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This invention used spun worm cocoons to create a smooth thread; it made China famous

Silk

It’s who early Chinese people had as the focus of their religion, and who they turned to after the fall of the Han

Ancestor worship; Buddhism

The Great Wall of China was built using this method

By using tamped Earth with stones around it

If I was living during the Qin Dynasty, I might work at one of these three giant projects

Great Wall of China, Guangzhou Canal, Shihuangdi’s Tomb

This type of Chinese character invented under the Shang is what they use to write simple words

Pictographs

As a subject living in ancient China, I know that my leader is the chosen one because they rule according to the proper this

Dao, or “Way”

If I could afford school and wanted a good job, I’d probably spend my entire childhood studying for these things that were started by Han Wudi

Civil Service Exams

One way to turn mountains into agricultural areas was to use this method; it’s why there are so many Chinese today!

Terrace Farming

In Chinese society, there were three classes, in order of powre they are…

Landowning aristocrats, peasant farmers, merchants

Under the practice of filial piety, children were expected to do this

Respect their parents and put their family first

The first Chinese civilization started in this river valley

Yellow River Valley

The high area in southwest China is called this

Plateau of Tibet, or Tibetan Plateau

This desert lies just north of the Great Wall of China

Gobi Desert

This river in central China also had a fertile river valley; many dynasties expanded there to grow more food

The Yangtze River, or Long River

The area where most of the early dynasties existed was in the low eastern region called this

North China Plain

This is the only ruler of the Qin Dynasty; he is also the first Emperor of China

Shi Huangdi

This leader and founder of the Han Dynasty surrounded himself with wise rulers and created a well-respected government

Liu Bang

Rulers usually came from within the family, but new dynasties often started when someone of this wealthy class led a rebellion

Aristocrat class

This emperor of the Zhou dynasty led a rebellion against the Shang and overthrew them in 1045 B.C.

Wu Wang

Most rulers respected the teachings of this philosopher, who said “Do not treat people the way you would not like to be treated”

Confucius

The dynasty whose ruler had a burial tomb with thousands of clay warriors and a mercury river

Qin

The first dynasty on record; it lasted from 1766 to 1222 B.C.

Shang

The longest lasting dynasty, this one lasted 800 years

Zhou

This dynasty increased trade on the Silk Road and invented paper

Han

This dynasty established the Mandate of Heaven

Zhou

This is the length of the Great Wall of China, with the parts that branch off included

About 6000 miles

This is the term for one of the 5000 Chinese characters they use in their writing- this one combines characters to form new meaning

Ideograph

These three philosophies sought peace, also, the era in which they sought it

Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism; after the fall of the Zhou/Period of the Warring States

It’s the Dynasty that saw the development of acupuncture

Han

It’s the name of the pattern of the rise and fall of Chinese Ruling families

Dynastic Cycle (through Mandate of Heaven)

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What specific geographic features isolated China (pick 5), and what linked China to the outside world?

Isolated by Plateau of Tibet, Gobi Desert, 3 different seas, Great Wall, Himalayas, Altai mts, Takla Makan Desert, etc. Linked by Silk Road and ocean trade