China Vocab Flashcard, Week One

Front

Chinese symbol for an object:

Back

a pictograph.

Front

Term for someone in charge of a small military force?

Back

a warlord

Front

Effects of mountains, deserts, and seas on Chinese people?

Back

Isolated from other civilizations.

Front

Chinese characters for peace and love: 爱与和平. What are they also known as?

Back

They are ideographs.

Front

Hereditary means receiving something from a family member. If that member is deceased, they are your _____________.

Back

ancestor

Front

Zhou Dynasty's belief in divine favor for ruling over Shang.

Back

Mandate of Heaven

Front

These mountains in China act as ____________ and keep China isolated from other civilizations.

Back

barriers

Front

Important event in the Shang dynasty:

Back

People began writing the language using pictographs.

Front

Zhou Dynasty: Farmers' irrigation surplus effects on villages?

Back

They could expand their trade.

Front

Kings used oracle bones for decision-making.

Back

oracle bones