Medieval China

The advantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be..

• Protection from invaders
• Trade options
• Interaction with new cultures

Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact do you think these natural borders may have had on the culture?

• They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.

• They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.

• They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.

• They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently.

On the above map, which number shows where China is located?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? 

• Nile and Amazon
• Yangtze and Yellow
• Mississippi and Ganges
• Tigris and Euphrates

What major geographical feature served as protection on the southern border of China?

• Yellow River

• Himalayan Mountains

• Gobi Desert

• Taklaman Desert

A scholar-official is:

• an educated member of the government

• a thin, beautiful pottery invented in China

• a line of rulers descended from one family

• a policy of avoiding contact with other countries

a government/social structure in which people advance (move up) based on their talent or achievements

• oligarchy

• monarchy

• meritocracy

• dynasty

Morality

• a government that is made up of many departments and officials

• a way to supply farmland with water

• a ruling class of noble families

• following rules of “right” behavior and avoiding “wrong” behavior

Irrigation

• a line of rulers descended from one family

• a way to supply farmland with water

• government workers who perform work for the public

• a military leader operating outside the control of the government

a government that is made up of many departments and officials

• irrigation

• bureaucracy

• dynasty

• belonging or related to an emperor