Ancient China Test Review

the belief that the right to rule comes from the gods

• Mandate of Heaven

• philosophy

• aristocrats

• ancestors

Along what river did China's earliest civilizations develop?

• Huang He (Yellow)

• Indus

• Yangtze

• Nile

What religion was spread to China on the Silk Road?

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Hinduism

How did the Silk Road effect China?

• China became wealthy

• China ended farmed

• China started a war

• China stopped trading

Line of rulers from the same family

• Legalism
• long Chinese line
• filial piety
• dynasty

How did geography affect the development of Chinese culture? (7.19)

• Long coastlines made access to trade possible.

• Flat land made travel easy.

• Great Wall of China made travel along the top easier for traders.

• Tall mountains and deserts isolated China from other nations.

What did legalists believe would create order

• Strong family structures

• Harsh punishments

• Strong rulers

• Democratic government

How did Buddhism get to China?

• Wu Di created a new way of thinking and made it a religion.

• People traveling on the Silk Road brought the ideas and teachings back to the capital.

• The Buddhists invaded and forced the people to believe.

What is Feudalism?

• When a person moves up a class in the social structure.

• When the Emperor gets empeached.

• When Nobles get land from the Emperor in exchange for service.

• When a slave gets freed

The Han civil service helped govern China. To find the best people Emperor Wudi

• had them build a pyramid to test their intelligence.
• asked them to explore regions to see if they were intelligent enough to create good maps.
• gave them money and nice clothes as a reward.
• had them take an exam based on the teachings of Confucius.