Ch.10 Early China

Confucius believed that people should

• give up all desires
• live a simple life
• put their own needs first
• put their family and community needs before their own

Hanfeizi said people are naturally __________

• evil
• good
• perfect
• dangerous 

What was the Silk Road

• a vast network of trade routes
• a single road that went from China to Mediterranean 
• a road that was made out of silky soil
• a trail near the yellow river

What did the Shang dynasty do for China?

• created the Great Wall
• improved civil service hiring
• built the first cities
• created currency

Aristocrats made farmers do this during a war...

• become slaves
• become peasants
• build dams for the Yellow River
• become soldiers

The Zhou Dynasty developed what new technology?

• irrigation
• silk worms for clothing
• channels to block floods
• iron and bronze

Why is the Yellow River called China's Sorrow?

• it is dirty and stinks
• it dry's up every year
• it looks yellow
• it has flooded and killed many people

Who is Laozi?

• founder of Confuciousnism
• founder of Daoism
• founder of Laozism 
• founder of Hinduism 

What is a system of appointed officials who run different types of gov't? 

• aristocrats
• bureaucracy
• nobles
• kings

What is a noble whose wealth comes from the land they own?

• aristocrat
• bureaucracy
• acupuncture
• censor