Flashcard on Ancient China

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What benefit did a standardized currency bring to China?

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It made it easier to trade anywhere in the empire.

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Among the major achievements of the Shang were the development of a written language and the

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development of bronze metalworking.

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Which geographic features that isolated China complete the diagram? North China Plain, Taklimakan Desert, Huang He River, Gobi Desert

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Gobi Desert

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In order to keep the economy stable, Han emperors

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bought and stored goods to avoid shortages.

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Emperor Wudi and later Han emperors sent envoys to

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establish relations with western kingdoms.

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What is an oracle bone?

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Animal bone or shell carved with written characters that was used to predict the future in Ancient China

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Filial piety is a major feature of which system of thought in China?

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Confucianism

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Shi Huangdi believed in Legalism, a philosophy that held that

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a strict ruler is needed to create an orderly society.

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What does it mean to censor?

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to ban dangerous or offensive ideas or remove material from published works or prevent its publication

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What is one thing that Shi Huangdi was known for standardizing?

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