Ancient China Review

What group of people did the Great Wall attempt to protect China from?

• Indians

• Mongols

• Japanese

• Russians

What are the two major rivers in China?

• Yangtze and Yellow

• Yellow and Red

• Indus and Ganges

• Nile and Yangtze

How did writing develop in Ancient China?

• The Chinese used symbols called hieroglyphics to keep records and speak to their ancestors.

• The Chinese did not develop a writing system.

• Calligraphy was an Ancient Chinese writing technique.

• The Chinese used symbols called pictographs to keep records and speak to their ancestors.

What was the Silk Road?

• A road traveled by silk worms.

• Oceanic trade routes from India to Europe.

• Overland trade routes where Chinese goods passed to North America.

• Overland trade routes where Chinese goods passed to Europe.

How did the idea of the Mandate of Heaven help the Zhou take over the Shang?

• The Zhou had approval from the God’s that they would make it to heaven.

• They told the people to follow the Zhou because it was a requirement to get to heaven.

• Zhou leaders declared that the gods had taken away the Shang’s right to rule and given it to the Zhou.

• The Zhou used natural order in the world to convince people that the Shang weren’t good rulers.

How did cultural diffusion impact China?

• The Silk Road brought people from many different civilizations together and led to an exchange of new ideas.

• Cultural diffusion did not impact China.

• Cultural diffusion is the mixing of cultures.

• The Great Wall of China protected China from invaders.

How did Confucianism influence Chinese government?

• Confucianism did not influence Chinese government.

• Government officials were chosen based on their qualifications rather than their connections.

• The Chinese government was led using strict rules.

• Rules kept people from living in harmony with nature.

What were some of the dangers faced by caravans on the Silk Road?

• Sandstorms, Robbers, Mongols.

• Dragons, camels, Mongols.

• Desert, Mountains, Rivers.

• The Silk Road was a safe path for trade.

Based on the documents, what might be an argument as to why the building of the Great Wall of China (GWC) was worth it?

• The GWC cost the Chinese money, time, resources, and lives.

• The GWC is a series of walls built by the Qin and Han dynasties.

• The GWC is a popular tourist destination today.

• The GWC protected the Chinese from the Mongols and improved trade.

The natural order, or the relationship among all living things, matters more than social order.

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Filial Piety

• Bureaucracy