1. Chapter 7: China

2. Lesson #1 “China’s First Civilizations”

3. Section #1 China’s Geography

4. Question # 1
How did the Huang Ho get the nickname Yellow River?
Answer: It’s yellow soil.

5. Question # 2
What are the names of China’s 2 Largest rivers?
Answer:
Huang He (Yellow) River and Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River.

6. Question # 3
Why did China’s farmers only use 1/10 of the land in China for farming?
Answer:
Most of China is covered in mountains and deserts.

7. Question # 4
What geographical features might have made it difficult for people in Ancient China to trade with other civilizations?
Answer:
The Gobi Desert, Himalayas, and other mountain ranges separated China from neighboring territories.

8. How did China become known as “The Middle Kingdom?”
Question # 5
How did China become known as “The Middle Kingdom?”
Answer:
The people of China called it that because they thought their kingdom was the world’s leading civilization.

9. Question # 6
Why was flooding a good and bad thing for the people in China?
Answer:
Flooding gave them fertile soil, but also drowned people and destroys homes.

10. Section #2 The Shang Dynasty

11. Question #7
Where do archaeologist believe the first civilization in China was?
Answer:
The Huang He Valley.

12. Question # 8
What makes archeologist believe that the Huang He Valley was the first civilization in China?
Answer:
The oldest artifacts were found in that area.

13. Question # 9
Why do you think the earliest civilizations were in the Huang He Valley?
Answer:
Fertile soil from the rivers.

14. Question # 10
What do you call a line of rulers that belong to the same family?
Answer:
Dynasty

15. Question # 11
What evidence do archeologist have led them to thing that the Shang’s built the first cities in China?
Answer:
The oldest palaces and royal tombs they’ve found are from the Shangs.

16. Question # 12
The Shang’s had a social class system. Who was at the top?
Answer:
Kings and royal families

17. Question # 13
What type of religion did Ancient China have?
Answer:
Polytheistic

18. Question # 14
According to Shang kings, where did they get their power from?
Answer:
God

19. Question # 15
How did the Chinese kings ask questions to the gods?
Answer:
They had the priests scratch the questions on oracle bones and break the bones … then “read” the answers.

20. Question #16
What type of artwork are the Shangs most known for?
Answer:
Bronze objects

21. Question #16
What name was used to describe wealthy landowners in China?
Answer:
Aristocrats

22. Question #17
What was the occupation of the majority of Chinese people in Ancient China?
Answer:
farmers

23. Question #17
Who did the Chinese farmers work for?
Answer:
The aristocrats who owned the land

24. Question #18
Chinese people that poor crops or bad luck was controlled/caused by ___.
Answer:
The gods

25. Question #19
Besides the gods, who else could Chinese people pray to to ask for help or good luck?
Answer:
ancestors

26. Question #20
Name at least 3 items that Chinese artisans made.
Answer:
Silk, clothes, ivory statues, jade statues and bronze objects.

27. Question #20
Name 3 technological advancements made during the Shang dynasty.
Answer:
A system of writing, a calendar and musical instruments.

28. Section #2 The Zhou Dynasty

29. Question #21
Why didn’t many people in China support the Shang kings?
Answer:
The kings lived in luxury and treated to people poorly.

30. Question #22
What makes the Zhou dynasty so important in Chinese history?
Answer:
It lasted longer than any other dynasty in history – more than 800 years.

31. Question #23
According to Zhou kings, what gave them the right to rule China?
Answer:
The Mandate of Heaven

32. Question #24
According to the Mandate of Heaven, what is the “proper” way to rule?
Answer:
The Dao Way

33. Question #25
What “rights” did the Mandate of Heaven give the Chinese people?
Answer:
If the king was dishonest or evil the people could overthrow the king.

34. Question #26
According to the Mandate of Heaven, was the king considered a god?
Answer: No

35. Question #27
What were technological advancements made during the Zhou dynasty?
Answer:
Improved irrigation and flood control systems and iron plows.

36. Question #28
What was the most important item for trade during the Zhou dynasty?
Answer:
silk

37. Question #29
How do archaeologists know that the Chinese people traded with people throughout Asia?
Answer:
Pieces of Chinese silk have been found in the artifacts of many regions as far away as Greece.

38. Question #30
What was the major factor of the collapse of the Zhou dynasty?
Answer:
Local rulers (aristocrats) became powerful and fought for control of their territory with Zhou kings.

39. Question #31
What term is used to describe the 200 years of battles over land between the aristocrats in China?
Answer:
The Period of the Warring States

40. Question #32
What invention was a direct result of the battles during the “Period of Warring States?”
Answer:
The horse saddle and stirrup

41. Question #33
Who founded the Zhou dynasty?
Answer:
Wu Wang

42. Question #34
What do you call a group of officials who are picked to help run the government ?
Answer:
bureaucracy

43. Question #35
How did the Zhou kings control their dynasties?
Answer:
They had aristocrats in charge of their different territories.