1. Study Guide for China “Test”

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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