Study Guide for China “Test”

Be Prepared to Compare China with Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent and Egypt using GRAPES. Focus on 3 similarities and 3 differences. China emperors ruled built the Great Wall provinces system of weights & measures similarities river valley civilization deserts had system of writing worshipped in temples built mud brick homes traded farmed monarchy Mesopotamia/ Fertile Crescent Egypt kings ruled built ziggurats city-states Judaism pharaohs ruled built pyramids cataracts mummification

Some conclusions about ancient civilizations: Geography impacted where ancient civilizations developed – people settled near rivers. Ancient civilizations had government systems but different types of rulers. Ancient civilizations kept records by developing systems of writing.

Ancient China: GRAPES Geography: Yellow River, Gobi Desert, Himalaya Mts., Tibetan Plateau Religion: Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, temples Achievements: terraces, civil service, oracle bones, paper, Great Wall Political: dynasties, Shi Huangdi, Mandate of Heaven, taxes Economic: Silk Road, middleman, traded silk, farming Social: nobility, emperors, ancestors, scholars, merchants

An Organized Social Structure Civilization is a group of people living together who have organized systems of government, education, religion, and a social structure. Religion Systems of Government An Organized Social Structure Education