Ancient China Review

What is Confucianism?

• A philosophy created that believed in self-improvement and education

• A philosophy that focused on two competing forces in addition to self-improvement

• A philosophy that used harsh laws and punishments to better society

• A philosophy that used animal bones to predict future events

What is Daoism?

• A philosophy created that believed in self-improvement and education

• A philosophy that focused on two competing forces in addition to self-improvement

• A philosophy that used harsh laws and punishments to better society

• A philosophy that used animal bones to predict future events

What is Legalism?

• A philosophy created that believed in self-improvement and education

• A philosophy that focused on two competing forces in addition to self-improvement

• A philosophy that used harsh laws and punishments to better society

• A philosophy that used animal bones to predict future events

What was the Silk Road?

• An ancient trade route that connected Ancient China with other ancient civilizations

• It was the Confucianism version of "Heaven", where people who lived good lives could live in peace for eternity

• The highest path that followers of Daoism could walk, where they were the most at peace with their lives

• The name of the supply roads that were used to get resources to where the Great Wall of China was built

About how long was the Silk Road?

• Around 4,000 miles, stretching from China to the Mediterranean and parts of Africa over land and sea

• Around 100 miles, only stretching to the borders of China

• Around 1,000 miles by land and 1,500 by sea to parts of Africa

• Around 2,500, by land, but historians still debate which civilizations used the routes

Many items like clothing, jewelry, and food were useful items traded along the Silk Road. What was one thing "traded" along the Silk Road that was harmful?

• Diseases

• Weapons

• Slaves

• Philosophies

How long is the Great Wall of China?

• 13,000 miles long

• 30,000 miles long

• 1,000 miles long

• 100 miles long

Why was the Great Wall of China built?

• To keep out invading armies of the Xiongnu/Mongolians to the North

• To prevent landslides from destroying crops in the North, which is why is was built on mountains

• To keep Chinese people from fleeing China during Qin Shi Huang's rule as the first Emperor

• To rival the Great Pyramids at Giza in Egypt

There were around one billion bricks used in building the Great Wall of China, all of them made by hand and baked in large ovens called "kilns". What happened if the bricks got too hot, too fast during the baking process?

• They would explode and break the kiln

• They would get too dry and break easily under pressure

• They would crumble in the oven

• They would melt back into clay

The idea that you can improve society by improving yourself and getting an education is an idea associated with which major Chinese philosophy?

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Buddhism