WorksheetsChina Part 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Loess
a fine, dustlike material that can form soil
walls to hold back water
Dike
animal bones or turtle shells carved with written character that the Shang kings used to try to tell the future
walls to hold back water
Oracle bones
animal bones or turtle shells carved with written character that the Shang kings used to try to tell the future
pictures that represent words or ideas
Pictograph
pictures that represent words or ideas
a fine, dustlike material that can form soil
How did geographic features isolate ancient China from other early civilizations?
They were able to easily trade and communicate with others by using the East China Sea.
They were surrounded by two deserts the Talkimakan and the Gobi and the Himalayas that make a wall between China and India.
How did farming settlements along the Huang River become the beginning of Chinese civilization?
Some of the villages had chiefs or rulers who would command warriors and they took over nearby villages and then became small kingdoms.
People became very successful farmers who were able to trade with other places nearby.
What were the achievements of the Shang dynasty?
They used bronze metal working, It was the earliest dynasty in which we have a record for.
They were the first ones to contact other civilizations outside of China.
Mandate of Heaven
Heaven was the highest force of nature that gave dynasties the right to rule
military rulers of small states
Warlord
total disorder and confusion:
military rulers of small states
Warring States period
Heaven was the highest force of nature that gave dynasties the right to rule
The era from 475 BC to 221 BC was know as this brutal and destructive period
Chaos
total disorder and confusion
military rulers of small states
Explain the idea of the Mandate of Heaven
The idea that a family will receive bad karma.
The idea is that if a dynasty is not acting right it loses the mandate and the mandate is given to a different family.
How did the kings of the Zhou dynasty expand their empires?
They gave more power to individual states and the rulers of the states would make armies to defend the Zhou king. They started many wars to conquer areas.
They took complete control through military force.
Philosophy:
practices of honoring the spirits of the dead are known
set of beliefs about the world and how to live
Ancestor worship
practices of honoring the spirits of the dead are known
The teachings of the thinker, Confucious
Confucianism
The teachings of the thinker, Confucious
the devotion of children to their parents
Filial piety
set of beliefs about the world and how to live
the devotion of children to their parents
What did traditional Chinese beliefs focus on?
They believed that everyone should trade with surrounding countries for their goods and services.
They believed in spirits and the universe. They believed there were spirits in the heavens, hills, rivers, rocks, the sea, and even hiding in their homes.
Family relations were the most important and would restore harmony and order to the empire
Confucianism
Daoism
Started by Laozi
His book is Dao De Jing
Confucianism
Daoism
Five Relationships: ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, older and younger brothers, two friends
Confucianism
Daoism
observing nature and natural elements such as water, which seems weak yet is actually strong
Confucianism
Daoism
Incorporated the Yin and yang
Confucianism
Daoism
collected his teachings in his book called the Analects
Confucianism
Daoism
Does not promote social levels, education, or the need to obey superiors
Confucianism
Daoism
