Ancient China

Only common person to become emperor

• Liu Bang

• Yu the Great

• Shi Huangdi

• Laozi

What made trade easier in China?

• the Silk Road

• all people using the same coins and writing system

• The Great Wall

• Crossbow

Allowed the Chinese to till more land and grow more crops

• Huang He River

• fertilizer

• iron plow and wheelbarrow

• dragon bones

Leader of the Xia dynasty

• Yu the Great

• Huang he

• Laozi

• Shi Huangdi

The Shang were the first people to

• domesticate animals

• use metal tools

• hunt with bows and arrows

• develop a writing system

Liu Bang's approach to ruling China was

• harsh and overly strict

• undisciplined and unfair

• moderate and reasonable

• weak and ineffective

Built the first sections of the Great Wall

• Zhou

• Shang

• Han

• Qin

Official government policy under Wudi

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Legalism

• Daoism

landform that separates China from its neighbors to the north

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gobi Desert

• Himalayan Mountains

• Plateau of Tibet

Summarizes the philosophy of Daoism

• all people should live in harmony with nature

• all people should follow the rules of society

• all people should live in an ethical manner

• all people should be allowed to own property