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2. Early Chinese civilization first developed here.

3. Along the banks of the Huang He

4. This was China’s first dynasty.

5. the Shang dynasty

6. These geographic features separated China’s early people from the rest of the world (be specific).

7. the Pacific Ocean, the Himalayas, and the Gobi Desert

8. These were animal bones or turtle shells on which Shang royal priests scratched questions to the gods.

9. oracle bones

10. This is the pattern of the rise and fall of dynasties in China.

11. dynastic cycle

12. The belief that a universal force guides all things is central to this Chinese philosophy.

13. Daoism

14. The great Chinese teacher Confucius taught this idea.

15. Proper conduct and respect for family and society creates peace and harmony.

16. A study of basic truths and ideas about the universe.

17. philosophy

18. A belief that rulers should use the legal system to force people to obey laws.

19. Legalism

20. treating parents with respect

21. filial piety

22. Empress Lu was important in early Chinese history because of this.

23. She ruled China for years after her husband Liu Bang died.

24. This emperor ended the fighting between Chinese states and united China under the Qin dynasty.

25. Shi Huangdi

26. This emperor used war to bring parts of Vietnam and Korea under China’s control.

27. Wudi

28. These are some of the policies of Shi Huangdi.

29. philosophy of Legalism, strong government that treated most harshly to ensure correct behavior, killed followers of Confucianisim, burned books with with ideas he didn’t like, took land from some nobles, forced peasants to work on public projects, collected high taxes

30. This would describe the rule of Shi Huangdi’s son.

31. He was not as strong as his father and was overthrown by those unhappy with his father’s policies, thus ending the Qin dynasty.

32. These were Chinese contributions to Europe and the rest of the world.

33. paper, silk, the wheelbarrow

34. This Chinese philosophy was also influential outside of China.

35. Confucianism

36. spread of ideas and customs

37. cultural diffusion

38. These trading routes brought goods and ideas to and from China.

39. the Silk Roads

40. These types of goods moved along the Silk Roads.

41. silk, paper, pottery from China and metals, precious stones, and horses from the west moved along the roads between the east and the west.