160)Sima Qian
15. Why was the Sui Dynasty important?
(p.365)
16. Describe what happened in
China during the Tang
Dynasty. (pp. 365-367)
17.Describe what happened in China during the Song Dynasty. (pp. 367-369) Merit System
18.What was China like under Mongol rule? (pp. 370-371)
Kublai Khan