Social Studies: Ch.20 and 22 Notes
Vocabulary Sentence For Oracle Bone
A Shang King would see the oracle bone crack because he did his duty and asked his ancestors fo advice.
Where were the ruins of a Shang city discovered?
Anyang
Who constructed the Great Wall? What difficulties did they face?
Anybody!! Weather conditions, mountains, quicksand, swamps, and deserts- bad geography!!
Complete the spoke diagram by naming the types of bronze weapons made by Shang artisans.
Arrowheads, Spearheads, Ax Heads, Helmets
Why was there a conflict between Confucian scholars and the Emperor of Qin?
Because the scholars believed in the Ancient teachings of proper behavior and good examples not in in forcing harsh laws and they were critical of the government.
Identify two materials used by Shang artists. For each material, list an example of an art piece that might be created using it.
Bronze- Vessel Jade- statue
How did the Emperor of Qin protect China's northern border?
Built The Great Wall
Describe some ways that Shang artisans decorated vessels and other objects.
Carvings of mythical features
What is a logograph?
Characters that stand for words
Explain whether you think the Emperor of Qin achieved each of these goals: Goal 1: To become immortal. Goal 2:To be remembered for a long time.
Goal 1: no Goal 2: Yes because of achievements like the great wall, a tomb filled with treasures, and an entire terra-cotta army.
What did the emperor do to prevent people from learning about Confucianism?
He burned the confucianism books and he killed anyone who was caught talking about confucianism teachings
Why did the Emperor of Qin create a unified set of laws? How did his Legalist beliefs affect these laws?
He created a unified set of laws to standardize China's culture because his legalist beliefs the laws were harsh but they applied to all people.
How did Qin Shihuangdi end feudalism? Why did he do this?
He replaced feudalism with a government he controlled so lords would not be a threat to him.
How did Qin Shihuangdi improve trade and writing in China?
He standardized money, weights, and measures and improved the writing system by reducing the number of characters.
Name the weapon you think most helped strengthen the Shang army, and explain why you chose this weapon.
Helments because it protected people during war.
Essay
I think the Emperor of Qin is not effeective because he killed many people while building the wall. He made other people build the wall while he did nithing. He gave people harsh punishments. He had traitors and thier families killed. He even exiled his own mother from court. Then he also said many people could not remarry.
Did Qin Shihuangdi's strategy of conquest help or hurt China? Explain.
It helped it because he did greatly expand the size of China but however he used harsh punishments to maintain his power.
Social Classes in the Shang Dynasty...
King, Nobles, Artisans, Traders, Farmers, Slaves
Vocabulary Sentence For Census
Li thought that the scholars critisisms were causing trouble so he told the government to censor because the advisor was angry.
On what objects were the first examples of Chinese writing found?
Oracle bones
What happened after The Emperor of Qin's death?
Rebellions broke out
China's first emperor began life as Prince Zheng of the what?
Royal family of the state of Qin
Rich and poor were punished in the what?
Same way
Vocabulary Sentence For Standardize
The Emperor of Qin wanted to standardize the cultural practices in different places because he wanted to unify China.
Describe three causes of the fall of the Shang dynasty.
They hurt their economy when they spent all their money. The Zhou army attacked them. The military was weak.
Why were bronze-making skills important to the Shang dynasty?
They were able to make tools of war which helped their dynasty continue for 500 years.
Describe what archaeologists have discovered about Shang cities.
Tombs, Kings Palace, Temples, Houses, and Workshops
Why was a written language important in Chinese history?
Written language unified Chinese people
Did the Emperor of Qin's efforts to protect China's northern border make him an effective ruler? Explain.
Yes because your population could grow again.
Shang Warrior: With my eyes, I see... With my ears, I hear... With my hands, I touch... With my heart, I feel...
eyes ...I see my king talking to his brothers and his nephews. ear...I hear the Shang soldiers coming in their chariots. hands...I touch weapons and armer made of bronze. heart...I feel that our clan will unite and defeat.
Shang King: With my eyes, I see... With my ears, I hear... With my hands, I touch... With my heart, I feel...
eyes...I see the oracle bone crack when i did my duty and ask advice from ancestors ears...I hear the oracle bone crack and the holy man give advice. hands...I touch the offerings of food we give our ancestors. heart...I feel it is important to honor my ancestors.
List three things that were buried in the Emperor of Qin's tomb. What do these items reveal about the emperor?
jewels and other people. This shows that he planned to live in the afterlife.
We know that the Shang were great hunters because...
large numbers of wild animal bones have been found at excavation sites.
Besides growing crops, farmers...
learned to raise cattle
Shang kings depended...
on strong armies to maintain their rule and to defend and expand their kingdoms.
They may also have raised...
pigs and chickens
Many of these slaves were...
prisoners of war.
